Microsoft Virus Removal... (Virus Live CD)
My microsoft computer recently has gotton infected, so I turn to LINUX and NOT Norton to fix my problem. It had a new virus, and I cannot run any windows program, so I need a linux Live distro that is specialized for removing viruses in Windows and a mounted, local HD. I have heard about a progam called Sophos that can remove this, and for some reason I feel like it can be for linux. Anyway, thanks. Also, this laptop can download new definitions from a wired or wireless network.
Long live linux... I hate microsoft. And thanks all! |
Knoppix will do this. Boot from disk, run "update virus scanner" and point the scanner at your Windows drive.
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re: Micros--- Virus Removal
You want to remove Windows? That's easy! :D |
Thanks a lot guys! I already have Knoppix on a CD-RW, but it got trashed when I brought it to school and booted to it so I could get full access to the network... ahh... good times... I still have the image, though, so I will burn it to a CD-R.
And as for removing Windows, I plan to do that soon. Windows is too slow, so I can't wait to see what Damn Small Linux and Gentoo can do on that piece of crap! Then when I get my Sempron 64-bit processor and a new HD, I plan to get 64 bit linux on a dual boot with 98SE on this system. |
Nathan1993 - Can we try not to put profanities in your posts please. Microsoft and Windows are perfectly acceptable here - your alternatives aren't.
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Please dont take any offence to this reply, I honestly mean no disrespect, i was just reading the post and scratched my head and said "wha....Huh????". lol -Mike Stern |
My post was from 2005 and it was edited, I think, to remove the profanities. No idea what the original post looked like since it was 5 and a bit years ago!
And reviving an ancient thread just to pull me up on making the board more family-friendly is a little silly, n'est ce pas? |
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Sincerest apologies. -Mike Stern |
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