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4.4.1.1 Log maintenance
The Logging configuration of ESET NOD32 Antivirus is accessible from the main program window. Click Setup > Enter
advanced setup... > Tools > Log files. The logs section is used to define how the logs will be managed. The program
automatically deletes older logs in order to save hard disk space. You can specify the following options for log files:
Log entries older than the specified number of days in the Automatically delete records older than X days field will be
automatically deleted.
Optimize log files automatically – If checked, log files will be automatically be defragmented if the percentage is
higher than value specified in the If the number of unused records exceeds (%) field.
Click Optimize now to start the defragmenting the log files. All empty log entries are removed during this process,
which improves performance and speed when processing the logs. This improvement can be observed especially if the
logs contain a large number of entries.
Minimum logging verbosity – Specifies the minimum verbosity level of events to be logged.
Diagnostic – Logs information needed to fine-tune the program and all records above.
Informative – Records informative messages, including successful update messages, plus all records above.
Warnings – Records critical errors and warning messages.
Errors – Errors such as "Error downloading file" and critical errors will be recorded.
Critical – Logs only critical errors (error starting Antivirus protection, etc...).
Click the Default filter... button to open the Log filtering window. Check record types to be displayed in logs and click
OK.
4.4.2 Scheduler
Scheduler manages and launches scheduled tasks with predefined configuration and properties.
The Scheduler can be accessed from the ESET NOD32 Antivirus main program window by clicking Tools > Scheduler.
The Scheduler contains a list of all scheduled tasks and configuration properties such as the predefined date, time and
scanning profile used.
The Scheduler serves to schedule the following tasks: virus signature database update, scanning task, system startup
file check and log maintenance. You can add or delete tasks directly from the main Scheduler window (click Add... or
Delete at the bottom). Right click anywhere in the Scheduler window to perform the following actions: display detailed
information, perform the task immediately, add a new task, and delete an existing task. Use the checkboxes at the
beginning of each entry to activate/deactivate the tasks.
By default, the following scheduled tasks are displayed in Scheduler:
Log maintenance
Regular automatic update
Automatic update after dial-up connection
Automatic update after user logon
Regular checking for latest product version (see Update mode)
Automatic startup file check (after user logon)
Automatic startup file check (after successful update of the virus signature database)
To edit the configuration of an existing scheduled task (both default and user-defined), right-click the task and click
Edit... or select the task you wish to modify and click the Edit... button.
Add a new task
1. Click Add… at the bottom of the window.
2. Select the desired task from the pull-down menu.
3. Enter a name of the task and select one of the timing options:
Once – The task will be performed only once, at the predefined date and time.
Repeatedly – The task will be performed at the specified interval (in hours).
Daily – The task will run each day at the specified time.
Weekly – The task will run once or more times a week, on the selected day(s) and time.
Event triggered – The task will be performed on a specified event.