What file types are commonly excluded from Discover scans?

Products

• Data Loss Prevention Network Discover
• Data Loss Prevention Endpoint Discover

Issue/Introduction

List of file types commonly excluded from Discover scans. 

Resolution

The following file types are often excluded from Discover scans, as they are unlikely to contain confidential content.

Extensions are comma separated so they can be easily copied to an exclusion filter.

*.adm,*.aw,*.aspx,*.bdr,*.bin,*.cab,*.cat,*.chm,*.com,*.cpl,*.cur,*.dat,*.dl_,*.dll,*.dll_1033,*.drv,*.exe,*.fae,*.hlp,*.ime,*.inf,
*.ini,*.inx,*.lnk,*.mecontact,*.mof,*.mui,*.nls,*.ocx,*.pnf,*.so,*.sys,*.tcl,*.tlb,*.tpi,*.ttf,*.ver,*.vxd,*.windowslivecontact,
*.windowslivegroup,*.wmf,*.xsn,*.acr,*.ani,*.asf,*.b3d,*.bmp,*.bpm,*.cam,*.clp,*.cr2,*.crw,*.cur,*.dcm,*.dcx,*.dds,*.dib,*.djvu,
*.ecw,*.emf,*.fsh,*.g3,*.gif,*.grd,*.icf,*.iff,*.icl,*.ico,*.ima,*.img,*.iw44,*.j2k,*.jng,*.jp2,*.jpc,*.jpe,*.jpm,*.jpeg,*.jpg,
*.kdc,*.lbm,*.ldf,*.lwf,*.mng,*.nlm,*.ng,*.nol,*.pcd,*.pcx,*.pgm,*.png,*.ppm,*.ppx,*.psd,*.psp,*.ras,*.raw,*.rgb,*.rle,*.san,*.sff,
*.sfw,*.sgi,*.sid,*.tif,*.tiff,*.ttf,*.wbmp,*.wmf,*.xbm,*.xpm,*.aif,*.au,*.avi,*.lrc,*.med,*.mid,*.mov,*.mp,*.mp3,*.mp4,*.mpe,
*.mpg,*.mpeg,*.ogg,*.ra,*.rm,*.rmi,*.snd,*.swf,*.wav,*.wma,*.wmv,*.dwp,*.js,*.xep,*.msi,*.rll,*.ini,*.hxk,*.hxs,*.pdi