About scanning symbolic links

Symbolic link is a specific type of file that contains an indicator redirecting to another object and presented as an absolute or relative path. A symbolic link can point to, for example, an object that is located in a shared network folder of another network attached storage.

Scanning symbolic links in network attached storages typically occurs as follows. Kaspersky Security for Windows Server scans the file that the symbolic link indicates, only if that file is included in the protection scope. If the file that the symbolic link indicates is located beyond the protection scope, Kaspersky Security for Windows Server does not scan that file. If the settings of the network attached storage allow using the link to leave the folder storing that link, you are recommended to make sure that the destination folder makes part of the protection scope. For example, if the settings allow using the symbolic link to browse between shared network folders within the protected network attached storage, you are recommended to make sure that virus scanning is enabled for all shared network folders.