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• The Configuration Section drop‑down menu allows you to select the type of ESET product for which the
On‑demand scan task is being defined. Select those that are installed on target workstations.
• The Exclude this section from On-demand scan option disables all settings in the window for the selected
product type– they will not be applied on workstations with the product type defined in Configuration section.
Therefore, all clients with the specified product will be excluded from the list of recipients. If the administrator
marks clients as receivers and excludes the product using the above mentioned parameter, then the task will
fail with a notification that the task could not be applied. To avoid this, the administrator should always specify
clients to which the task will be assigned.
• In Profile name you can select a scanning profile to be applied for the task.
• In the Drives to scan section, select the types of drives to be scanned on client computers. If the selection is too
general, you can add an exact path to objects to be scanned. Use the Path field or the Add Path button for this
purpose. Select Clear History to restore the original list of drives to scan.
• Click Next to proceed to the dialog windows labeled Select Clients and Task Report which are identical to the
dialog windows in the configuration task wizard (see section 5.1.1, "Configuration Task").
After the task is finished executing on the client workstations, the results are sent back to the ERAS, where they can
be viewed in the Scan Log pane.
5.1.3 Update Now task
The purpose of this task is to force updates on target workstations (virus signature database updates as well as
program component upgrades). Right‑click on any workstation from the Clients pane and select New Task >
Update Now. If you wish to exclude certain types of ESET security products from the task, select them in the
Configuration section drop‑down menu and select the Exclude this section from Update Task option. To use
a specific update profile for the Update Now task, enable the Select profile name option and select the desired
profile. You can also select User defined profile name and enter the profile name; the value of the field will return
to default if you click Clear History. Then click Next to proceed to the dialog windows, Select Clients and Task
Report. For a description of these dialogs, see section 5.1.1, "Configuration Task".
5.1.4 SysInspector Script Task
The SysInspector Script task lets you run the script on the target computer(s). Clicking Select lets you choose
a script, that is to be run on the target workstation. It is possible to check and adjust the script with the help of
View & Edit. Click Next to proceed to the dialog windows labeled Select Clients and Task Report which are
identical with the dialog windows in the Configuration Task wizard. After the task finishes execution on the client
workstation, the information displays in the State column of the Tasks pane.
5.2
Groups
ERAC offers several tools and features which provide user‑friendly administration of clients and events. One of
these features is the Groups Editor; it is useful when applying filters or creating tasks, because those activities can
be applied to an entire group of clients simultaneously.
Individual clients can be divided into groups using the Group Editor in ERAC. The Group Editor can be accessed from
the ERAC main menu by clicking Tools > Groups Editor, or by pressing CTRL + G.
The Groups Editor window is divided into two parts. On the left, there is a list of existing groups, and on the right,
there is a list of clients. The pane on the right displays clients assigned to a group selected on the left. Similarly, all
operations represented by buttons at the bottom of this window are performed on currently selected groups or
clients.
To create a new group, click Create and select a name for the group. We recommend using a name that indicates
where the computers are located (e.g., Business Department, Support, etc.). The Description field can be used to
further describe the group (e.g., "Computers in office C", "HQ workstations", etc.). Newly created and configured
groups can also be edited later.
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