whitebread Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 Hello, all; I don't have much experience with Linux, but I believe it will be the perfect solution for a job I need to do. My friend asked me to look at her Netbook because she has been having problems with it and believes it may be infected with some form of malware. What I would like to do is create a bootable USB thumbdrive with Linux on it, with an antivirus program I can use to scan the Windows drive for any malware. I want to boot to a USB thumbdrive in case there is malware which makes itself undetectable to Windows while it is running. How can I do this? Would I be better off using something like BartPE? Thanks! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miuku. Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 F-Secure has you covered; http://www.f-secure....moval/rescue-cd Linux based CD/USB bootable virus scanner which can update itself (and you should) from the net once it boots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitebread Posted April 30, 2012 Author Share Posted April 30, 2012 ^ Thanks (Y) (Y) :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freelancer1111 Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 Many Anti-Malware Programs offer services that can boot from CD or USB Stick, so you don't necessary need to Boot from Linux, for example Kaspersky: http://support.kaspersky.com/faq/?qid=208282173 or Avira Antivir http://www.avira.com/en/download/product/avira-antivir-rescue-system Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplezz Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 I use Avast , They provide a .deb, .rpm, or a distro-neutral install script. You'll have to get a free key from them, but that's about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitebread Posted May 1, 2012 Author Share Posted May 1, 2012 Many Anti-Malware Programs offer services that can boot from CD or USB Stick, so you don't necessary need to Boot from Linux, for example Kaspersky: http://support.kaspe.../?qid=208282173 or Avira Antivir http://www.avira.com...r-rescue-system I downloaded the Kaspersky Rescue Disk (or whatever it is called), and created a bootable USB thumbdrive using the provided tools. It was super easy, and quick. I can't believe it's free! :D :D I'm in the middle of a full system scan on the netbook now. Thanks a million for the suggestion!!! :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam14160 Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 Sometime all you have to do is ask. . .always remember there is never a silly or stupid question. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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