Removable media
ESET Endpoint Security provides automatic removable media (CD/DVD/USB/...) scanning when inserted into a computer. This may be useful if the computer administrator wants to prevent the users from using removable media with unsolicited content.
When a removable media is inserted, and Show scan options is set in ESET Endpoint Security, the following dialog will be shown:
Options for this dialog:
- Scan now—This will trigger a scan of removable media.
- Do not scan—Removable media will not be scanned.
- Setup—Opens the Advanced setup section.
- Always use the selected option—When selected, the same action will be performed when a removable media is inserted another time.
In addition, ESET Endpoint Security features the Device control functionality, where you can define rules for external devices on a given computer. More details on Device control can be found in the Device control section.
To access settings for removable media scan, open Advanced setup (F5) > User interface > Notifications > Interactive alerts, click Edit next to Interactive alerts and select New device detected.
If Ask user is not selected, choose the action to perform when inserting a removable media into a computer:
- Do not scan—No action will be performed, and the New device detected window will not open.
- Automatic device scan—A computer scan of the inserted removable media device will be performed.
- Forced device scan—A computer scan of the inserted removable media device will be performed and cannot be canceled.
- Show scan options—Opens the Interactive alerts setup section.