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Tosis
Hi there all,
In the absence of a group FAQ or similar, I ask the following. I'm an IT
contractor to a large number of firms in my town. Many of them still don't see
the light of day regarding antivirus defence (some prefer to think of them as
acts-of-god, others couldn't be bothered to outlay the cash, some just don't
listen or learn), and I still gain customers on a daily basis... all because of
the common cold, err, virus.
Now, to remove these perky apps I have a number of tools aimed at particular
virii, as well as knowledge of their methods of infection, how to detect them,
etc. What I'm missing here is a good general purpose scanner for DOS that I can
place on a CD / read-only flashdrive and run in a "secured" environment.
I've tried Norton's NAVDX, I've tried AVG's DOS system too; they both detect
virii (not all) and both remove them (once again, not all, some cannot be
repaired and certain repair jobs destroy the infected files). I need a tool
that's going to be able to remove +95% of what I run across. Otherwise it's
scrap all of that and use a modified external drive chassis to scan hard drives
directly with a laptop or similar.
I'm hoping someone out there reading has come across this issue and might have
an answer for me... TIA
In the absence of a group FAQ or similar, I ask the following. I'm an IT
contractor to a large number of firms in my town. Many of them still don't see
the light of day regarding antivirus defence (some prefer to think of them as
acts-of-god, others couldn't be bothered to outlay the cash, some just don't
listen or learn), and I still gain customers on a daily basis... all because of
the common cold, err, virus.
Now, to remove these perky apps I have a number of tools aimed at particular
virii, as well as knowledge of their methods of infection, how to detect them,
etc. What I'm missing here is a good general purpose scanner for DOS that I can
place on a CD / read-only flashdrive and run in a "secured" environment.
I've tried Norton's NAVDX, I've tried AVG's DOS system too; they both detect
virii (not all) and both remove them (once again, not all, some cannot be
repaired and certain repair jobs destroy the infected files). I need a tool
that's going to be able to remove +95% of what I run across. Otherwise it's
scrap all of that and use a modified external drive chassis to scan hard drives
directly with a laptop or similar.
I'm hoping someone out there reading has come across this issue and might have
an answer for me... TIA