[KB3247] Create a scheduled scan or On-demand scan in ESET Cyber Security

Issue

Solution

We recommend configuring ESET Cyber Security to perform a weekly, In-depth scan of your system and disks. You can schedule this scan to run automatically in the background while you are away from your computer.

Windows users: Schedule a scan in your ESET Windows home product

ESET Cyber Security

  1. Open the main program window of ESET Cyber Security.

  2. In the top left corner of the screen, click ESET Cyber Security → Settings.

  3. In the Tools section, click Scheduler.

    Figure 1-1
  4. Click On-demand scan tasks.

    Figure 1-2
  5. Click the plus (+) icon to add an On-demand scan.

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  6. Type a Task name for your On-demand scan. Select a time next to Execute task at, click the toggles next to the days you want to run the task on and click Next.

    Figure 1-4
  7. In the Profile name drop-down menu, select In-Depth scan, select the drives you want to be scanned from Scan Targets, then select the toggles you want next to Options and then click Finish.

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