Linux LiveCD *does* come in handy, I have to admit just once

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Dustin

So Linux is not all bad--it's good for this one limited purpose.
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No ****ing way you have such a high IQ and are a millionaire and say such
silly shit... :)

I don't run linux myself dude, but I do respect it.



--
(Hey) I keep on thinking that it's
(Hey) all done and all over now (whoa)
You keep on thinking you can save me save me
(Hey) My ship is sinking but it's
(Hey) all good and I can go down (whoa)
You've got me thinking that the party's all over
 
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JeffM

RayLopez99 said:
[...]Kaspersky "LiveCD" rootkit detector[...]

So Linux is not all bad--it's good for this one limited purpose.
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....aside from the one you acknowledged the other week.
http://google.com/search?q=wipe+".dd.if-dev-zero.of-dev-*"

....and I'm guessing a software pirate wouldn't have any use for
http://google.com/search?q=intitle:GPartEd+Partition-Magic

or for
http://google.com/search?q=intitle:Clonezilla+Norton-Ghost

or for
http://google.com/search?q=Linux+".Windows.password"
 
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Mike Easter

cola & cols Xpost deleted. aca-v only
Tried a Kaspersky "LiveCD" rootkit detector that uses Linux.
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Go here to get this product:
http://www.raymond.cc/blog/archives...sk-to-clean-virus-without-booting-in-windows/
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That article was written back in 2008 Jun and has a link to a 2008
Kaspersky .iso which is still on their site.

Avira has a current linux based boot disk
http://www.avira.com/en/support-download-avira-antivir-rescue-system

.... which can update itself and also check the boot sector.

http://www.avira.com/en/support-for-home-knowledgebase-detail/kbid/267
How to use AntiVir Rescue System
 
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Dustin

...aside from the one you acknowledged the other week.
http://google.com/search?q=wipe+".dd.if-dev-zero.of-dev-*"

...and I'm guessing a software pirate wouldn't have any use for
http://google.com/search?q=intitle:GPartEd+Partition-Magic
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He's supposed to be a millionaire.. You mean he can't pay for the apps he
uses? :(
or for
http://google.com/search?q=intitle:Clonezilla+Norton-Ghost
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Nice little program, thanks for the share.



--
(Hey) I keep on thinking that it's
(Hey) all done and all over now (whoa)
You keep on thinking you can save me save me
(Hey) My ship is sinking but it's
(Hey) all good and I can go down (whoa)
You've got me thinking that the party's all over
 
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Norman Peelman

Tried a Kaspersky "LiveCD" rootkit detector that uses Linux. Why?
Because loading a foreign OS like Linux from the CD reader is better
at detecting rootkits, which mimic your Windows kernel, than a windows
based rootkit detector that lives on your hard drive.

So Linux is not all bad--it's good for this one limited purpose.

Go here to get this product:
http://www.raymond.cc/blog/archives...sk-to-clean-virus-without-booting-in-windows/

RL
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AVG makes a linux based repair disc as well.
 
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FromTheRafters

G. Morgan said:
I want some of what you're smoking.
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He just loves to troll the Linux zealots. :blush:)

When I suggested an alternate boot, I didn't mean that it couldn't be
Windows or even the same version as the contaminated OS it just has to
be a different instance from the one from the contaminated disk.

Linux is indeed good for this.
 
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JeffM

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RayLopez99

He just loves to troll the Linux zealots. :blush:)

When I suggested an alternate boot, I didn't mean that it couldn't be
Windows or even the same version as the contaminated OS it just has to
be a different instance from the one from the contaminated disk.

Linux is indeed good for this.
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I see. So there's no need to use Linux after all.

If you have a Windows-based rescure CD / rootkit detector I'd like to
use it. As I alluded to in another thread Linux LiveCD has given my
XP system problems if you don't exit the LiveCD properly (you then
need to do a chkdsk to repair your Windows NTFS HD on reboot).

RL
 
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RayLopez99

No ****ing way you have such a high IQ and are a millionaire and say such
silly shit... :)
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Nope, try again Dustin.
I don't run linux myself dude, but I do respect it.
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Why? Do you respect North Korea? Do you respect Hitler? Do you
respect Communism? See my drift? I respect winners, not losers.

RL
 
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RayLopez99

....and all of this ASSuMEs that the whole practice isn't idiocy.http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat...www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/antivirusculture
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Trying to start a flame war? The link suggests, incredibly, that even
Windows users do not need anti-malware protection. While it's true I
can't remember the last time, as a Windows user, I ever caught a virus
(I think it was the early 1990s), or malware (some program I installed
I had to uninstall a couple of years ago), I think this is going a bit
too far.

RL
 
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Alan Mackenzie

In comp.os.linux.setup RayLopez99 said:
If you have a Windows-based rescure CD / rootkit detector I'd like to
use it. As I alluded to in another thread Linux LiveCD has given my
XP system problems if you don't exit the LiveCD properly (you then
need to do a chkdsk to repair your Windows NTFS HD on reboot).
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Pull the other one! As established in that other thread, the live CD did
_nothing_ to your NTFS hard drive. The alleged problem happened when you
failed to shut down Windows cleanly.
 
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Norman Peelman

I see. So there's no need to use Linux after all.

If you have a Windows-based rescure CD / rootkit detector I'd like to
use it. As I alluded to in another thread Linux LiveCD has given my
XP system problems if you don't exit the LiveCD properly (you then
need to do a chkdsk to repair your Windows NTFS HD on reboot).

RL
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A Windows based rescue disc would more than likely be illegal.
 
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mike

RayLopez99 said:
Tried a Kaspersky "LiveCD" rootkit detector that uses Linux. Why?
Because loading a foreign OS like Linux from the CD reader is better
at detecting rootkits, which mimic your Windows kernel, than a windows
based rootkit detector that lives on your hard drive.

So Linux is not all bad--it's good for this one limited purpose.

Go here to get this product:
http://www.raymond.cc/blog/archives...sk-to-clean-virus-without-booting-in-windows/

RL
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2008?????
Good thing there've been no new viruses created since then.
 
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mike

JeffM said:
Lots of 'em do.
http://www.techmixer.com/free-bootable-antivirus-rescue-cds-download-list

Brad Rodriguez has been playing with this crap lately.
http://google.com/search?q=site:goodbyemicrosoft.net+intitle:Linux-AntiVirus

....and all of this ASSuMEs that the whole practice isn't idiocy.
http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/does-anti-malware-do-anything
http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/antivirusculture
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Which can identify but NOT automatically remove viruses?
The F-secure screen shot is worrisome.
I have several false positives on my system. Summarily
removing them would be undesirable.
I'd like to choose which get deleted.
 
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The Natural Philosopher

Alan said:
Pull the other one! As established in that other thread, the live CD did
_nothing_ to your NTFS hard drive. The alleged problem happened when you
failed to shut down Windows cleanly.
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Which proves the general point that Ray is too stupid to even use windows.
 
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JeffM

7 said:
It is not possible to negotiate terms with virus and malware
writers. You must reformat and re-install.
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Actually, all partitions must be nuked.
You forgot about boot sector viruses.
 
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