On-demand scan via Terminal
Syntax: /Applications/ESET\ Endpoint\ Antivirus.app/Contents/MacOS/odscan [OPTIONS..]
Options—short form |
Options—long form |
Description |
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-l |
--list |
Show currently running scans |
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--list-profiles |
Show all available scan profiles |
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--all |
Show also scans executed by other user (requires root privileges) |
-r |
--resume=session_id |
Resume previously paused scan identified by session_id |
-p |
--pause=session_id |
Pause scan identified by session_id |
-t |
--stop=session_id |
Stop scan identified by session_id |
-s |
--scan |
Start scan |
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--show-scan-info |
Display basic information (including log_name) about the started scan |
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--profile=PROFILE |
Scan with selected PROFILE |
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--profile-priority=PRIORITY |
Task will be run with the specified priority. |
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--readonly |
Scan without cleaning |
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--local |
Scan local drives |
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--network |
Scan network drives |
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--removable |
Scan removable media |
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--exclude=FILE |
Skip selected file or directory |
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--ignore-exclusions |
Scan also excluded paths and extensions |
The odscan utility ends with an exit code after a completed scan. Execute echo $? in the Terminal window after completed scan to display the exit code.
Exit codes
Exit code |
Meaning |
|---|---|
0 |
No threat found |
1 |
Threat found and cleaned |
10 |
Some files could not be scanned (may be threats) |
50 |
Threat found |
100 |
Error |
Example
Run On-demand scan of /root/ directory recursively with "@Smart scan" scan profile as a background process:
/Applications/ESET\ Endpoint\ Antivirus.app/Contents/MacOS/odscan --scan --profile="@Smart scan" / & |
Run On-demand scan with "@Smart scan" scan profile regarding multiple destinations recursively:
/Applications/ESET\ Endpoint\ Antivirus.app/Contents/MacOS/odscan --scan --profile="@Smart scan" /Application/ /tmp/ /home/ |
List all running scans
/Applications/ESET\ Endpoint\ Antivirus.app/Contents/MacOS/odscan -l |
Pause scan with session-id "15". Each scan has its own unique session-id generated when it is started.
/Applications/ESET\ Endpoint\ Antivirus.app/Contents/MacOS/odscan -p 15 |
Stop scan with session-id "15". Each scan has its own unique session-id generated when it is started.
/Applications/ESET\ Endpoint\ Antivirus.app/Contents/MacOS/odscan -t 15 |
Run On-demand scan with an excluded directory /exc_dir and an excluded file /eicar.com:
/Applications/ESET\ Endpoint\ Antivirus.app/Contents/MacOS/odscan --scan --profile="@In-depth scan" --exclude=/exc_dir/ --exclude=/eicar.com / |
Scan the boot sector of removable devices. Execute the command below as a privileged user.
sudo /Applications/ESET\ Endpoint\ Antivirus.app/Contents/MacOS/odscan --scan --profile="@In-depth scan" --boot-removable |