Anyone know an Antivirus Bootable CD or Floppy with NTFS support

[Carol Haynes]

I need to clean an NTFS partition with virus infections.

Anyone know a usable boot disc antivirus with NTFS support - most only seem to support FAT32 which is a bit pointless these days?

[jgpaiva]

I have no idea if it works for you, but Ultimate Boot CD includes mcfee antivirus (virus definitions from 3 may 2007, though).
Maybe it'd be better for you to list the ones you already found so that people won't start suggesting a few you have already seen?

[tomos]

ubcd4win definitely works on NFTS
see this page for list of tools - has the Kapersky AV standalone one, read something about that lately (off to put my brain on the rack ... was it here, dont think so...)

[Carol Haynes]

I have never seen an up to date AV solution that works with NTFS from a boot disc. I have been using NOD32 for a long time now and that doesn't have a boot time option. The last solutions I tried were symantec and that only supported FAT systems (at least at that time).

I'll have a look at ubcd4win - thanks tomos.

[nudone]

replied to your email. check the kaspersky boot disk, looks nice to me.

[Dirhael]

I think this one might be what you're looking for. Also, just about any "system rescue" disk running a up-to-date Linux system will have read/write support for NTFS (using NTFS-3G).

[Curt]

I think this one might be what you're looking for. ...

- that one looks really useful, Dirhael - a link to keep. On a USB stick. Thanks!

Avira AntiVir Rescue System

Avira AntiVir Rescue System is a Linux-based application that allows accessing computers that cannot be booted anymore. Thus it is possible to:

    * repair a damaged system,
    * rescue data,
    * scan the system for virus infections.

Just double-click on the rescue system package to burn it to a CD/DVD. You can then use this CD/DVD to boot your computer.

The Avira AntiVir Rescue System is updated several times a day so that the most recent security updates are always available

[Carol Haynes]

Thanks guys - all look really useful. I'll give them all a try and let you know how I get on.

[PhilB66]

Kaspersky Rescue Disk ISO is another option. Download here.

[Carol Haynes]

Thanks - yes someone mentioned Kapersky above. It does look nice but it is a bit off-putting that a big warning pops up that the AV pattern file is out of date having downloaded the latest build.

Avira looks good too but the interface is a bit clunky (to say the least - and it is easy to end up working in German )

[Target]

of course if all else fails you could install the drive in another machine, and use the installed (and current) AV tools on that machine...

[Carol Haynes]

True ...

[Armando]

of course if all else fails you could install the drive in another machine, and use the installed (and current) AV tools on that machine...

This exactly what I did last week with my old laptop! I had a bunch of 2.5 enclosures lying around... Finally it was a bad RAM stick. Anyhow : it's probably the easiest solution if possible -- instead of hunting for ISOs etc.

[Stoic Joker]

of course if all else fails you could install the drive in another machine, and use the installed (and current) AV tools on that machine...

This exactly what I did last week with my old laptop! I had a bunch of 2.5 enclosures lying around... Finally it was a bad RAM stick. Anyhow : it's probably the easiest solution if possible -- instead of hunting for ISOs etc.

I can't count the number of times this thing saved my ass (Laptop to IDE Hard Drive Adapter) http://www.cablestogo.com/product.asp?cat_id=906&sku=17705 ...I use it for everything from bug-zapping to data recovery ... Recovery of shakey laptop drive in USB enclosure == Bad Plan...

[cchian]

I recently started using Avast which has a free version for home use, one cool thing is that after the initial installation it prompts you to reboot the machine and it will then do a full drive scan before the OS loads. This should clean any viruses it detects before they have the chance to execute and replicate.

[Carol Haynes]

I have started installing AVAST for people who need a free AV app - it seems very nice and has caused fewer problems for me than AVG8.

UBCD4W was very useful - I had dabbled with it before but hadn't noticed that you can update virus definitions during the ISO build and include multiple AV and Malware engines all on one disc. I got a bit carried away and it only just fit on a 700Mb CDROM !!

[Carol Haynes]

Thanks everyone for the helpful suggestions - my toolkit is ever expanding (as my brain shrinks trying to cope)

[Mark0]

I have used Trinity Rescue Kit various times and found it pretty effective.

[Carol Haynes]

Thanks - I will definitely have look at that. (I have added the download link to your minireview thread).