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Malware scans

The on-demand scanner is an important part of your antivirus solution and is used to perform scans of files and folders on your computer. From a security standpoint, it is essential that computer scans are performed regularly as part of routine security measures, not only when an infection is suspected.

To configure the ESET Endpoint Security remotely:

1.In ESET PROTECT, click Policies > New policy and type a name for the policy.


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To adjust the settings in an existing policy for ESET Endpoint for macOS (V7+), click the policy you want to change in the list of policies and click Edit > Settings.

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

3.Adjust the desired settings.

4.Click Continue > Assign and select the appropriate group of computers.

5.Click Finish.


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To configure the ESET Endpoint Security locally see application preferences.

In Detection Engine > Malware scans, you can configure options for On-demand scan profiles:

Selected profile – Choose a profile to edit.

List of profiles – To create a new one or remove an existing one, click Edit. Type a name for the profile and click Add. The new profile will be displayed in the Selected profile drop-down menu that lists existing scan profiles.

ThreatSense Parameters – Scan profile configuration options, such as file extensions you want to control, objects to scan, detection methods used, etc. See ThreatSense parameters for detailed information.