Once these permissions are in place, follow the steps below.

1. Open ESET Remote Administrator Web Console (ERA Web Console) in your web browser and log in.
2. Click Admin  → Policies and select your policy for client computers.
    
3. Click Policies → Edit.

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4. Expand Settings, click Antivirus and then click Edit in the Exclusions section.

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5. Click Add, type the directory that you want to exclude from scanning into the field next to Exclude for pathsand then click OK. Make sure the filepath for your exclusion is in the correct format, for example "C:\Users\[username]\Documents\file.exe".

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6. Click Save when you are finished adding exclusions.

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7.  Click Finish to save your changes.

Exclude specific applications or folders from the Real-time scanner on an individual client workstation

1. Open ESET Endpoint Security or ESET Endpoint Antivirus. Open my ESET product.

2. Press the F5 key to access Advanced setup. 
    
3. Click Antivirus and then click Edit next to Paths to be excluded from scanning in the Exclusions section.

Figure 2-1
 

4. Click Add, type the directory that you want to exclude from scanning in the field next to Exclude for paths and then click OK. 

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5. Click OK to close the Add exclusion window and then click OK twice to save your changes and exit Advanced setup.