OK, then I will ask a potentially silly question....;-) If I make a UBCD4WIN CD on an infected machine, will that CD be infected? Is there a way to make the CD on a potentially infected machine and not spread the viruses to the machines to be tested? I need to make one of these CDs, but I only have 1 Windows machine, and that one is acting strange....maybe an infection, but ClamAV and other free antivirus programs report it clean. Since there is only an .exe file for UBCD4WIN, I assume one has to make the iso image on a Windows machine - is this correct? I think I am in a chicken and egg situation..... Thanks! Mark On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 1:22 AM, Bryan O'Neal wrote: > I should probably go back a reread this thread so I don't ask silly > questions, but... > The application you download for UBCD4WIN is installed locally, you run the > configuration script to tell it what you want on the CD, you feed it your > windows installation packages (it does not come with it due to copywriter > violation) and then it creates an iso for you to burn or a boot image or > what ever you ask it to. But it does not come with a bootable image ready > to go. That said, if you need a windows XP environment that is live, packed > with tools, and is under 700MB it is a good way to go. > > ------------------------------ > *From:* plug-discuss-bounces@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us [mailto: > plug-discuss-bounces@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us] *On Behalf Of *mike havens > *Sent:* Sunday, March 01, 2009 8:53 PM > *To:* Main PLUG discussion list > *Subject:* Re: UBCD4WIN > > Thanks for letting me know about this program. I was s=wondering though: it > seems that this was made to be installed. Is that so? > > On Sun, Mar 1, 2009 at 4:51 PM, mike havens wrote: > >> yes... I will do this this way. thanks for the thrashing! lol >> >> On Sun, Mar 1, 2009 at 4:31 PM, Lisa Kachold wrote: >> >>> Having this Windows ramdisk on a Flash disk, you MUST have copied it >>> correctly - it's going to need a partition of it's own (RAMDISKs are like >>> boot floppies); next you will need a BIOS that allows you to specify a USB >>> device in boot order. This is a complex process in itself. >>> >>> I can see you are spoiled by Nix? Under Linux you can download any iso >>> and loop mount it, then copy it in total to a new drive, edit it and reburn >>> it. >>> >>> In this way, one can trivially change any distro you provide for an >>> InstallFest, or as a gift for a new "trainee". >>> >>> You can brand your own installs, script additional features or process >>> startups (tunnels), preconfigure example files (hosts, sshd_config [certain >>> characters in files {alt255 on keypad} will keep any line from running while >>> it appears in the config file], recompile top/ls/df to do whatever you might >>> like, or simply run a script to add a rootkit for instance. >>> >>> I suggest that your repair ramdisk be made following the instructions - >>> *just use a CD*. >>> >>> obnosis.com | wiki.obnosis.com| (503)754-4452 >>> PLUG HACKFESTS 2nd >>> Saturday Each Month@Noon - 3PM >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> Date: Sun, 1 Mar 2009 13:46:57 -0500 >>> Subject: Re: UBCD4WIN >>> From: bmike1@gmail.com >>> To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>> >>> is this not possible? >>> >>> On Sun, Mar 1, 2009 at 1:46 PM, mike havens wrote: >>> >>> I was hoping that what i could do is drag-n-drop the drive onto an icon >>> and not need to burn a cd. That way I could update it at home nd bring the >>> flash-drive to the job. >>> >>> On Sun, Mar 1, 2009 at 1:26 AM, Charles Jones < >>> charles.jones@ciscolearning.org> wrote: >>> >>> mike havens wrote: >>> > I downloaded it and am unpacking it now. I am, however, unclear as to >>> > where to get updates and how to install them into the program. What I >>> > am going to do is put it onto a flash drive and just update the virus >>> > info! >>> >>> Mike, >>> >>> Once you boot the disc (it takes a frighteningly long time to boot up >>> windows from a super-compressed CD), it will ask you first which shell >>> to launch, the default one is fine. Then it will ask if you want to >>> bring up the network interfaces. choose yes and just accept the defaults >>> (assuming DHCP). Then once you are online you can for instance launch >>> SpyBot Search & Destroy (one of the AV tools), and use the built-in >>> update function. It will connect to their server and download the >>> updates (to the RAMDISK) and then restart (spybot S&D restarts). You can >>> then do a scan with the newest updates. >>> >>> You can also use the web browser, etc, if you want to download install >>> your own program (if its small enough to fit in the ramdisk). >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> 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~(-: >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> Windows Live™ Contacts: Organize your contact list. 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