Antivirus Exclusions for Windows

To ensure stable, optimal performance for your Commvault access nodes, you must exclude certain folders and files from antivirus read, write, and scan processes.

Improperly configured antivirus exclusions can cause outages of applications and services due to contention or file locking. For example, antivirus software might lock the collect files that are generated during a backup. Also, most virus-scanning applications use real-time scanning, which can degrade performance or cause failures during Commvault backups and other operations.

Test Commvault features and and functions. During normal operations, monitor Commvault processes and how those processes interact with antivirus software. Coordinate with your antivirus software vendor to achieve proper configuration and tuning of the antivirus software. The goal is for the antivirus software's rules and schedules to allow Commvault operations to run normally and complete successfully.

The information provided is not a complete list of exclusions because the Commvault software might change with updates and new releases.

Important

  • Make sure that no scheduled or on-demand antivirus scans run during Commvault backups.

  • Degraded backup performance and unknown backup failures might be caused by host intrusion prevention systems (HIPS).

  • If you experience performance and consistency problems with SQL Server when certain modules are loaded into the server, see Microsoft KB 2033238.

Exclusions to Implement

CommServe, Client, and MediaAgent Installation Paths

Paths to exclude

File extensions to exclude

software_installation_path\Commvault

None

C:\ProgramData\Commvault Systems

None

Updates Cache (SoftwareCache) folder with CVPackages and CVUpdates subfolders on the CommServe server

None

DR backup set (CS_DR) folders on the CommServe server

None

Job Results folder

None

Index Cache folder

For the Index Cache folder, exclude the following:

.al

.bmp.7z.cfg

.cmt

.conf

.csv

.cvf

.cvf.7z

.cvf.rfczip

.dat

.dbinfo

.dblog

.dbviewprops

.dirty

.dbs

.fcs

.fct

.idx

.info

.lic

.livelogprops

.txt

.xml

*locks*

Additional MediaAgent Paths

Paths to exclude

File extensions to exclude

Disk libraries (CV_MAGNETIC folder)

Note

If you use a UNC path to access the magnetic libraries, exclude the UNC path as well.

For disk libraries (CV_MAGNETIC folder), exclude the following:

*.bak

*CHUNK*

*.compact2

*.csivolume

*.idx

*MEDIA*

*.prunable

*SFILE*

*.xml

Deduplication engines (CV_SIDB folder)

For deduplication engines (CV_SIDB folder), exclude the following:

*.cfg

*.csv

*.dbinfo

*.dbLog

*.dbViewProps

*.lic

*.FCS.*

*.lck

*.FCT

*.dat

*.idx

*.xml

ZRJournal.*

Virtual Server Agent

  • VMware VDDK (vmware-SYSTEM folder)

SharePoint Agent

  • Temp folder (for example, C:\Users\Commvault Services account\AppData\Local\Temp)
  • The entire CI Engine install folders (CIServer and CVCIEngine folders)

  • Solr folder

  • CI Index folder

  • Web Server Cache folder (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Commvault\Galaxy\Instance001\DM2WebSearchServer\sZCACHEDATAFILESPATH)

Outlook Add-In with ContentStore Email Viewer

On computers where the Outlook Add-In with ContentStore is installed, exclude the following folders:

  • C:\ProgramData\SoftwareCache\

  • C:\Program Files\CVArchiverAddin or C:\Program Files (x86)\CVArchiverAddin

  • %appdata%\CVProvider

  • If the LITE mode cache location is a shared location, exclude the UNC path of the cache

ContinuousDataReplicator

  • CDR Replication Logs folder

CommCell Consoles

The following executables and folders are used by the stand-alone CommCell console, the web-browser CommCell Console, and any workstations that access either version of the CommCell Console. If the executables and folders are scanned by the antivirus software, it might cause some problems with the CommCell Console.

  • java.exe: Verify that the antivirus software does not lock this file.

  • javaw.exe: Verify that the antivirus software does not lock this file.

