Why is ESET Mac Scan Hanging And How Can You Fix The Issue?

ESET antivirus is available for windows as well as for Mac devices that you can get from www.eset.com/ca/download official site. ESET internet security is one of the most common products downloaded for Mac and windows.

During the ESET activation from eset internet security site, when you start scanning the Mac, then it may get hanged.  If you stuck in such situations with your Mac scanning, then you come to right page.  Read the full blog to resolve your issue.

 

What is the Issue?

During such situations, you may encounter two problems on your screen;

First – For an extended time period, Apple Mac get slow down or hangs.

Second – You see or receive errors during scans on your Mac display.

 

What is the cause of ESET Mac scan issues?

Encountering such errors on your Mac device can be due to below causes;

·         The scanning can be hanged due to temp file, or some other compressed files or proprietary files.

·         Large log files, some other large proprietary program files or multiple temporary files can exclude the scan.

Here, the solution can ensure that files will be scanned which can contain actual malicious codes.  

 

How to fix this issue?  

The solution for this kind of issue is available which can let you run easy ESET virus scan on your Mac device. The first thing you can do is, remove the entire temp file, folder, compressed files, and other proprietary program files. It can help you to run the scanning without slowing down the computer.

The other solution is Mount your backup disk. Apple Time Machine needs to create the backup disk with the help of secondary hard disk which is called removable disk. In the case of backup.db file existence on this hard disk, you will need to insert or mount the disk.

Follow the below steps;

1.       Open ESET software on your Mac.

2.       Now, click on Activate advanced mode.

3.       Tap SETUP.

4.       Hit on Antivirus and antispyware option.

5.       Next, tap on Advanced Antivirus and Antispyware protection setup tab.

6.       Look for the Protection window and click on the Exclusions tab.

7.       Hit the ADD button.

8.       Then, expand the backup file saved Drive.

9.       Tap on backups.backudp.

10.   Hit OK, again click on ADD.

11.    Expand the Applications tab.

12.   Tap on TimeMachine.app and hit OK.

13.   Again click OK. It will take you back on the main window.

14.   Now, restart the Mac so that the changes can take effect.

Now, you will be able to run an On-demand scan smoothly and without any hangs and slow down. Still, if you feel any issue with scanning, then contact eset internet security.

Ethan Hawke is a self-professed Digitial Marketing & security expert, He Has been expertise in making people aware of the security threats. He just love to write about, cryptography, malware,Cyber security social engineering, internet.   He writes for Eset Security products at  eset internet security | www.eset.com/ca/download

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