Re-enable HIPS and HIPS Self-Defense (see steps 1-4) and restart your computer.Ĭlick Update → Check for updates (see step 5). Navigate to C:/Program Files/ESET/ESET Security/Modules or C:/ProgramFiles/ESET/ESET Endpoint Antivirus/Modules and delete the em0** folders (some folders may not delete).

Navigate to C:/ProgramData/ESET/ESET Security or ESET Endpoint Antivirus/Charon and delete the contents.

Click Start → Computer and navigate to C:/ProgramData/ESET/ESET Security/Updfiles or ESET Endpoint Antivirus/Updfiles and delete the contents.

Navigate to C:/ProgramData/ESET/ESET Endpoint Security or ESET Endpoint Antivirus/Charon and delete the contents.

Click Start → Computer and navigate to C:/ProgramData/ESET/ESET Endpoint Security/Updfiles or ESET Endpoint Antivirus/Updfiles and delete the contents.

Click Apply.ĭelete the contents of the Updfiles folder and the Charon folder.

Windows Vista users: Click Start → Control Panel → Appearance and Personalizations → Show hidden files and folders under Folder Options and select Show hidden files, folders and drives.

Windows 10 users: Click Start → Control Panel → Appearance and Personalizations → Show hidden files and folders under File Explorer Options and select Show hidden files, folders and drives.

Windows 7 users: Click Start → Control Panel → Folder Options → View and select Show hidden files, folders and drives.

Restart your computer.Ĭonfirm that you can see hidden files, folders and drives: Figure 2-2īookmark this page (for example, press CTRL + D or click the star icon next to the address bar in your web browser) for reference after restarting your computer. If the issue is still not resolved, continue to part II.Ĭlick Detection Engine → HIPS and expand Basic.Ĭlick the toggle next to Enable HIPS to disable it and click OK to exit Advanced setup.

Figure 1-1Ĭlick Update → Check for updates. Click Clear next to Clear update cache and click OK. Open the main program window of your ESET endpoint Windows product.Ĭlick Update and expand Basic. Verify that your internet connection is active by visiting the ESET home page.

The Check for updates button is unresponsiveĮSET PROTECT users: Perform these steps in ESET PROTECT.

You receive the error message 'error downloading update file' when attempting to update the detection engine and the modules.

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