I'm trying to exclude a folder from antivirus scanning, and I'm wondering if it's necessary to tell the antivirus (MSE) to exclude both "folders" in order to truly exclude the actual folder?
For example (running Windows 7 x64):
Let's say I have a symbolic link D:\symlink\
that points to C:\destination\
. In Windows, if I were to browse to D:\symlink\
, it would appear that I'm still browsing within the \symlink
folder on the D:\ drive, even though I'm actually browsing data on C:.
So if I tell the antivirus to exclude the symbolic link (D:\symlink\
), will the antivirus "know" to also not scan the destination folder (like if it's merely scanning C:)? Or conversely, if I tell the antivirus to exclude the destination folder, but not the symbolic link, will the antivirus be able to still scan the destination folder through the symlink "door"?
I realize the simplest route is "Why not just exclude both to be safe?". But I'm curious from a theoretical standpoint.