How to enable or disable Email Protection for ESET Antivirus Version 5

Description: ESET NOD32 contains a feature that can scan incoming and outgoing mail for viruses. This guide will walk you through how to enable or disable that email protection.

1. Open the ESET software by clicking Start, All Programs, ESET Folder, ESET NOD32 Antivirus folder, ESET NOD32 Antivirus.
   
   


2. Click on Setup on the menu, and click on Enter advanced setup.
   
   


3. Click on the + for Web and Email, and click on Email Clients. Remove the check marks for Received Email, Sent Email, and Read Email.
   
   


4. Click on Ok, and close the ESET window.

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How to Schedule a Scan in ESET Antivirus Version 5

Description: ESET software has the ability to be scheduled to perform a scan on a regularly basis on your computer. ESET has the ability to schedule a scan daily, weekly, monthly, or just once. This how-to guide will walk you through scheduling an ESET scan.

1. Open the ESET software by clicking Start, All Programs, ESET Folder, ESET NOD32 Antivirus folder, ESET NOD32 Antivirus.
   
   


2. Click on Tools on the menu, click on the Scheduler link.
   
   


3. Click on the add button.
   
   


4. Click on the down arrow and select Computer Scan, click on Next.
   
   


5. Give the task a name, for this example the name Nightly Scan is typed in.
6. Select the frequency you want the scan to run, for this example Daily was selected. Click on Next.
   
   


7. Select a time the scan will run, and click on Next.
   
   


8. Select Wait until the next scheduled time, click on Next.
   
   


9. The Add task window will confirm all the settings, click on Finish.
   
   

Now a scheduled task has been created and will run a scan at night on a daily basis.


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