bEeReE 4 Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 Just noted that Eset does not scan new archive files that are e.g. downloaded via Browser. Is there a possibility to enable archive scanning for real-time protection? Otherwise, I noted that macOS provides "folderactions" that can be configured via automator. I can configure that the Eset-App opens specific file types that are newly created in the download folder. This scans the new deined file extensions such as zip files, but does not automatically clean such. Can such be changed to "scan&clean" instead of just "scan"? Thanks a lot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Marcos 5,074 Posted March 15, 2022 Administrators Share Posted March 15, 2022 It is not possible to scan archives by real-time protection. Imagine it would take seconds or even hours to scan whole archives (e.g. iso files) upon access; the system would become sluggish or would freeze completely, preventing you from doing anything. Quote This scans the new deined file extensions such as zip files, but does not automatically clean such. Unsure as to how this is done. Zip files can be scanned only by the on-demand scanner so I assume you somehow run an on-demand scan of downloaded files? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bEeReE 4 Posted March 15, 2022 Author Share Posted March 15, 2022 9 minutes ago, Marcos said: It is not possible to scan archives by real-time protection. Imagine it would take seconds or even hours to scan whole archives (e.g. iso files) upon access; the system would become sluggish or would freeze completely, preventing you from doing anything. You're right. But there would be the possibility to set a scan limit in the real-time scanner. There is already a section "Archive Scan Limits" 9 minutes ago, Marcos said: Unsure as to how this is done. Zip files can be scanned only by the on-demand scanner so I assume you somehow run an on-demand scan of downloaded files? It definitely triggers an on-demand scanner. It is the same as when you right-click and "open with" ESET Cyber Security.app".... Can this be changed to use "scan&clean" instead like available in the context menu? Or is there a terminal command that I can use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bEeReE 4 Posted March 18, 2022 Author Share Posted March 18, 2022 Anyone any possible solution? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Marcos 5,074 Posted March 18, 2022 Administrators Share Posted March 18, 2022 You can run a scan with cleaning from the right-click menu as shown at https://support.eset.com/en/kb2787 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bEeReE 4 Posted April 27, 2022 Author Share Posted April 27, 2022 That's not really the solution to enforce such for other users... As I understand, it's not possible to automate such with Eset then... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chas4 8 Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 (edited) There is a regression bug I reported related to this with .dmg files not being scanned at all by real time scanner (was fixed a few years ago and an update broke it again a few years ago). I would think it would be worth scanning archives, could be done as a separate process and using smart scan capabilities not using all the CPU if needed. Edited May 9, 2022 by Chas4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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