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3 changes: 0 additions & 3 deletions Diagnostics/AVTester/Test-ExchAVExclusions.ps1
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Expand Up @@ -354,9 +354,6 @@ while ($currentDiff -gt 0) {
# Test Exchange Processes for unexpected modules
$ExchangeProcessList = Get-ExchAVExclusionsProcess -ExchangePath $ExchangePath -MsiProductMinor ([byte]$serverExchangeInstallDirectory.MsiProductMinor)

# Include w3wp process in the analysis
$ExchangeProcessList += (Join-Path $env:SystemRoot '\System32\inetSrv\W3wp.exe')

# Gather all processes on the computer and filter by the Exchange Process List
$ServerProcess = Get-Process | Where-Object { $ExchangeProcessList -contains $_.path } | Sort-Object -Property ProcessName

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1 change: 1 addition & 0 deletions Shared/Get-ExchAVExclusions.ps1
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Expand Up @@ -286,6 +286,7 @@ function Get-ExchAVExclusionsProcess {
if ((Get-ExchangeServer $env:COMPUTERNAME).IsClientAccessServer -or (Get-ExchangeServer $env:COMPUTERNAME).IsMailboxServer) {
$ProcessList.Add((Join-Path $ExchangePath 'Bin\Search\Ceres\HostController\hostcontrollerservice.exe'))
$ProcessList.Add((Join-Path $env:SystemRoot '\System32\inetSrv\inetInfo.exe'))
$ProcessList.Add((Join-Path $env:SystemRoot '\System32\inetSrv\w3wp.exe'))
$ProcessList.Add((Join-Path $ExchangePath 'Bin\Microsoft.Exchange.Directory.TopologyService.exe'))
}

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