Infected machine on dial-up

[Noel S Pamfree]

It transpires a stupid friend of mine did not think he needed any anti-virus
software. I am fairly sure he has been infected.

He only has dial-up so when I go there tomorrow I won't be able to use an
online scanner without spending all day on the Net.

Is there any way I can download something onto my flash pen and run a virus
check from that before I install a virus checker?

Any suggestions appreciated.

Noel

 

[Leythos]

In article <eVMGc6zDIHA.1184@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl>,
Noel.spamfree@hotmail.com says...
> It transpires a stupid friend of mine did not think he needed any anti-virus
> software. I am fairly sure he has been infected.
>
> He only has dial-up so when I go there tomorrow I won't be able to use an
> online scanner without spending all day on the Net.
>
> Is there any way I can download something onto my flash pen and run a virus
> check from that before I install a virus checker?
>
> Any suggestions appreciated.

Dave Lipman's tools:
Download MULTI_AV.EXE from the URL --
http://www.pctipp.ch/ds/28400/28470/Multi_AV.exe

Download Multi-AV, install it on your computer, update it completely
(all 4 scanners), then burn the FOLDER to CD.

Copy it from CD to exactly where it was installed on your computer to
the infected computer, boot the infected computer in safe mode, run all
scanners until the report clean at least twice.

The updates, once downloaded, are in the folder, so you can
update/burn/take with you to clean.

--

Leythos
- Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum.
- Calling an illegal alien an "undocumented worker" is like calling a
drug dealer an "unlicensed pharmacist"
spam999free@rrohio.com (remove 999 for proper email address)

 

[Noel S Pamfree]

Thanks very much,

I already have a virus checker installed on my machine (F-Secure) - is it
safe to
install Dave Lipman's as well - even if it is only temporary?

Thanks,

Noel

"Leythos" <void@nowhere.lan> wrote in message
news:MPG.217d59ba304f807989afa@adfree.Usenet.com...
> In article <eVMGc6zDIHA.1184@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl>,
> Noel.spamfree@hotmail.com says...
>> It transpires a stupid friend of mine did not think he needed any
>> anti-virus
>> software. I am fairly sure he has been infected.
>>
>> He only has dial-up so when I go there tomorrow I won't be able to use an
>> online scanner without spending all day on the Net.
>>
>> Is there any way I can download something onto my flash pen and run a
>> virus
>> check from that before I install a virus checker?
>>
>> Any suggestions appreciated.
>
> Dave Lipman's tools:
> Download MULTI_AV.EXE from the URL --
> http://www.pctipp.ch/ds/28400/28470/Multi_AV.exe
>
> Download Multi-AV, install it on your computer, update it completely
> (all 4 scanners), then burn the FOLDER to CD.
>
> Copy it from CD to exactly where it was installed on your computer to
> the infected computer, boot the infected computer in safe mode, run all
> scanners until the report clean at least twice.
>
> The updates, once downloaded, are in the folder, so you can
> update/burn/take with you to clean.
>
> --
>
> Leythos
> - Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum.
> - Calling an illegal alien an "undocumented worker" is like calling a
> drug dealer an "unlicensed pharmacist"
> spam999free@rrohio.com (remove 999 for proper email address)

 

[MAP]

Noel S Pamfree wrote:
> Thanks very much,
>
> I already have a virus checker installed on my machine (F-Secure) -
> is it safe to
> install Dave Lipman's as well - even if it is only temporary?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Noel

Yes, Dave's tool will not interfere with any other resident anti-virus
programs installed.

--
Mike Pawlak

 

[3Cat]

http://portableapps.com/apps/utilities/clamwin_portable
Clamwin Anti-virus that can be installed in USB Key.


"Noel S Pamfree" <Noel.spamfree@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:eVMGc6zDIHA.1184@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> It transpires a stupid friend of mine did not think he needed any
> anti-virus software. I am fairly sure he has been infected.
>
> He only has dial-up so when I go there tomorrow I won't be able to use an
> online scanner without spending all day on the Net.
>
> Is there any way I can download something onto my flash pen and run a
> virus check from that before I install a virus checker?
>
> Any suggestions appreciated.
>
> Noel
>