Re: [Discuss] Linux bootable tool to clean Windows NTFS infections?

2012-12-14 Thread Edward Ned Harvey (blu)
From: discuss-bounces+blu=nedharvey@blu.org [mailto:discuss- bounces+blu=nedharvey@blu.org] On Behalf Of Tom Metro Edward Ned Harvey (blu) wrote: ...a few hours later or a few days later, it's always re-infected. ... I haven't seen a single exception to this in the last 10 years.

[Discuss] Linux bootable tool to clean Windows NTFS infections?

2012-12-13 Thread Scott Ehrlich
What Linux bootable tool do people recommend to help clean a [Vista] NTFS bootable system? I'm aiming for an offline solution - antivirus and antispyware. Something whose definition files for antivirus and antispyware are also kept current. Thanks. Scott

Re: [Discuss] Linux bootable tool to clean Windows NTFS infections?

2012-12-13 Thread Rich Pieri
On Thu, 13 Dec 2012 06:54:28 -0500 Scott Ehrlich srehrl...@gmail.com wrote: What Linux bootable tool do people recommend to help clean a [Vista] NTFS bootable system? I'm aiming for an offline solution - antivirus and antispyware. Boot the Linux live CD of your choice, open a shell, and run

Re: [Discuss] Linux bootable tool to clean Windows NTFS infections?

2012-12-13 Thread Derek Martin
On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 06:54:28AM -0500, Scott Ehrlich wrote: What Linux bootable tool do people recommend to help clean a [Vista] NTFS bootable system? Linux distro install disk. =8^) -- Derek D. Martinhttp://www.pizzashack.org/ GPG Key ID: 0xDFBEAD02 -=-=-=-=- This message is

Re: [Discuss] Linux bootable tool to clean Windows NTFS infections?

2012-12-13 Thread Tom Metro
Scott Ehrlich wrote: What Linux bootable tool do people recommend to help clean a [Vista] NTFS bootable system? I would first try a non-Linux solution: Windows Defender Offline http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/what-is-windows-defender-offline I've had good feedback from people I've

Re: [Discuss] Linux bootable tool to clean Windows NTFS infections?

2012-12-13 Thread Rich Pieri
On Thu, 13 Dec 2012 14:44:09 -0500 Tom Metro tmetro+...@gmail.com wrote: Edward Ned Harvey (blu) wrote: ...a few hours later or a few days later, it's always re-infected. ... I haven't seen a single exception to this in the last 10 years. That hasn't been my experience. This is