Do I need administrator privileges when launching ESET Online Scanner under Windows Vista or Windows 7?
When running under Windows Vista or Windows 7 the ESET Online Scanner switches automatically to administrator privileges when clicking on the “Start” button. If the ESET Online Scanner is unable to run even when using Administrator privileges. It is possible, that a third-party security software prevents ESET Online Scanner from running by setting up a so-called “killbit”. To avoid this problem use regedit.exe, where under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\ActiveX Compatibility\{7530BFB8-7293-4D34-9923-61A11451AFC5} you delete the value “Compatibility Flags” REG_DWORD 0x00000400.
When running under Windows Vista or Windows 7 the ESET Online Scanner switches automatically to administrator privileges when clicking on the “Start” button. If the ESET Online Scanner is unable to run even when using Administrator privileges, it is possible that a third-party security software prevents ESET Online Scanner from running by setting up a so-called “killbit”. To avoid this problem use regedit.exe, where under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\ActiveX Compatibility\{7530BFB8-7293-4D34-9923-61A11451AFC5} you delete the value “Compatibility Flags” REG_DWORD 0x00000400.
