Issue
- Launch the antivirus module in ESET Windows home, small office, and business applications via the command line
- Location of ECLS scanner
- Command line example
Solution
The ESET Security On-demand scanner can be initiated from both the application and the command line. Command line scanning is useful if your computer is currently only operational in Safe Mode or if you are a network administrator and want to initiate scanning from an external application.
Location of ECLS scanner
The scanner (filename: ecls.exe) is located in C:\Program Files\ESET\ESET Security.
To use the scanner, open the Command Prompt and reference the full directory path to the scanner, followed by the list of objects to scan. Additional parameters (see Scanner options) can be added to the command line to further modify your scan.
Click here for the list of parameters and switches that can be used while running the On-demand scanner from the command line.
Command line example
This example commands your ESET application to run a scan with automatic scan settings, and shows the status bar of the scan while running and creating a scan log file:
"C:\Program Files\ESET\ESET Security\ecls.exe" /base-dir="C:\Program Files\ESET\ESET Security\Modules" /auto /log-file=c:\ecls.txt /aind
