[olug] [OT} Anti-virus boot scheme

[Don Kauffman]

Norton DOES have a pre-install scan according to this..
http://www.symantec.com/nav/nav_9xnt/features.html

Don K.


On Tue, 2004-11-23 at 12:01, Don Kauffman wrote:
> I assume they are running Windoze of some version. McAfee has a free
> virus scan on their website. I've used it a couple of times and it's
> pretty good. It will give information as to what viri or worms infect
> the computer and tells you how to get rid of them. 
> 
> http://us.mcafee.com/root/mfs/default.asp
> 
> I think  that Norton AV has an option to scan before installation but I
> can't say for sure. That's one thing you might check out. 
> 
> Don Kauffman
> 
> On Tue, 2004-11-23 at 11:43, Mike Hostetler wrote:
> > I volunteered my troubleshooting services to someone who seems to
> > either have a virus issues or a power supply.  The issue is that the
> > machine mysteriously shutsdown -- usually a sign of overheating from
> > my experience, and I've seen viruses take up so many CPU cycles that
> > the CPU overheats.  I've also seen just bad power supplies as well.
> > 
> > Anyway, back in the day (mid to late 90's) the most accepted way to
> > scan for viruses was to boot from a floppy with a virus scanner on it
> > to scan the hard drive.  Since I'm sure that this machine doesn't have
> > an anti-virus on it, I don't want to load one on an already-infected
> > machine.  Does anyone know of a modern anti-virus that you can use on
> > a boot floppy or CD-ROM?
> 
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