Exclude Sys Vol Info in scan setting?

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In my Norton antivirus 2005 product have placed System
Volume Information on the Exclusions list, as
recommended, due to possible file corruption from
continuous regular scanning. Will this checked item in
Spyware Scan, Full System Scan, Scan Drive/Folders also
be a possible cause of future file corruption, esp. with
RealTime Prot'n active? How is MSAS scanning different
from/gentler than a normal antivirus product?
 
I don't believe that's the reason that location is excluded. Virus files
stored in System Restore points are not dangerous unless the restore point
is used. In the past, antivirus apps have detected these viruses, but been
unable to clean them, and this adds to the complexity seen by the user in
trying to disinfect a given bug. It looks to me as though Norton has
chosen a different approach in the newer version, and that would be welcome.

A number of folks here have noted that Microsoft Antispyware scans many
fewer files on the typical system than a good antivirus does. I don't have
any information about how that fileset is selected, except to say that it
seems to be enough to get the job done well.
 
Dear Bill,
since my post in Aug, have also noted two things thru using Norton and MSAS.
In Norton, somehow my Exclusions list is emptied each time I have included
SysVolInfo therein, so I now no longer bother with that and assume the 'live'
Symantec processes used to keep my computer safe and uptodate are what needs
to be done, including removing SysVolInfo. In the meantime, have learned
about how to make my computer more safe and using the Symantec Online
Security Check to confirm those actions. Won't concern myself with file
corruption; if it happens, will deal with it then.
Secondly, I too have noticed the fewer files scanned by MSAS and what files
are actually scanned, if I happen to be in front of the computer when it
runs. You're right, it seems to cover what needs to be. Tks your comments.
 
Thanks for staying attuned to these security-related issues. I expect that
keeping your machine secure will become easier, over time, rather than
harder--that's certainly Microsoft's goal--and Windows Antispyware beta2
should be a step in that direction, when it arrives later this year.

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