A Linux install with clamAV can hunt for virii. And you can probably Chechen some configuration files or replace broken files with known good ones. But usually I use Linux for data recovery.
To clean out windows I would suggest malware bytes and avast AV. But I would also create a new admin user so with the blank profile you have a easier shot at getting things to run. I think Avira has a Linux based live scanner CD available. On Jan 19, 2012 5:10 PM, "Michael Havens" <bmi...@gmail.com> wrote: > Someone asked me if I could clean their installation of windows xp and I > told them I would look into it. I was hoping for a live distribution of > linux that will clean a windows system. If there isn't something like that > could you give me a crash course on what I need to know? I know about > msconfig to speed up things but is there something else I need to know > about? If I can clean their system what virus scanner do you suggest I > install? I'm going to suggest linux to them and give them backtrack if I > spark any interest. They also want me to build a website for them. So I > guess I need a crash course on that. What do you suggest for a quick-n-easy > way to learn that? > > -- > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >
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