- Antivirus to run from CD-ROM?
- Posted by Mike Trozzo on July 25th, 2004
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I've found myself on occasion having to clean up people's computers because
they don't know what they're doing. While I'm not looking to restart any
flamewars as to which AV program is better than another (I've followed some
of these discussions), I'd like to know if any of the (preferably free) ones
can simply be run from a CD without having to install on the target machine.
One part of my reasoning is that a number of the viruses out there look to
disable the AV protection (if any) on the victim's box. This wouldn't be the
case on read-only media (CD). I would be using it from a CD-RW in order to
have the most recent virus defs possible.
I'm well aware that one AV can catch what another one might miss and vice
versa
(much as is the case with anti-spyware tools (I run >= 2 on my machines).
What's more important here, though, is trying to clean up the victim's
machine where he has no (or hopelessly outdated) AV protection.
Your thoughts/suggestions?
Mike
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- Posted by Linda on July 25th, 2004
Mike Trozzo wrote:
is trend's scanner. Online scanners should be up to date, whereas a cd
can't possibly be more up to date than the day the cd was manufactured.
- Posted by no-name on July 25th, 2004
"Linda" <linda@a.friends.house.com> wrote in message
news:TDRMc.16467$K53.1623@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
has anyone yet suggested LinuxDefender
http://www.bitdefender.com/bd/site/p..._id=25&n_id=58
<quote>
LinuxDefender Live! CD is a BitDefender re-mastered Knoppix distribution.
It was designed to provide users of both Windows and Linux computers
with virus incident rescue tools.
Whether your Linux mailserver just got rootkited or your Windows gamestation
just got Slammer'd, it's LinuxDefender to the rescue! Just put the bootable
CD
in your drive to start a turn-key Linux OS which comes packed with almost
1.5 gigabytes of utilities.
This distribution contains two world premieres: the world's first ever SAMBA
3
compatible commercial antivirus and FULL NTFS write support - available
using
the captive NTFS write project. You can use it to access Windows partitions.
LinuxDefender Live! integrates the latest BitDefender for Linux security
solution
into the GNU/Linux Knoppix Live CD distribution.
</quote>
- Posted by PC on July 25th, 2004
"Mike Trozzo" <root@localhost.com> wrote in message
news:4103dff6@post.newsfeed.com...
If you can't get to an online scanner try MacAfee 'Stinger'
It only scans for the later and most common virus's, but that's often
enough.
(note it takes quite a while to run, checks all files)
Otherwise start in 'Safe' mode and install one of the free AV's from a disk
with the 'latest' updates on it. If possible install, update and run without
restarting.
Cheers
Paul
