Comments on: DrWeb LiveCD – free bootable antivirus http://www.rarst.net/software/drweb-livecd/ cynical thoughts on software and web Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:03:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: jasonn http://www.rarst.net/software/drweb-livecd/#comment-172762 jasonn Fri, 09 Dec 2011 01:47:04 +0000 http://www.Rarst.net/?p=195#comment-172762 <a href="#comment-12863"><strong>@Rarst</strong></a> I'm about 2+ hours into a scan right now. It's somewhere in the c:\Windows directory but has been for quite a while. It's definitely one very slow scan. I sure hope it finds the buggers causing me hassle. @Rarst I’m about 2+ hours into a scan right now. It’s somewhere in the c:\Windows directory but has been for quite a while. It’s definitely one very slow scan. I sure hope it finds the buggers causing me hassle.

]]> By: Rarst http://www.rarst.net/software/drweb-livecd/#comment-15863 Rarst Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:48:45 +0000 http://www.Rarst.net/?p=195#comment-15863 @jefrey I like Comodo firewall, but don't have much trust in their antivirus (not their main area). Offline scan with livecd sounds like a good idea for your case. @jefrey

I like Comodo firewall, but don’t have much trust in their antivirus (not their main area). Offline scan with livecd sounds like a good idea for your case.

]]> By: jefrey http://www.rarst.net/software/drweb-livecd/#comment-15860 jefrey Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:34:11 +0000 http://www.Rarst.net/?p=195#comment-15860 wow 6 hours that's long but i think it's worth it when your get infected by virut virus, somehow i am not encountering problem because of comodo+antivurs blocking it but i know the virus still exist in my computer. When i remove comodo poof lots of error and virus appearing ^^ wow 6 hours that’s long but i think it’s worth it when your get infected by virut virus, somehow i am not encountering problem because of comodo+antivurs blocking it but i know the virus still exist in my computer. When i remove comodo poof lots of error and virus appearing ^^

]]> By: Rarst http://www.rarst.net/software/drweb-livecd/#comment-12863 Rarst Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:14:33 +0000 http://www.Rarst.net/?p=195#comment-12863 @Happy user Seems bit too long... On other hand hard drives are large nowadays and with LiveCD there is no guarantee it uses hardware to the max. @Happy user

Seems bit too long… On other hand hard drives are large nowadays and with LiveCD there is no guarantee it uses hardware to the max.

]]> By: Happy user http://www.rarst.net/software/drweb-livecd/#comment-12856 Happy user Fri, 11 Dec 2009 11:38:13 +0000 http://www.Rarst.net/?p=195#comment-12856 Very good. Be ready for 4 or 6 hours of scanning but it is worth it. Very good. Be ready for 4 or 6 hours of scanning but it is worth it.

]]> By: Parted Magic – LiveCD partition manager and more | Rarst.net http://www.rarst.net/software/drweb-livecd/#comment-11626 Parted Magic – LiveCD partition manager and more | Rarst.net Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:33:20 +0000 http://www.Rarst.net/?p=195#comment-11626 [...] I have mixed feelings about bootable tools, because of additional complexity to manage physical media for those. Still some tasks benefit greatly from clean independent boot (like cleaning viruses with DrWeb LiveCD). [...] [...] I have mixed feelings about bootable tools, because of additional complexity to manage physical media for those. Still some tasks benefit greatly from clean independent boot (like cleaning viruses with DrWeb LiveCD). [...]

]]> By: Rarst http://www.rarst.net/software/drweb-livecd/#comment-9916 Rarst Tue, 04 Aug 2009 13:52:35 +0000 http://www.Rarst.net/?p=195#comment-9916 @Gerald Gil Caliwag I hadn't tried that myself, see <a href="ftp://ftp.drweb.com/pub/drweb/livecd/LiveCD-en.pdf" rel="nofollow">user manual (PDF)</a> for details. @Gerald Gil Caliwag

I hadn’t tried that myself, see user manual (PDF) for details.

]]> By: Gerald Gil Caliwag http://www.rarst.net/software/drweb-livecd/#comment-9915 Gerald Gil Caliwag Tue, 04 Aug 2009 13:43:39 +0000 http://www.Rarst.net/?p=195#comment-9915 How can i boot it on a flash drive? How can i boot it on a flash drive?

]]> By: Rarst http://www.rarst.net/software/drweb-livecd/#comment-1999 Rarst Mon, 03 Nov 2008 16:13:11 +0000 http://www.Rarst.net/?p=195#comment-1999 @Ben It makes sense for virus to have some survival features so plenty of them try to kill any antivirus they see. :) Removing HDD to scan it is good options if you have numerous computers around. But in other cases bootable solutions work best. @Ben

It makes sense for virus to have some survival features so plenty of them try to kill any antivirus they see. :) Removing HDD to scan it is good options if you have numerous computers around. But in other cases bootable solutions work best.

]]> By: Ben Tremblay http://www.rarst.net/software/drweb-livecd/#comment-1998 Ben Tremblay Mon, 03 Nov 2008 15:34:02 +0000 http://www.Rarst.net/?p=195#comment-1998 Sounds interesting. Not the kind of thing you use everyday, but for serious stuff giving you booting problems it sounds really nice. Sounds interesting. Not the kind of thing you use everyday, but for serious stuff giving you booting problems it sounds really nice.

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