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AV boot disk

  • 18-03-2003 11:10AM
    #1
    LoLth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,339 ✭✭✭✭


    Anyone know of a good (preferably free) anti virus boot disk?

    Basically I'm looking for a disk that I can boot from and will run a virus scan automatically. The PCs dont have AV installed on them at the moment (60 pcs) and I want to be sure they are clean before putting them on the network. I know that at least one is infected with bugbear (and would normally use Stinger to remove it) but with this volume of pcs I would prefer a fire and forget type of approach.

    anyone got any ideas?

    (if I create a boot disk from Mcafee virusscan, will it work on a PC without vsscan installed?).


Comments

  • #2
    KdjaCL
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,346 ✭✭✭✭KdjaCL


    Any clean boot disk is ready to go ,it doesnt need any programs as the floppy is all inclusive thats how they work.
    It assumes the PC is infected so only a clean floppy will do.

    I find downloading boot disks from symantec is the cleanest way to gaurantee you have a clean floppy.


    kdjac


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