Enable or disable endpoint detection of potentially unwanted/unsafe applications using ESET Remote Administrator (6.x)
Applies to: ESET Remote Administrator
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Product version: 6.x
A potentially unwanted application is a program that contains adware, installs toolbars or has other unclear objectives. There are some situations where a user may feel that the benefits of a potentially unwanted application outweigh the risks, which is why ESET software allows you to block or allow these programs. Visit our Knowledgebase article for more information about potentially unwanted applications or content.
Endpoint users: Perform these steps on individual client workstations
End of support for version 6.4 and 6.5 of ESET Remote Administrator / MDM
ESET Remote Administrator version 6.5 is currently in Limited Support status and will soon be in Basic Support status. It is expected to reach End of Life status in December 2020.
ESET Remote Administrator version 6.4 is currently in basic support status and is expected to reach End of Life status in December 2019.
The MDM functionality in ESET Remote Administrator version 6 is in Basic Support status as of April 11, 2019. After this date, MDM version 6 will no longer be available for download.
View permissions needed for least privilege user access
ERA 6.5 User Permissions
This article assumes that your ERA user has the correct access rights and permissions to perform the tasks below.
If you are still using the default Administrator user, or you are unable to perform the tasks below (the option is grayed out), see the following article to create a second administrator user with all access rights (you only need to do this once):
A user must have the following permissions for the group that contains the modified object:
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Functionality |
Read |
Use |
Write |
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Policies |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
A user must have the following permissions for each affected object:
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Functionality |
Read |
Use |
Write |
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Groups & Computers |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
Once these permissions are in place, follow the steps below.
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Open ESET Remote Administrator Web Console (ERA Web Console) in your web browser and log in.
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Click Admin
→ Policies and select your policy for client workstations.
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Click Policies → Edit.

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Expand Settings → Antivirus.
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Click the slider bar next to each setting to either enable or disable it according to your preference:
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Enable detection of potentially unwanted applications
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Enable detection of potentially unsafe applications
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Enable detection of potentially suspicious applications
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Click Finish when you are finished making changes.

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Device shows error "Detection of potentially unwanted applications is not configured"
To address this issue, make sure that your selected configurations are applied in the appropriate ESET endpoint product policy. To do so, open the policy, expand Settings and click Antivirus. In the Scanner Options section, verify that the circle to the left of the selected setting is blue which indicates that the setting is applied in the policy.
KB Solution ID: KB3645 |Document ID: 15450|Last Revised: June 11, 2019
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