  • unzip.exe

Commvault Executables

3dnfsd.exe

ACSLSTool.exe

ADBackup.exe

ADCreateIndex.exe

AddPrePostDriveCmd.exe

AddScriptToShutdownGPO.exe

adLdapTool.exe

AdMailboxMonitor.exe

ADRestore.exe

AppMgrSvc.exe

archiveIndex.exe

ArchiveMgrViewer.exe

ArchPrune.exe

ArmTool.exe

AuthorUtil.exe

AuxCopy.exe

AuxCopyMgr.exe

backint.exe

BlindMediaInventory.exe

BLKWinSetup.exe

BlockRestore.exe

BlrSvc.exe

bootsect.exe

CaCertUtility.exe

CatalogMigration.exe

CCMManager.exe

CDRCLI.exe

CDRControl.exe

CDRControlXP.exe

CDRXHelp.exe

CLAFRestore.exe

CLBackup.exe

clBackupXP.exe

ClDB2Agent.exe

ClDbArchive.exe

ClDBControlAgent.exe

CLDBengine.exe

ClDctmAgent.exe

ClDctmFTIBackup.exe

ClDctmScan.exe

CLIFRestore.exe

ClIFXAgent.exe

ClMgrS.exe

ClOraAgent.exe

CloudChunkRecall.exe

CloudStorageExplorer.exe

CloudTestTool.exe

CLReboot.exe

CLRestore.exe

CLSAPAgent.exe

CLSybAgent150.exe

CLSybBrowse150.exe

ClSybBrowseAgent.exe

ClSybDirect.exe

CommServeDR.exe

CommservSurveyQueryUpgrade.exe

CommServSurveyTool.exe

ConfigureClientTool.exe

ConfigureObjectStore.exe

ConfigureProxyContentStore.exe

CreateExchangeProfileAgent.exe

CreateIndex.exe

CreateMountPathLabel.exe

CreateVirtualLink.exe

CSERBackup.exe

CSRecoveryAssistant.exe

curl.exe

cv-helm.exe

cv7z.exe

cvaadbackup.exe

cvaadrestore.exe

CvAADUtil.exe

cvadbutil.exe

CVAddSiteAdmin.exe

CvAdUtil.exe

cvApplyLanguagePacks.exe

CvAppMgrAccessControlTest.exe

CvAWSRDSAgent.exe

CvAzureAccountGenerator.exe

CVAzureADCustomConfigHelper.exe

CVAzureIntegrationMessages.exe

CVAzurePerfTool.exe

CvBfmAgent.exe

CVBlkLevelBackup.exe

cvBlrDrvInstall.exe

CvBlrVMBoot.exe

CVBmrDeploy.exe

CVCacheSet.exe

CvCalcEncDataSize.exe

CVCBTInstaller.exe

CVChunkLister.exe

CVCIAnalytics.exe

cvcl_test.exe

cvcl_ver.exe

CvCloudBackupCoordinator.exe

CVCloudBkp.exe

CvCloudBkpController.exe

CVCloudBkpNew.exe

CvCloudCoordinator.exe

CVCloudDiscover.exe

cvclouddiscoverv2.exe

CvCloudInterface.exe

CvCloudPermissionsReport.exe

CVCloudRst.exe

CvCloudRstController.exe

CvCloudRstCoordinator.exe

CVCloudRstNew.exe

CVClusterNotify.exe

CvContentStoreSync.exe

CVConvertUnicode.exe

CvCosmosDB.exe

CVCRCTool.exe

cvd.exe

cvd365backup.exe

cvd365bkpcontroller.exe

cvd365bkpcoordinator.exe

CVD365CustomConfigHelper.exe

cvd365restore.exe

CvD365RstController.exe

cvDBUpgradeWrapper.exe

CVDeviceLink.exe

CvDiagnostics.exe

CVDiskEraser.exe

CVDiskPerf.exe

CvDistributedSystemMgr.exe

CVDistributor.exe

CVDOTNET4GAC.exe

CvDynamoDB.exe

CVEdgeDriveAddinConfigBuilder.exe

CvEdgeMonitor.exe

CvExAutomatedTask.exe

CvExchDatabaseRestore.exe

CvExchDbRestoreCoordinator.exe

CVExCheckReadiness.exe

CVExchMetadataCalculator.exe

CVExchSnapBackup.exe

CVExDiscover.exe

CVExIdxSync.exe

CVExIdxSyncCoordinator.exe

CvExLiveUpdateBkp.exe

CVExportSearchResults.exe

CVExpPluginRegSvr.exe

CVExSysDiscoveryUI.exe

cvextractor.exe

CvFailover.exe

CvFileCrawler.exe

CvFileDiff.exe

CVFileScan.exe

CVFLRCopyBack.exe

CVForeignHandler.exe

