Issue
Details
The default scan settings are configured to maximize your computer's performance and security. However, some options are not enabled within the default profile in order to keep scan times low and prevent conflicts. You can enable these options to perform a more thorough scan of your system, or define scanning parameters for a specific use.
Solution
Perform a full system scan
The standard computer scan excludes some scan targets that are unlikely to contain malware. To configure your ESET product to perform a scan of your entire system, follow the steps below:
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Open the main program window of ESET Cyber Security or ESET Cyber Security Pro.
- Click Computer scan and select Custom scan.
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Select In-depth scan from the Scan profile drop-down menu.
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- Select the check box next to Macintosh HD and then click Scan.
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Advanced scanning options
The settings available in ThreatSense parameters allow you to define the types of files examined by the scanner, the methods used to examine files during scanning and the default action to take if a threat is found during scanning. Follow the steps below to access ThreatSense parameters:
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Open the main program window of ESET Cyber Security or ESET Cyber Security Pro.
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Click Computer scan and select Scan setup.
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Scan setup
Scan Profile Setup: Scan profiles allow you to save a given scan configuration (scan targets, methods and other settings). You can use one of the three pre-configured scan profiles included with ESET products (Smart scan, In-depth scan or Context menu scan). See below for descriptions of the pre-configured scan profiles:
- Smart scan: This is the default scanning profile. The Smart scan profile uses Smart Optimization technology, which excludes files that were found to be clean in a previous scan and have not been modified since that scan. This allows for lower scan times with a minimal impact to system security.
- In-depth scan: The In-depth scan profile does not use Smart optimization by default, so no files are excluded from scanning using this profile.
- Context menu scan: You can start an on-demand scan of any file from the context menu. The Context menu scan profile allows you to define a scan configuration that will be used when you trigger the scan this way.
On-demand Scanner Profiles List: Click Edit to create custom profiles to fit your preference. Click here for instructions to create a custom profile.
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ThreatSense Engine: The ESET ThreatSense scanning engine can be configured to use your custom settings when performing an on-demand scan. Changes made here will not affect settings for other product modules (for example, if you disable removable media scanning here, it will remain active in Real-time file system protection). Click Setup next to ThreatSense Engine to access the ThreatSense parameters. For more information about the parameters, see the following Online Help article.
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Scan targets: Click Setup next to Scan Targets to select which local drives, system and network resources are examined by the scan. Use the Scan targets menu to quickly select By profile settings, Removable media, Local drives, Network media, or Local drives.
Create a custom scan profile
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Open the main program window of ESET Cyber Security or ESET Cyber Security Pro.
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Click Computer scan and select Scan setup.
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Click Edit.
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Type the new profile name in the field, click Add and then click OK.
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Your new profile will be selected automatically and will display in the Scan Profile Setup field.
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