Dagda1175
join:2001-06-17
Goleta, CA
 ·Cox HSI
| Antivirus from usb drive?
Does this exist? Resident antivirus programs seem vulternable to me. of course I know theyre generally helpful but what about viruses that are written in part to shut down antivirus programs it finds? I thought it might be good to have a non resident antivirus either on a usb drive or burned to cd. |
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sectionsix
Premium
join:2004-11-03
Tempe, AZ
| Well for starters there is avast U3 edition.
»www.avast.com/eng/purchase_avast···ion.html
Also,there is Dr.Web's CureIt, which requires no installation. To update just download a new CureIt exe on Mondays, IIRC.
»www.freedrweb.com/cureit/ |
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kikidoo
Premium
join:2001-07-09
Ventnor City, NJ | reply to Dagda1175
Also check out
ClamWin Portable antivirus to go
»portableapps.com/apps/utilities/···portable |
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ft900
@Level3.net
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Programs like SSM, ProSecurity and the free version of Process Guard can protect your AV and any other apps (e.g. your firewall) from being terminated. Even the free versions of SSM and ProSecurity can do this. ProcessGuard is probably easier to set up though, imo.
There are other HIPS programs that do this as well. Also most good HIPS will prevent the virus from starting in the first place.
That why it's smart to run one of these HIPS programs along with your AV. Especially if it's one of the freebies like AVG, Avast or Antivir because they are easily terminated AVs. |
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Angelo_
The Network Guy
Premium
join:2002-06-18 | you can use third party software to make portable apps which work 100x's better then taht u3 crap!
u3 what a joke wont even work on linux! |
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tempnexus
Premium
join:1999-08-11
Boston, MA | reply to ft900
now will PG even get updated since the people down under went down under? |
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comfort
join:2006-08-15
81822 | reply to Dagda1175
I'm interested in this as well. What do companies like GeekSquad do? There must be other versions. |
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tempnexus
Premium
join:1999-08-11
Boston, MA
| I dump my ESET folder onto my USB drive and run NOD32.exe to scan it off the USB drive. You have to reconfigure the SETUP (check all the check boxes to scan inside packers, compressed files and use heuritics) but that only takes 1 min. Scans perfect BUT DOES NOT SCAN MEMORY. |
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