CvFsBlrApp.exe

CVFSSnap.exe

cvfw_stats.exe

cvfwCLI.exe

cvfwd.exe

cvfwd_test_clnt.exe

cvfwd_test_svc.exe

cvfwgen.exe

CVGACUtil.exe

CVGACUtil40.exe

CVIndexCopy.exe

CVIndexCopyCoordinator.exe

CVInstallDokany.exe

CvInstaller.exe

CVInstallPrereqPackages.exe

CVInstallThirdParty.exe

CvInstallUpdatesAddin.exe

CVIPInfo.exe

CVJavaService.exe

CVJettyInstall.exe

CVJobReplicator.exe

CvJREWin32.exe

CvJREx64.exe

CVKapostBackUpRestore.exe

CVLegalHold.exe

CVLibraryOperation.exe

CVLiveBrowseCacheTool.exe

CVLNTool_CmdUtility.exe

CVMailBackup.exe

CVMailBackupCoordinator.exe

CvMailConverter.exe

CVMailRestore.exe

CVMailRestoreCoordinator.exe

CVMapDrive.exe

CVMAzureADCustomConfigHelper.exe

CVMD365CustomConfigHelper.exe

CvMergeToPlan.exe

CvMigrateFile.exe

CVMigrationHelper.exe

CVMO365CustomConfigHelper.exe

CVMongoDBUtil.exe

CvMongoPreInstallForInstaller.exe

CVMountd.exe

CVMountImage.exe

CVNasFileScan.exe

CVNasSnapBackup.exe

CVNasSnapRestore.exe

CVNdmpRemoteServer.exe

CVNdmpSynthRemoteServer.exe

CVNetChk.exe

CVNetworkTestTool.exe

CVNRDS.exe

CVO365CustomConfigHelper.exe

CVODS.exe

CVOffice365CheckReadiness.exe

CVOffice365Discover.exe

CVOfficeBandwidthMonitor.exe

CvOneDriveMigration.exe

CvOneDriveTool.exe

CVOneTouchStarter.exe

CvPaaSExtn.exe

CvPaaSResourceManager.exe

CVPConfigurationTool.exe

CvPerfLogAnalyze.exe

CVPing.exe

CVPLink.exe

CvPostOps.exe

CvPrintConfigurationUtils.exe

CVProcessIntegrationMessages.exe

CvProductionDataUtil.exe

CVPSCP.exe

CvRecallFiles.exe

CvRecallMailbox.exe

CVReferenceCopy.exe

CvReferenceCopyCoordinator.exe

CVRemoteExecCmd.exe

CVRenameDirChange.exe

CVReplication.exe

CVRestart.exe

CVRetrieveResults.exe

CvRMSDecryptor.exe

CVRolesManager.exe

CvRTagCreator.exe

CvRTagCreatorDotNet35.exe

CvRTagCreatorDotNet40.exe

CVScheduledExport.exe

CvSCOMManagementPack.exe

CvScsiClientTool.exe

CVSegyTool.exe

CVSegyValidationTool.exe

CvSharedJobResultsCleanup.exe

CVSharePointIndexV2Tool.exe

CvSig.exe

cvsleep.exe

CVSmtpGatewayReports.exe

CvSnapDiffTest.exe

CVSnapOperation.exe

CVSnapTool.exe

CvSpannerOps.exe

CVSPAutoDiscoverScan.exe

CVSPBackup.exe

CVSPBackup2013.exe

CVSPCompatibilityCheck.exe

CVSPCompatibilityCheck2007.exe

CVSPCompatibilityCheck2013.exe

CVSPFinalize.exe

CVSPGDPRAPI.exe

CVSPMigrate.exe

CVSPOffice365CommandTool.exe

CVSPOfflineMiningRestore.exe

CVSPOfflineMiningRestore2013.exe

CVSPRBSInstallTool.exe

CVSPRBSMigrator.exe

CVSPRBSMigrator2013.exe

CVSPRestore.exe

CVSPRestore2013.exe

CVSPScan.exe

CVSPScan2013.exe

CVSPTester.exe

CVSPWCPowerRestore.exe

CVSPWebPartInstaller.exe

CVSPWebPartInstaller2013.exe

CVSPWebPartInstallerLauncher.exe

CvSQLAddInConfig.exe

CvSQLAlias.exe

CvSQLBackupProxy.exe

CvSQLBackupUtility.exe

CVSQLDBArchive.exe

CVSQLDBBackup.exe

CvSqlLogBackupUtility.exe

CvSQLRestore.exe

CvSQLRestoreProxy.exe

CvSQLStudioConfig.exe

CvSSMSAddinConfig.exe

CVSVCStat.exe

CvSyncProxy.exe

CVSystemTray.exe

CVTeamsBackup.exe

CVTeamsBackupCoordinator.exe

CVTeamsRestore.exe

