Bootable AV recommendation

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  • January 16, 2018 at 3:08 pm #15745
    blacklion1725blacklion1725
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      Hello all – been given a PC to look at (remember them?) – had a dud PSU which I have replaced and it boots, but owner was almost victim to a telephone scam before the PSU went and is concerned PC may be infected (he was talked in to typing all sorts in to it before cottoning on that it wasn’t microsoft on the blower).

      I have it booting minus a network cable and it is behaving itself.  A reset keeping apps and files is probably bes option but to see what may be luking in apps/files thought it would be good to run a full scan from boot – and wonder if anyone has one they have used recently that they can recommend

      Ta

      January 16, 2018 at 4:41 pm #15746
      Ed PEd P
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        Sorry too long since I needed to use one.

        In your situation I would just whip out his boot drive, stick it in a sata caddy and do a scan with it connected as a non-booting slave to your own pc. The main problem I would otherwise see with a normal off-line scan would be if his boot drive is uefi and refuses to boot from a ‘foreign ‘ source..

        January 16, 2018 at 4:45 pm #15748
        RSBRSB
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          @bdthree
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          You could install and run clamav from a live distro such as mint. Should pick up any nasties regardless of o/s being installed, but don’t quote me on that.

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          January 16, 2018 at 4:57 pm #15749
          The DukeThe Duke
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            If it was me I’d reinstall windows. Since i swapped to “ill fix it by wiping it, so make sure you’re all backed up”, slowly but surely all the annoying ” friends” have stopped asking me.

            Hunting done viruses etc can take a lot of time, something i no long want to waste messing with others pcs im my spare time.

            In all honesty, Windows 8 was a godsend, i refused to upgrade to it myself, so would tell people i don’t know how to fix 8, which wasn’t a 100 %, but convenient for me, and had some truth to it. Plus the none tech savvy had no idea, and if they were savvy enough they should be able to figure whatever issue out themselves.

            Wipe it, give it back. If you’re feeling generous, back up their docs etc. Bit i wouldn’t, as they will be back. People only learn the hard way.

            If it ain’t backed up before it gets to me, you’ll lose it.

            January 16, 2018 at 7:47 pm #15752
            blacklion1725blacklion1725
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              well I’ve just gone back to look at it and it looks like W10 has decided to upgrade itself – I’m not sure succesfully – blank screen apart from  little spinning circle at the bottom – been like that for an hour. All his data is on a separate physical hard drave so a reinstall is very possible.

              I’ve also found a bootable BitDefender iso on their site and have created one (its MBR – system has been upgraded from W7). I’ll give it a while and then I think tomorrow night will reinstall.

              ta.

              January 16, 2018 at 10:08 pm #15760
              Dave RiceDave Rice
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                With W10 a reset is as good as a reinstall, because basically that’s what happens.

                Boot able av: clam is very basic. Bit defender sounds great. As does the external caddy approach.

                January 17, 2018 at 5:28 pm #15784
                Bob WilliamsBob Williams
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                  I second Bitdefender: only Kaspersky compares (and is better, for me.)

                  On Monday I updated 5 family devices to Kaspersky Total Security 2018.

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                  I'm out.

                  January 17, 2018 at 6:56 pm #15791
                  Dave RiceDave Rice
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                    @ricedg
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                    B-I-L got his ebay account pwned which has made him more security conscious and other extended family members have been making noises, so decided to “renew” my Kaspersky with 10 devices this time. Works out £4 each from Amazon and includes a back and restore app so I can deal with that for them too. The console lets me keep an eye on things and even start off updates and scans remotely.

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