[KB7252] Create a scheduled scan on client workstations using ESET Windows endpoint products

Issue

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

Solution

ESET PROTECT On-Prem users: Create a scheduled scan on client workstations using ESET PROTECT On-Prem.

Create a scheduled scan on an individual client workstation

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

  2. Click Tools → Scheduler.

    Figure 1-1
  3. Click Add task and type a name for your task in the Task name field. Select On-demand computer scan from the Task type drop-down menu and click Next.

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  4. Select the frequency for the new task and click Next.

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  5.  Set the time in the Time of task execution (we recommend setting a time when the computer is powered on during non-business hours) and select the days for the task to run. Click Next.

    Figure 1-4
  6. Select Immediately, if time since last scheduled run exceeds (hours). Set the value to 24 and click Next.

    Figure 1-5
  7. Select or type the path to scan the computer and click OK.

    Figure 1-6
  8. Click Finish.

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