CVTeamsRestoreCoordinator.exe

cvTerraformProvider.exe

CVUninstaller.exe

CvVDSConfig.exe

CVVDTool.exe

cvVerifyArchive.exe

CVVersion.exe

CVVICleanup.exe

CVVIRestore.exe

CVVMChecksum.exe

CVVMCommands.exe

CVVMHeartbeatUtils.exe

CVVMwareCBTUtil.exe

CVVMwareSnapshotUtil.exe

CVVSCatalog.exe

CVVSCatalogDisc.exe

CVvsdr.exe

cvvsp2v.exe

CVVSSnap.exe

DagIndexing.exe

DatabaseUpgrade.exe

Db2CmdProc.exe

DB2uext2.exe

DBMaintenance.exe

DBMinePrep.exe

DBMineTool.exe

DbUpgradeReport.exe

DBUpgradeUI.exe

dcmj2pnm.exe

DDBCustomRestoreMgr.exe

DirServersOfflineRestore.exe

DiscoverClients.exe

DiskArrayConfig.exe

DistributeUpdates.exe

DlpRecaller.exe

DM2DBMigrator.exe

DM2DBOperation.exe

DM2ExMBRestore.exe

DM2Install.exe

DM2LNDocRestore.exe

DM2LnExRestore.exe

DM2SPDocRestore.exe

dm2updatehandler.exe

DM2ZipFiles.exe

DMRExPubRestore.exe

DMRExRestore.exe

DownloadCenterUpgrade.exe

DownloadUpdates.exe

DriverInstaller.exe

DRRestore.exe

Dynamo.exe

DynCache.exe

DynCacheInstaller.exe

EDCFileLevelAnalytics.exe

EdgeUploader.exe

EmailDataParser.exe

EvMgrs.exe

ex2000DbStartRestore.exe

Ex2KMBDMStartRestore.exe

Ex2kPubStartBackup.exe

ExArcArchiving.exe

ExArcCreateIndex.exe

ExArcMonitor.exe

ExchangeOnePassIdxGUI.exe

ExchBackup.exe

ExchBackupShadow.exe

ExchBrowse.exe

ExchDiscover.exe

ExchRestore.exe

ExchRestoreShadow.exe

ExDBBackupShadow.exe

exDbIFRestore.exe

exDBStartBackup.exe

exDbStartRestore.exe

ExDBVSSRestore.exe

ExIntegCheck.exe

exmbcreateindex.exe

ExMBUtility.exe

ExMiningAgent.exe

ExportToPdf.exe

ExPubBackup.exe

ExPubbackupshadow.exe

ExPubClientBrowse.exe

ExPubCreateIndex.exe

ExPubDMArchiving.exe

ExPubDMCreateIndex.exe

ExPubRestore.exe

ExPubRestoreShadow.exe

expubstartbackup.exe

ExSysDiscoveryWrapper.exe

exTiDbBackup.exe

ExTiDBDiscover.exe

exTiDbRestore.exe

ExTiMBDMArchiving.exe

ExTiMBstartBackup.exe

ExTiPubStartBackup.exe

FailOverSetup.exe

FDCMgr.exe

FindMailbox.exe

FLRSnapTool.exe

FsIndexedRestore.exe

fsStartIfind.exe

FSVSSRestore.exe

gacutil.exe

GenProcessModuleInfo.exe

GenProcessModuleInfo32.exe

getBackupList.exe

GetExchangeStoreList.exe

GetMntVolFreeSpace.exe

GxAdmin.exe

GXDCRemove.exe

GXHSMPopup.exe

GXHSMSelDel.exe

GXHSMStartRestore.exe

GXHSMStub.exe

GXHSMUtility.exe

GxKill.exe

GxSplash.exe

GxSQL.exe

GxSQLCmd.exe

GxTail.exe

GxWinClusterPlugin.exe

IdxCLI.exe

IdxGUI.exe

idxlabelutil.exe

IFind.exe

IMAPGateway.exe

IMAPGatewayService.exe

ImgFileLvlRestore.exe

IndexCacheView.exe

IndexCheckPoint.exe

IndexingService.exe

indexRestore.exe

InstallHelper.exe

InstallUpdates.exe

IOmeter.exe

JetMapiHelper.exe

JetMapiHelperEx.exe

JobMgr.exe

KMIPClient.exe

LaunchInstaller.exe

LibraryServerCLITool.exe

LibraryTool.exe

ListFilesForJob.exe

ln6dbBackup.exe

ln6dbDiscover.exe

ln6dbifind.exe

ln6dbRestore.exe

ln6dbRestoreLogs.exe

LN6PartitionDiscover.exe

lndbcheck.exe

lndbClbackup.exe

lndbClRestore.exe

lndbClRestoreLogs.exe

lndbCmdChild.exe

LNDBiDAOSC.exe

lndbIfind.exe

lndbRestore.exe

lndbRestoreLogs.exe

lndbSnapBackup.exe

lndbSnapRestore.exe

lnDiscover.exe

lnDMBackup.exe

lnDMDiscover.exe

lnDMIfind.exe

LNDMPredictorTool.exe

lnDMRestore.exe

lnDMStub.exe

lndocClBackup.exe

LNDocCLRestore.exe

lndocDiscover.exe

lndocIfind.exe

lndocRestore.exe

lndocViewDiscover.exe

lnExRestore.exe

lnPartitionDiscover.exe

LNXMLViewer.exe

LogMonitorControlProcess.exe

LogMonitoring.exe

LREPCoordinator.exe

LREPTest.exe

MailboxCleanup.exe

ManualPrefetchTapes.exe

mcvcbtcmd.exe

MediaLabelReader.exe

MediaManager.exe

MFSJCleanup.exe

MigrateRestoredFiles.exe

MigrateToEdge.exe

MigrationAssistant.exe

MonadCCRProxy.exe

MongoInstallDetails.exe

MoveDDBClientCacheClient.exe

MoveDDBClientCacheServer.exe

MoveDir.exe

MsgToEml.exe

MSIRemoveOrphanedRegKeys.exe

msmb2000startBackup.exe

msmbstartBackup.exe

MySqlBackup.exe

MySqlBrowseAgent.exe

MySqlIfind.exe

MySqlLogBackup.exe

MySqlLogRestore.exe

MySqlRestore.exe

MySQLStartRestore.exe

NasBackup.exe

NasCreateIndex.exe

NasRestore.exe

NASSystemDiscovery.exe

ndmplisten.exe

NotesRecaller.exe

OneTchUtl.exe

OneTouch.exe

PassPhraseTool.exe

pdftohtml.exe

pdftotext.exe

PostGresBackup.exe

PostGresIfind.exe

PostGresLogBackup.exe

PostgresLogRestore.exe

PostgreSQLBrowseAgent.exe

PostGresRestore.exe

Predict.exe

prePopulateEvents.exe

PreScanProxy.exe

PruneDM2Cache.exe

PseudoMountClient.exe

PSTDiscovery.exe

PSTDiscoveryGui.exe

puttygen.exe

QCreate.exe

QCURL.exe

QDelete.exe

QDrive.exe

QGetErrorString.exe

QInfo.exe

QInstaller.exe

QLibrary.exe

QList.exe

QLogin.exe

QLogout.exe

QMedia.exe

QModify.exe

QOperation.exe

QScript.exe

QSDK.exe

QST2.exe

QUninstallAll.exe

QUninstaller.exe

regEvMgrsWithAD.exe

RemoveUpdates.exe

restoreClusterDb.exe

ReviewSetMigrator.exe

SaveMergeBitmap.exe

ScanIndex.exe

ScanScsiTool.exe

scheduledReport.exe

ScsiCmdTool.exe

SelDelete.exe

sendLogFiles.exe

SetPreImagedNames.exe

Setup.exe

SetupCacheCmdLine.exe

sharePointDbStartRestore.exe

SIDB2.exe

sidb2_90.exe

SILODB.exe

SIMCallWrapper.exe

SMTPGateway.exe

SnapManagementTool.exe

SnapOSInterface.exe

SnapRegistrationTool.exe

SnapTest.exe

SP2k3DocBackup.exe

SP2k3DocCreateIndex.exe

SP2k3DocRestore.exe

SPDBBackup.exe

SPDBIFind.exe

SPDDConfigCollectFileReader.exe

SPDocOfflineRestore.exe

SProvConvertXML.exe

SPV2DbDiscover.exe

SPV2DBStartRestore.exe

SQLBackup.exe

SQLBackupMaster.exe

SQLVSSRestore.exe

SrvDb2Agent.exe

SrvDctmRestore.exe

SrvIfxAgent.exe

SrvOraAgent.exe

SrvSybAgent.exe

StartIFRestore.exe

StartPrePostCmd.exe

StartupGui.exe

StartupGUIPreStart.exe

StubRecaller.exe

synthfull.exe

TapeTool.exe

TapeToolGui.exe

TestVMInfo.exe

TP_RPackage.exe

unzip.exe

UpdateADGroupMailId.exe

UpdateCVProfile.exe

UpdateIndex.exe

UpdateNotificationCenter.exe

UpdateServerXml.exe

UserPasswordUpdate.exe

UserRecoveryTool.exe

UUIDgen.exe

Verify_ServiceAccount.exe

VirtualLibraryTool.exe

VMFSSanInfo.exe

vmheartbeatmon.exe

VMManagement.exe

VMWareSnapRestore.exe

VSAAppAwareInstall.exe

