[KB7252] Create a scheduled scan on client workstations using ESET endpoint products (9.x – 10.x)

Issue

  • Create a scheduled scan in ESET Endpoint Security or ESET Endpoint Antivirus

Solution

ESET PROTECT users: Perform these steps in ESET PROTECT

Create a scheduled scan on an individual client workstation

  1. Open the main program window of your Windows ESET product.

  2. Click Tools → Scheduler.
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  1. Click Add task and in the Task name field, type a name for your task. Next to Task type, select On-demand computer scan from the drop-down menu and click Next.
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  1. Next to Schedule task to run, select your desired frequency for the new task and click Next.
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  1. Next to Task Execution, select your desired date and time and click Next (we recommend that you set a time when the computer is powered on during non-business hours).
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  1. Select Immediately, if time since last run exceeds a specified value. Set the Time since last run (hours) value to 24 and then click Next.
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  1. Select or enter the path to scan the computer, then click OK.
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  1. Click Finish.
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