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Scans

Run On-demand scan from a Terminal window

Syntax: /opt/eset/eea/bin/odscan [OPTIONS..]

Options - short form	Options - long form	Description
-l	--list	Show currently running scans
	--list-profiles	Show all available scan profiles
	--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
	--profile=PROFILE	Scan with selected PROFILE
	--profile-priority=PRIORITY	Task will be run with the specified priority. Priority can be: normal, lower, lowest, idle
	--readonly	Scan without cleaning
	--local	Scan local drives
	--network	Scan network drives
	--removable	Scan removable media
	--boot-local	Scan the boot sectors of local drive
	--boot-removable	Scan the boot sectors of removable media
	--boot-main	Scan the main boot sector
	--exclude=FILE	Skip selected file or directory
	--ignore-exclusions	Scan also excluded paths and extensions

Example

Run On-demand scan of /root/* directory recursively with "@Smart scan" scan profile as a background process:

/opt/eset/eea/bin/odscan --scan --profile="@Smart scan" /root/* &

Run On-demand scan with "@Smart scan" scan profile regarding multiple destinations recursively:

/opt/eset/eea/bin/odscan --scan --profile="@Smart scan" /root/* /tmp/* /home/*

List all running scans

/opt/eset/eea/bin/odscan -l

Pause scan with session-id "15". Each scan has its own unique session-id generated when it is started.

/opt/eset/eea/bin/odscan -p 15

Stop scan with session-id "15". Each scan has its own unique session-id generated when it is started.

/opt/eset/eea/bin/odscan -t 15

Run On-demand scan with an excluded directory /root/exc_dir/ and an excluded file /root/eicar.com:

/opt/eset/eea/bin/odscan --scan --exclude=/root/exc_dir/ --exclude=/root/eicar.com

Scan the boot sector of removable devices. Execute the command below as a privileged user.

sudo /opt/eset/eea/bin/odscan --scan --profile="@In-depth scan" --boot-removable

Exit codes

From ESET Endpoint Antivirus for Linux version 7.1, the odscan utility displays an exit code upon completed scan.

Exit codes	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

Scan profiles

Your preferred scan parameters (Threatsense parameters) can be saved for future scanning. We recommend that you create a different profile (with various scan targets, scan methods and other parameters) for each regularly used scan.

Create a new profile through ESET Security Management Center

1.In ESET Security Management Center click Policies > New policy and type a name for the policy.

2.Click Settings, and select ESET Endpoint for Linux (V7+) from the drop-down menu.

3.Click Malware scans > On-demand scan, and click Edit next to List of profiles.

4.Enter the desired name of the new profile, click Add and then click Save.

5.In the Selected profile drop-down menu, select the new profile you created and adjust scan-related settings in the Malware scans section.

6.Navigate to Assign, click Assign..., select the desired group of computers the policy will apply to.

7.Click OK and then Finish.

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