ESET Inspect – Table of Contents

Edit rule

 


Note

Ongoing migration to ESET PROTECT

Rules are gradually migrated throughout October 2026 and will be available as EDR Rules in ESET PROTECT. Your existing rules, including tags, are migrated automatically. No action is required.

For details, see Consolidation of ESET Inspect into ESET PROTECT and consolidating ESET Inspect and ESET PROTECT (Open XDR).

 


Note

Rules have been migrated to ESET PROTECT

Rules are available as EDR Rules in ESET PROTECT. Your existing rules, including tags, were migrated automatically. No action is required.

You create, edit and manage rules only in ESET PROTECT. The rule syntax reference is available in the ESET PROTECT Online Help.

For details, see Consolidation of ESET Inspect into ESET PROTECT and consolidating ESET Inspect and ESET PROTECT (Open XDR).

Allows you to modify rule parameters.


Note

You can find the Syntax Reference on the side and the Rules Guide link on the bottom.

These actions are available in the edit rule window:

Finish—Click Finish to save the rule.

Check syntax—Checks if the rule has a problem.

Close—Triggers the notification window for customized rules or edited rules with the following options:

•Save—Saves the rule.

•Do not Save—Discards any changes.

•Cancel—Redirects to the edit window.

Delete—Deletes the opened rule.

Save as—Saves the rule with a customized name.

Rerun rules—Redirects to the Create rerun task window.

Export—Starts the rule’s export process to an XML file, depending on the web browser.