clamwin

[mike havens]

That is SO helpful! But it isn't open source:(

On 5/23/08, Jon M. Hanson <jon at the-hansons-az.net> 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.
>
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