How To Create Update Tasks; Scheduler; Purpose Of Scheduling Tasks; Creating New Tasks - ESET CYBERSECURITY Installation Manual

To enable the use of test mode (downloads pre-release
updates) click the Setup...
Options and select the
checkbox. To disable system tray notifications displaying
after each successful update, select the
notification about successful update
To delete all temporarily stored update data, click the
Clear button next to Clear Update
option if you are experiencing difficulty while updating.

4.2.3 How to create update tasks

Updates can be triggered manually by clicking
virus signature database
displayed after clicking
Updates can also be run as scheduled tasks. To configure
a scheduled task, click Tools
following tasks are activated in ESET Cybersecurity:
Regular automatic update
Automatic update after user logon
Each of the aforementioned update tasks can be
modified to meet your needs. In addition to the default
update tasks, you can create new update tasks with a
user-defined configuration. For more details about
creating and configuring update tasks, see the
section.
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4.3 Scheduler

The Scheduler is available if Advanced mode in ESET
Cybersecurity is activated. The Scheduler can be found in
the ESET Cybersecurity main menu under Tools. The
Scheduler contains a list of all scheduled tasks and
configuration properties such as the predefined date,
time, and scanning profile used.
By default, the following scheduled tasks are displayed in
the Scheduler:
Regular automatic update
Automatic update after user logon
Automatic startup file check after user logon
Automatic startup file check after successful update of
the virus signature database
Log maintenance (after enabling the
tasks option in the scheduler setup)
button next to Advanced
Enable pre-release updates
Do not display
checkbox.
Cache. Use this
in the primary window
Update from the main menu.
> Scheduler. By default, the
Show system
To edit the configuration of an existing scheduled task
(both default and user-defined), right-click the task and
click Edit...
and click the

4.3.1 Purpose of scheduling tasks

The Scheduler manages and launches scheduled tasks
with predefined configurations and properties. The
configuration and properties contain information such
as the date and time as well as specified profiles to be
used during execution of the task.
Update

4.3.2 Creating new tasks

To create a new task in the Scheduler, click the
task... button or right-click and select
context menu. Five types of scheduled tasks are
available:
Run application
Update
Log maintenance
On-demand computer scan
System startup file check
Scheduler
Since Update is one of the most frequently used
scheduled tasks, we will explain how to add a new
update task.
From the
Update. Enter the name of the task into the
field. Select the frequency of the task from the
drop-down menu. The following options are available:
User-defined, Once, Repeatedly, Daily,
Event triggered. Based on the frequency selected, you
will be prompted with different update parameters.
Next, define what action to take if the task cannot be
performed or completed at the scheduled time. The
following three options are available:
or select the desired task you wish to modify
Edit... button.
Scheduled task drop-down menu, select
Add
Add... from the
Task name
Run task
Weekly and
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