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Delete an on-demand scan task

  • Published on Sep 13, 2026
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Delete an on-demand scan task when you no longer need it.

  1. Log on to the system as a user with administrator rights.

  2. Navigate to the default or custom directory. For example:

    cd /opt/McAfee/ens/tp/bin

  3. Run a command using this syntax.

    ./mfetpcli --deltask --index [index number]

    Replace [index number] with the index number of the task to delete.

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