At a production server in a computerized environment in which the production server is backed up by one or more backup servers, a method of managing virus and backup filtration processes through a combined antivirus/replication filter, the method comprising the acts of: accessing one or more file writes (103, 107) at the combined antivirus/replication filter, the combined antivirus/replication filter containing both virus scanning capabilities and data replication capabilities; utilizing the virus scanning capabilities of the combined antivirus/replication filter to scan the accessed one or more file writes in accordance with one or more virus definitions, the scanning including for each of the accessed one or more file writes: detecting whether or not the accessed file write appears to contain a virus based on the one or more virus definitions; taking one or more actions based on the whether or not the accessed file write appears to contain a virus; and if it is detected that the accessed file write appears to contain a virus, tagging the accessed file write with one or more virus indicators representing virus information related to the accessed file write, the virus information indicating that the accessed file write appeared to contain a virus at scan time and indicating the one or more actions taken, such that virus information related to the file write can be transferred along with the file write; utilizing the data replication capabilities of the combined antivirus/replication filter to compare each of the accessed one or more file writes and corresponding virus indicators with one or more replica policies to determine which, if any, of the accessed one or more file writes is to be replicated; and utilizing the data replication capabilities of the combined antivirus/replication filter to replicate at least one of the one or more accessed file writes along with its corresponding one or more virus indicators, such that virus information represented by the one or more virus indicators related to the at least one file write is propagated along with the at least one file write to one of the one or more backup servers, wherein the replicating of the one or more virus indicators corresponding to the at least one of the one or more accessed file writes allows modules that subsequently access the at least one file write to make decisions with respect to the at least one file write without performing additional virus scans on the at least one file write. accessing one or more file writes (103, 107) at the combined antivirus/replication filter, the combined antivirus/replication filter containing both virus scanning capabilities and data replication capabilities; utilizing the virus scanning capabilities of the combined antivirus/replication filter to scan the accessed one or more file writes in accordance with one or more virus definitions, the scanning including for each of the accessed one or more file writes: detecting whether or not the accessed file write appears to contain a virus based on the one or more virus definitions; taking one or more actions based on the whether or not the accessed file write appears to contain a virus; and if it is detected that the accessed file write appears to contain a virus, tagging the accessed file write with one or more virus indicators representing virus information related to the accessed file write, the virus information indicating that the accessed file write appeared to contain a virus at scan time and indicating the one or more actions taken, such that virus information related to the file write can be transferred along with the file write; detecting whether or not the accessed file write appears to contain a virus based on the one or more virus definitions; taking one or more actions based on the whether or not the accessed file write appears to contain a virus; and if it is detected that the accessed file write appears to contain a virus, tagging the accessed file write with one or more virus indicators representing virus information related to the accessed file write, the virus information indicating that the accessed file write appeared to contain a virus at scan time and indicating the one or more actions taken, such that virus information related to the file write can be transferred along with the file write; utilizing the data replication capabilities of the combined antivirus/replication filter to compare each of the accessed one or more file writes and corresponding virus indicators with one or more replica policies to determine which, if any, of the accessed one or more file writes is to be replicated; and utilizing the data replication capabilities of the combined antivirus/replication filter to replicate at least one of the one or more accessed file writes along with its corresponding one or more virus indicators, such that virus information represented by the one or more virus indicators related to the at least one file write is propagated along with the at least one file write to one of the one or more backup servers, wherein the replicating of the one or more virus indicators corresponding to the at least one of the one or more accessed file writes allows modules that subsequently access the at least one file write to make decisions with respect to the at least one file write without performing additional virus scans on the at least one file write.