We will be installing antivirus on macOS.
System Information
We’re using Monterey in this case:
$ sw_vers ProductName: macOS ProductVersion: 12.5.1 BuildVersion: 21G83
$ system_profiler SPSoftwareDataType Software: System Software Overview: System Version: macOS 12.5.1 (21G83) Kernel Version: Darwin 21.6.0 Boot Volume: Macintosh HD Boot Mode: Normal User Name: alice (alice) Secure Virtual Memory: Enabled System Integrity Protection: Disabled Time since boot: 11 minutes
Install ESET Antivirus
Install curl:
$ brew install curl
Download ESET software:
$ curl -o /tmp/eea_osx_en.dmg https://download.eset.com/com/eset/apps/business/eea/mac/latest/eea_osx_en.dmg
Mount the .dmg disk image:
$ mkdir ~/mnt $ hdiutil attach -mountpoint ~/mnt /tmp/eea_osx_en.dmg
Install ESET package:
$ sudo installer -pkg ~/mnt/Resources/Installer.pkg -target / installer: Package name is ESET Endpoint Antivirus installer: Installing at base path / installer: The install was successful.
Unmount the disk and clean up:
$ hdiutil detach ~/mnt $ rm -f /tmp/eea_osx_en.dmg
Find where esets_daemon is installed and navigate to that directory:
$ sudo find / -name esets_daemon -type f
Then activate ESET licence:
$ sudo ./esets_daemon --wait-respond --activate key=XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX