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Antivirus Exclusions for Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365

KB ID: 3074
Product: Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365 | 5.0
Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 | 6.0 | 7.0
Published: 2019-12-24
Last Modified: 2023-03-21
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Purpose

This article documents antivirus exclusions that may be created to reduce the impact that antivirus software has on the functionality of Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365. These antivirus exclusions may be applied to the Windows built-in antivirus or third-party antivirus software.

Note: Antivirus will not always cause Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 functions to fail; antivirus software may also negatively impact performance.

Due to the complex nature of antivirus software, additional exclusions may be needed. Users are advised to review their antivirus logging or history to determine if additional objects need to be excluded.

Antivirus Exclusions

On the Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 server:

  • C:\Program Files\Veeam\
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Veeam\
  • C:\Program Files\Common Files\Veeam\
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Veeam\
  • %windir%\Veeam\
  • %programdata%\Veeam\
  • *Any folder that contains repository databases

 

On Backup Proxy Servers:

  • %windir%\Veeam\
  • %programdata%\Veeam\

 

On Backup Repositories:

  • %windir%\Veeam\
  • %programdata%\Veeam\
  • *Any folder that contains repository databases.
     
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