Comments for How do I run an anti-virus scan if I can't boot?

Comment from lyle lane on 2008-11-02

2008-11-02T20:13:49Z

i try to load win 98,and it almost loads then goes into a fatal error.what causes this, I would
appreciate your help.

thank you

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Comment from Leo A. Notenboom on 2008-03-23

2008-03-23T23:37:54Z

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Another approach are to use the Linux "live" CDs like
Knoppix, or to build a Windows Boot CD yourself using a tool
like BartPE. Unfortunately a Windows boot CD cannot be
distributed (it's piracy of Windows), but you can make your
own using your own copy of Windows if you think to do so
before you have a problem.

Leo

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Comment from chaleem on 2008-03-21

2008-03-22T05:52:26Z

Try to use Avast boot scan. It runs before Windows GUI is loaded. It is also free for non-commercial use. This is no advertisment :) I use it too in this situation. http://avast.com/

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Comment from Max Taylor on 2008-03-20

2008-03-20T21:01:15Z

Here's a question, once upon a time I remember Nortons antivirus disk being bootable with a Dos scan and virus removal utility in it. does anything like that still exsits? and if so what company still makes it it was fantastic if you thought you were infected and couldn't boot. scanned EVERTYHING , you'd load your dat files a floppy after you booted to the CD and run it from there.

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Comment from Peter Moreland on 2008-02-02

2008-02-02T15:56:50Z

If you have a second PC you can hang the (possibly) infected drive on the second PC as a slave drive and scan it that way.

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Comment from Martin Williams on 2007-10-10

2007-10-10T09:19:45Z

Hi, i have a small problem with mt Dell Inspiron 600 LapTop,i cant boot it up at all.infact am its a virus.i cant boot in Safe neither can boot in command Prompt.so i need help urgently.thanks alot

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Comment from kait on 2007-09-19

2007-09-19T23:50:16Z

thank you!

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Comment from Leo Notenboom on 2006-12-26

2006-12-27T06:24:17Z

Try Live CD suggestions in the article: knoppix, for one example.

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Comment from Andy Daranga on 2006-12-26

2006-12-26T21:57:56Z

If you can, please help me...
I have a boot virus that doesn't alow me to install windows (any type XP,2k) it creates an error at instalation and it restarts the PC after installation. I used Ultimate boot disk cd 3.4 and it doesn't recognises the virus, only the bios antivirus. If you can, please let me know what to do because I'm out of options. Thank you.

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Comment from Mary on 2006-07-18

2006-07-18T16:23:38Z

Thanks, Shanzola for the encouragement. I have a hard time spelling SPELL if that gives you a clue about my computer expertise. You've given me the encouragement to give it a try. And thanks to you too, Leo for another informative article!

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Comment from Schnazola on 2006-07-18

2006-07-18T13:10:09Z

I used Knoppix to recover from an LSASS error (endpoint format is invalid). Since the error occurred before the Windows Desktop loaded and I couldn't even boot in SAFE mode, I booted from a Knoppix CD, navigated to my data, and saved them to a portable USB hard drive. Although I was totally unfamiliar with the user interface (I can barely SPELL Linux), it was intuitive enough for me to use easily. I then formatted and re-installed.

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Comment from Simon Scatt on 2006-07-17

2006-07-18T05:40:14Z

Many programms include spyware modules. Use anti-spyware for protect your privacy.
As for me, I like professional anti-spy software like PrivacyKeyboard by Raytown Corporation LLC.
You can download it here: http://download.softsecurity.com/1/14/prvkbd.zip (~4MB)

Anti-Spyware: Efficiency of the Means of Defense

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