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| 347740 | 2005-04-23 01:28:00 | Is it possible to install an Anti-Virus program, for example, AVG on CD or a flash drive and plug it in to another computer to perform the scanning? This will be very usefull if the infected computer hasn't got any anti-virus program installed. |
bk T (215) | ||
| 347741 | 2005-04-23 01:35:00 | Dont think so with a cd... Maybe with a flash drive, but then once installed the pc u installed it on, once u take the flash drive to somewhere else. Since its the not the same PC, (u installed the AV program on), it might need registry info, to find the info it needs. To actually run and do what its meant to. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 347742 | 2005-04-23 01:43:00 | If the infected pc has no Anti-virus program installed and has got no Internet access available, how do we go about to remove the viruses? Can we network it to another computer with Anti-virus program and scan it? |
bk T (215) | ||
| 347743 | 2005-04-23 01:47:00 | You could put the anti virus prog on the flash drive and install it on the pc in question thats what I do | Overdrive_5000 (4950) | ||
| 347744 | 2005-04-23 01:51:00 | Well they can either buy a cd with nortons or whatever . Thats the only way you'll get the install file to install it . There's no point in getting any AV, since they dont have access to the net, to update it . Or if u had a flash drive, and u had access to the net, you could copy all updates to it, then update their pc manually (Once they get an AV program) . What if they get another virus, (and the AV program, doesnt recognise it / quarantine it)? You're stuck . . . . A network scan MIGHT work . . . looks like Nortons can scan network drives . Not too sure if this will scan the whole drive of the networked PC, or just the shared folder only . |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 347745 | 2005-04-23 01:52:00 | with nortons you can run the antivirus off the disk, you can even replace the def files to (no idea on how to make a disk with all the patches etc in place). i did read somewhere ....that theres an av you can burn to disk and boot from the disk and run the av (cd boot disk and DOS based AV ??? ) otherwise stand alone tools like stinger are handy. they often will get most of the main ones then you can install an AV onto the system. |
tweak'e (69) | ||
| 347746 | 2005-04-23 02:16:00 | Thanks guys, for sharing your experiences and views. Cheers |
bk T (215) | ||
| 347747 | 2005-04-23 02:28:00 | Taking it one step further, yes you can do what you ask with a CD . It would mean updating the files and burning a new CD each time . A CDRW may be an idea, but will not work on a lot of CD players and some windows . Have a look at UBCD ( . sourceforge . net/index . html" target="_blank">ubcd . sourceforge . net) |
pheonix (36) | ||
| 347748 | 2005-04-23 02:34:00 | I've dome exactly what you are asking . Had a freind's comp where the AV wouldn't start so I got the latest ver . of AVG and put in a CD and uploaded it, ran and it fixed the problem . I understand that AVs are usually not out on CDs because they need to be updated continuosly . But in the case I mentioned it got the comp going and then I could update the ver I loaded . (Had to get a registration number for it though) . HTH . . m |
mark c (247) | ||
| 347749 | 2005-04-23 02:52:00 | I've dome exactly what you are asking . Had a freind's comp where the AV wouldn't start so I got the latest ver . of AVG and put in a CD and uploaded it, ran and it fixed the problem . HTH . . m Mark, you're talking about copying the AVG's install file and install it on the infected pc? But how do you update the program and virus definitions before scanning the pc? |
bk T (215) | ||
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