VSAApplicationBackupCopy.exe

VSAAppNotifier.exe

vsAppComplete.exe

vsbkp.exe

VSDisc.exe

vsrst.exe

VSS_HWPROV_SVC.exe

VSS_SWProv_Svc.exe

VSSynthFull.exe

vStorageDiskRead.exe

vsvrst.exe

W2DBStartRestore.exe

wimserv.exe

winnthostid.exe

WinPETaskBar.exe

WinSysMonSetupTool.exe

wkhtmltopdf.exe

workflowEngine.exe

xml2table.exe

Commvault Processes

Commvault processes must be excluded from antivirus read, write, and scan processes. Legacy operating systems and antivirus software might require the names of processes to be truncated. For information, contact the vendor.

Topic

External reference

Microsoft recommendations on antivirus exclusion for current operating systems

Microsoft KB article 822158

Standard Microsoft recommendations for servers running SQL Server

Microsoft KB article 309422

Issues caused by antivirus software on Cluster Services that are not cluster aware

Microsoft KB article 250355

Configuring and viewing Forefront Endpoint Protection (FEP) group policy settings

Configuring and Viewing FEP Group Policy Settings

Symantec standard recommendations for servers to create exceptions

McAfee standard recommendations for servers to create exceptions

Virus Scan Enterprise exclusions (Master Article)

Sophos standard recommendations for servers to create exceptions

Windows Defender scanning options

Windows Defender UNC paths are not scanned by default. If you configured Windows Defender to scan UNC paths, run the Microsoft Powershell script to exclude the paths from being scanned.

Configure Microsoft Defender Antivirus scanning options

Disclaimer

Implementing the antivirus exclusions described in this document may increase the attack vulnerability risk to computers or network by malicious users or by malware or viruses. Before making these changes, it is recommended that the attack vulnerability risks that are associated with implementing these settings be evaluated. It is up to the discretion of the reader's and their company's policies whether to implement the guidelines recommended within this document. Minor revisions and/or service packs that are released by application and operating system vendors are supported by our software. We will provide information on any known caveat for the revisions and/or service packs. In some cases, these revisions and/or service packs affect the working of our software. Changes to the behavior of our software resulting from an application or operating system revision/service pack may be beyond our control. The older releases of our software may not support the platforms supported in the current release. However, we will make every effort to correct the behavior in the current or future releases when necessary. Please contact your Software Provider for any problem with a specific application or operating system. Additional considerations regarding minimum requirements and End of Life policies from application and operating system vendors are also applicable.

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