When virus scans are there certain directories they skip?

[nberthaume at gmail.com (Nicholas B.)]

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<dimitrios at gmail.com> wrote:
> Was thinking this afternoon, when anti-virus scans run, are there certain
> directories that they always skip?
>
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