I'm currently running them all in normal mode, and I'll do them in safe
later. Thanks for the help - I'll tell you if they do the job.

"David H. Lipman" wrote:

> From: "cquirke (MVP Windows shell/user)" <cquirkenews@nospam.mvps.org>
>
>
> |
> | I've downloaded it and read the HTML, but haven't used it yet - I'm
> | interested in seeing if it can be adapted to more formal use.
> |
> | As it is, AFAIK it starts by downloading stuff (updates etc.) from
> | within normal (infected) Windows, then is to be used from Safe Mode,
> | etc. As Safe Mode doesn't suppress all explicit integrations and will
> | be likely to run intrafile code infectors, I'd really prefer to work
> | "from orbit", e.g. from Bart CDR boot.
> |
> | At the least, I'd like to get updates etc. and prepare the scanners
> | from a clean PC, and then run them from Safe Mode on the infected PC,
> | preferably from read-only storage such as locked USB stick or CDRW.
> |
> | Also, remember to re-apply any HOSTS-mediated static protection, such
> | as Spyware Blaster or certain off-the-peg antimalware HOSTS files, as
> | Dave's procedure appears to leave the existing HOSTS deactivated.
> |
> | I'm working on a scanning wizard for Bart PE CDR boot that will run a
> | sequence of 5 av scanners with a minimum of stop/go interaction, so I
> | was interested in how Dave's worked.
> |
> >> ------------ ----- ---- --- -- - - - -
> | The most accurate diagnostic instrument
> | in medicine is the Retrospectoscope
> >> ------------ ----- ---- --- -- - - - -
>
> Any time you'd like to discuss my tool(s), you have my email address.
>
> While you mention booting from a Bart PE, the included PDF file does provide instructions
> for creating a DOS Boot Disk or DOS Boot Disk with NTFS4DOS for outside the OS scanning.
>
> --
> Dave
> http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
> http://www.ik-cs.com/got-a-virus.htm
>
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