If you have an AV product thats setup to quarantine files it usually won't scan that location. Otherwise it really varies client to client depending on the configuration. Some clients seem to do things to system directories that they shouldn't however and hose windows installations as a result but those locations are still scanned because they are favorite spots for viruses and malware to lurk.
On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 4:45 PM, Dimitrios Kapsalis<[email protected]> wrote: > Was thinking this afternoon, when anti-virus scans run, are there certain > directories that they always skip? > > _______________________________________________ > Pauldotcom mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom > Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com > _______________________________________________ Pauldotcom mailing list [email protected] http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com
