Hi all,

Does anyone make a bootable cd that can scan and fix
an unmounted hd for viruses and other invasions?
The best of all worlds would be a free iso download
but I will take/consider anything.

thanks,
charles.....

***** charles wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Does anyone make a bootable cd that can scan and fix
> an unmounted hd for viruses and other invasions?
> The best of all worlds would be a free iso download
> but I will take/consider anything.
>
> thanks,
> charles.....
>
>
Not sure what you mean by unmounted, it's a term I've only seen used in
conjunction with a running os.
To answer your question, Avast forum talks about a Bart Avast CD. I've
never made one, but have made a Bart Winxp DVD. I think the Avast one
would do what you want as long as the hd is visible in the bios.
Many av programs allow for a scan at boot up. I would think such a scan
would be quite safe.
Dave Cohen

> ***** charles wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Does anyone make a bootable cd that can scan and fix
> > an unmounted hd for viruses and other invasions?
> > The best of all worlds would be a free iso download
> > but I will take/consider anything.
> >
> > thanks,
> > charles.....
> >
> >
> Not sure what you mean by unmounted, it's a term I've only seen used in
> conjunction with a running os.
> To answer your question, Avast forum talks about a Bart Avast CD. I've
> never made one, but have made a Bart Winxp DVD. I think the Avast one
> would do what you want as long as the hd is visible in the bios.
> Many av programs allow for a scan at boot up. I would think such a scan
> would be quite safe.
> Dave Cohen

One of my assumptions is that in the process of starting an OS on a hd
a virus could hide from scanners. If one starts the os from the cd and
just scans the hd, there is no way the virus could hide from a process
like that. I'll look into the Bart Avast CD. I have come across viruses
in the past that were smart enough to prevent detection and removal
from the standard/popular antivirus programs.

later,
charles.....

"***** charles" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> One of my assumptions is that in the process of starting an OS on a hd
> a virus could hide from scanners.

Perfectly true of course.

> If one starts the os from the cd and
> just scans the hd, there is no way the virus could hide from a process
> like that. I'll look into the Bart Avast CD. I have come across viruses
> in the past that were smart enough to prevent detection and removal
> from the standard/popular antivirus programs.

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