# Elastic Defend - Folder- Extensions and Process-exceptions

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-defend-folder-extensions-and-process-exceptions/344810>\
**Category:** Elastic Security\
**Created:** [October 11, 2023, 11:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-defend-folder-extensions-and-process-exceptions/344810 "2023-10-11T11:11:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![slash24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a4c791/32.png) [@slash24](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/slash24)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2023, 11:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-defend-folder-extensions-and-process-exceptions/344810/1 "2023-10-11T11:11:15Z")

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When using elastic defend on enterprise workloads (Windows Servers), I want to adhere and follow official list of AV exclusions. These guidelines often includes Processes, folders, specific file-extensions (again, windows) and files.

In Elastic Defend (8.8.1 currently) I only have hash, path and signature in the "Trusted Applications" wizard.  
Can I do more types of exclusions as above? Not interested in alert filters or such, as i dont want elastic-endpoint to interfere at all with specific processes.

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**Author:** ![wsouza](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/wsouza/32/92547_2.png) [@wsouza](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/wsouza)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2023, 7:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-defend-folder-extensions-and-process-exceptions/344810/2 "2023-10-12T19:37:35Z")

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I am using version 8.10.3 and, so far, the functionality for inspecting directories or files similar to an antivirus has not been made available. Perhaps, in the future, they can make this feature available.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2023, 7:38pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-defend-folder-extensions-and-process-exceptions/344810/3 "2023-11-09T19:38:33Z")

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