By snapshot you do mean with dd? On 5/23/08, Robert Nieto wrote: > This is a complete life saver. No admin should leave the house without > it. It will clean viri, passwords, etc... Good luck. > > http://trinityhome.org > > mike havens wrote: > > That is SO helpful! But it isn't open source:( > > > > On 5/23/08, Jon M. Hanson wrote: > >> On Fri, May 23, 2008 at 07:20:04PM +0000, mike havens wrote: > >>> When I attempt to download clam win for my windows box it always > >>> freezes. Does anyone know why this is? > >>> > >>> I just discovered that I needed it because I was infected..... > >>> everything broke on the laptop! I figured that it would be easier to > >>> just reinstall a fresh instance of the OS rather than mess with > >>> downloading the AV with a virus in the system. So that is what I > >>> did..... I even got the network working again without asking. Well, I > >>> called broadband tech support but I figured out what the problem was > >>> before he did. I had set a static IP for the card but the card didn't > >>> like that. Perhaps I should dd the hd and then put a fresh instance on > >>> it. Or is that just overkill? > >> Once you have a virus you can't trust anything on the operating system. > >> Many viruses have built-in logic to kill running anti-virus programs or > >> any attempts to install them. At this link > >> (http://www.free-av.com/en/tools/12/avira_antivir_rescue_system.html) is > >> a bootable CD that runs Linux which will also scan for viruses on your > >> system. If you're operating system isn't running then neither are the > >> viruses that can hide themselves by intercepting operating system calls. > >> > >> --------------------------------------------------- > >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > >> > > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- :-)~MIKE~(-: --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss