[olug] [OT} Anti-virus boot scheme

[Trent Melcher]

Yes they have a pre-install scan, and the CD is bootable to scan prior to
windows fully loading.

TRent

Trent Melcher
Network/System Administrator
Startouch International LTD.
 

-----Original Message-----
From: olug-bounces at olug.org [mailto:olug-bounces at olug.org] On Behalf Of Don
Kauffman
Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2004 12:18 PM
To: Omaha Linux User Group
Subject: Re: [olug] [OT} Anti-virus boot scheme


Norton DOES have a pre-install scan according to this..
http://www.symantec.com/nav/nav_9xnt/features.html

Don K.


On Tue, 2004-11-23 at 12:01, Don Kauffman wrote:
> I assume they are running Windoze of some version. McAfee has a free 
> virus scan on their website. I've used it a couple of times and it's 
> pretty good. It will give information as to what viri or worms infect 
> the computer and tells you how to get rid of them.
> 
> http://us.mcafee.com/root/mfs/default.asp
> 
> I think  that Norton AV has an option to scan before installation but 
> I can't say for sure. That's one thing you might check out.
> 
> Don Kauffman
> 
> On Tue, 2004-11-23 at 11:43, Mike Hostetler wrote:
> > I volunteered my troubleshooting services to someone who seems to 
> > either have a virus issues or a power supply.  The issue is that the 
> > machine mysteriously shutsdown -- usually a sign of overheating from 
> > my experience, and I've seen viruses take up so many CPU cycles that 
> > the CPU overheats.  I've also seen just bad power supplies as well.
> > 
> > Anyway, back in the day (mid to late 90's) the most accepted way to 
> > scan for viruses was to boot from a floppy with a virus scanner on 
> > it to scan the hard drive.  Since I'm sure that this machine doesn't 
> > have an anti-virus on it, I don't want to load one on an 
> > already-infected machine.  Does anyone know of a modern anti-virus 
> > that you can use on a boot floppy or CD-ROM?
> 
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