What is ESET Online Scanner?
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Overview
How do I clean ESET Online Scanner?
ESET Online Scanner may store excess, temporary data on your computer that can take up valuable space.
It may also store private data such as passwords or browsing history in the registry or on the file system.
The easiest way to erase this data is by downloading AppCleaner, it is 100% free and about 1MB in size.
A portable version is also available.
Clean ESET Online Scanner
with AppCleaner
If you want to clean ESET Online Scanner manually, you can follow the steps outlined below.
There are six locations in the file system where ESET Online Scanner stores data that can be cleaned.
Files
Warning: Proceed very carefully when deleting files. Always revise the files you are about to remove. Removing important files can damage your system.
To clean your file system from files stored by ESET Online Scanner and to gain free disk space, examine the following file system locations.
First of all, open a command prompt window:
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Hit the Windows key , usually located in the lower left of your keyboard between the
Ctrl and Alt keys.
- Windows XP/Vista/7: Click Run...
- Type cmd
- Hit Enter
Now list all the files stored by ESET Online Scanner that can be cleaned:
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Type dir %ProgramFiles%\ESET\ESET Online Scanner\log.txt
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On 64-Bit also: Type dir %ProgramFiles(x86)%\ESET\ESET Online Scanner\log.txt
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Type dir %ProgramFiles%\ESET\ESET Online Scanner\Modules\data\updfiles\temp\*
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On 64-Bit also: Type dir %ProgramFiles(x86)%\ESET\ESET Online Scanner\Modules\data\updfiles\temp\*
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Type dir %ProgramFiles%\ESET\ESET Online Scanner\Quarantine\*
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On 64-Bit also: Type dir %ProgramFiles(x86)%\ESET\ESET Online Scanner\Quarantine\*
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Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore\Program Files*
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Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\VirtualStore\Program Files*
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For all the folders that were listed in the previous step:
Type dir {folder}\ESET\ESET Online Scanner\log.txt
where {folder} is one of the folders listed in the previous step.
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Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore\Program Files*
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Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\VirtualStore\Program Files*
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For all the folders that were listed in the previous step:
Type dir {folder}\ESET\ESET Online Scanner\Modules\data\updfiles\temp\*
where {folder} is one of the folders listed in the previous step.
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Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore\Program Files*
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Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\VirtualStore\Program Files*
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For all the folders that were listed in the previous step:
Type dir {folder}\ESET\ESET Online Scanner\Quarantine\*
where {folder} is one of the folders listed in the previous step.
Once you have identified the files stored by ESET Online Scanner that you want to clean, delete them using the del command or Windows Explorer.