[TriLUG] "Cleaning" a Windows machine

Jonathan Mainguy jon at jmainguy.com
Sun Dec 21 22:21:02 EST 2014


Hey Brian,

I would backup what he needs and reinstall to factory image. Unless that is
not an option for him.

Thank you,
Jon

On Sun, Dec 21, 2014 at 11:22 PM, Brian McCullough <bdmc at buadh-brath.com>
wrote:

> Did the title intrigue you?
>
>
> I have a friend who has managed to get his M$ machine infected. ( I
> know, 1=1. )
>
> I was planning on taking a Live Linux disk over ( CD ) and seeing what I
> could do without booting that machine.
>
> What tools would you recommend?
>
> My impression is that ClamAV, that I use in my mail chain, is best used
> for single files, but is there a way to use it over complete filesystems?
>
>
> Anything else that is already on an Ubuntu disk, or can be installed
> with apt-get on the live cd?
>
> Do you prefer another live CD for this purpose?
>
>
>
> Thanks,
> Brian
>
>
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