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Symantec Endpoint Protection is a Network Performance Threat
I recently removed the Network Threat Protection component from the Symantec Endpoint Protection installation on all of the servers and desktops on a customer network. Here is a list of things that...
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End of life for CA InoculateIT AV Engine in Microsoft Forefront products
From the Forefront Server Security blog: Engine and definition updates for the Computer Associates (CA) InoculateIT engine will end on September 29th, 2008. On January 16th, 2007, the Computer...
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Vircom modusGate and directQuarantine Review
Disclosure – The author has been compensated to provide an honest opinion of the product in this review. You can read our full disclosure statement here. Despite all the talk in the industry about...
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MSExchangeRepl Error: The process cannot access the file because it is being...
Recently my Get-DAGHealth.ps1 report alerted me that the active copy of a mailbox database in the DAG was on a server that was not the first activation preference. This indicated that an unplanned...
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PowerShell Script to Generate Antivirus Exclusions List for Exchange Server 2013
Antivirus software that is not correctly configured is a fairly common cause of many performance and stability issues with Exchange. It's a good idea to run antivirus software on your Exchange 2013...
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Advanced Threat Protection Notes from the Field
A few weeks ago, after my podcast with Brian Reid about Exchange Online Protection, I finally got around to signing up my Office 365 tenant for Advanced Threat Protection. If you're new to EOP and ATP,...
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Exchange 2016 Antivirus Exclusions
It is a recommended practice to configure any antivirus software running on Exchange servers to exclude specific paths, processes, and file types. This recommendation is made to reduce the likelihood...
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Installing Exchange Server 2016 on Windows Server 2016
Exchange Server 2016 CU3 and later supports installation on Windows Server 2016 for the Mailbox server role. The Edge Transport server role is not supported. The installation process for Exchange on...
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First Steps: Configuring Exchange Online Protection
Every Office 365 tenant with Exchange Online mailboxes has Exchange Online Protection (EOP), the cloud-based email anti-spam and anti-malware service. All inbound and outbound mail for Exchange Online...
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