ARRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!! A fellow pirate, ye be, Dax me mate! [?] On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 10:16 PM, Rogue <n1ro...@aol.com> wrote:
> > > I think this is great and something that I will look into. I personally use > Avast which has a option to scan the boot drive. > --Dax > I love mankind - it's people I can't stand! > > *From:* Mr. Worf <hellomahog...@gmail.com> > *Sent:* Wednesday, March 31, 2010 4:33 AM > *To:* scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > *Subject:* [scifinoir2] This is cool: Infected PC? AVG Rescue CD to the > Rescue! > > > > This will work on a cd or you can put it on a thumb drive. > > Infected PC? AVG Rescue CD to the Rescue! > > By Rick Broida <http://blogs.bnet.com/bio.php?id=broida> > > March 30th, 2010 @ 8:09 am > > 0 Comments <http://blogs.bnet.com/businesstips/?p=6920#comments> > > | Permalink <http://blogs.bnet.com/businesstips/?p=6920> > > - > Email<?subject=Infected%20PC%3F%20AVG%20Rescue%20CD%20to%20the%20Rescue%21&body=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.bnet.com%2Fbusinesstips%2F%3Fp%3D6920> > - Share <http://blogs.bnet.com/businesstips/?p=6920#> > - My > BNET<http://www.bnet.com/5262-13093-0.html?link=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.bnet.com%2Fbusinesstips%2F%3Fp%3D6920&title=Infected+PC%3F+AVG+Rescue+CD+to+the+Rescue%21&path=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.bnet.com%2Fbusinesstips%2F%3Fp%3D6920> > - > Twitter<http://twitter.com/home?status=Infected+PC%3F+AVG+Rescue+CD+to+the+Rescue%21+http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.bnet.com%2Fbusinesstips%2F%3Fp%3D6920> > - > del.icio.us<http://del.icio.us/post?url=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.bnet.com%2Fbusinesstips%2F%3Fp%3D6920&title=Infected+PC%3F+AVG+Rescue+CD+to+the+Rescue%21> > - > Google<http://www.google.com/bookmarks/mark?op=add&title=Infected+PC%3F+AVG+Rescue+CD+to+the+Rescue%21&bkmk=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.bnet.com%2Fbusinesstips%2F%3Fp%3D6920> > - > StumbleUpon<http://www.stumbleupon.com/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.bnet.com%2Fbusinesstips%2F%3Fp%3D6920> > - Newsvine > - Facebook > - > LinkedIn<http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.bnet.com%2Fbusinesstips%2F%3Fp%3D6920&title=Infected+PC%3F+AVG+Rescue+CD+to+the+Rescue%21&source=BNET> > - > Digg<http://digg.com/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.bnet.com%2Fbusinesstips%2F%3Fp%3D6920&title=Infected+PC%3F+AVG+Rescue+CD+to+the+Rescue%21> > - My Yahoo > - > Technorati<http://technorati.com/faves?add=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.bnet.com%2Fbusinesstips%2F%3Fp%3D6920> > - > Reddit<http://reddit.com/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.bnet.com%2Fbusinesstips%2F%3Fp%3D6920&title=Infected+PC%3F+AVG+Rescue+CD+to+the+Rescue%21> > - Print <http://blogs.bnet.com/businesstips/?p=6920#> > - Recomend > - 1 > > > - > facebook<http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=Infected%20PC%3F%20AVG%20Rescue%20CD%20to%20the%20Rescue%21&t=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.bnet.com%2Fbusinesstips%2F%3Fp%3D6920> > - > twitter<http://twitter.com/home?status=Infected%20PC%3F%20AVG%20Rescue%20CD%20to%20the%20Rescue%21%20http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.bnet.com%2Fbusinesstips%2F%3Fp%3D6920> > - > digg<http://digg.com/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.bnet.com%2Fbusinesstips%2F%3Fp%3D6920&title=Infected%20PC%3F%20AVG%20Rescue%20CD%20to%20the%20Rescue%21> > - > buzz<http://buzz.yahoo.com/buzz?targetUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.bnet.com%2Fbusinesstips%2F%3Fp%3D6920&headline=Infected%20PC%3F%20AVG%20Rescue%20CD%20to%20the%20Rescue%21&summary=Infected%20PC%3F%20AVG%20Rescue%20CD%20to%20the%20Rescue%21> > > *Categories:* Security <http://blogs.bnet.com/businesstips/?cat=16>, > Software <http://blogs.bnet.com/businesstips/?cat=4> > > *Tags:* PC <http://resources.bnet.com/topic/PC.html>, > CD<http://resources.bnet.com/topic/CD.html>, > Rescue <http://resources.bnet.com/topic/Rescue.html>, > Cyberthreats<http://resources.bnet.com/topic/Cyberthreats.html>, > Desktops <http://resources.bnet.com/topic/Desktops.html>..., Viruses And > Worms <http://resources.bnet.com/topic/Viruses+And+Worms.html>, > Security<http://resources.bnet.com/topic/Security.html>, > Hardware <http://resources.bnet.com/topic/Hardware.html>, Rick > Broida<http://resources.bnet.com/topic/Rick+Broida.html> > > <http://i.bnet.com/blogs/avg-rescue-cd.png>If a virus or spyware infection > strikes your PC, you’ll know it right away. The telltale signs include > suddenly sluggish performance, a hijacked Web browser, and/or pop-up > warnings from sources you don’t recognize. > > What you may not know is what to do about it. Trying to cure an already > infected PC is quite literally like trying to close the barn door after the > horses have run out. > > Fortunately, there’s a new weapon at your disposal: AVG Rescue CD can > remove viruses, spyware, and other > malware<http://www.avg.com/us-en/avg-rescue-cd>from infected PCs. It’s a > free, effective, and potentially life-saving tool > — but there’s one catch. > > The catch: You need to create your rescue CD *before *your system gets > infected. If you wait until after the fact, your system will probably be too > choked with malware to perform the setup. So think of this as stockpiling a > flu vaccine. > > As its name implies, AVG Rescue CD is a bootable CD that employs Linux for > its operations, meaning it doesn’t boot into Windows (which is where the > problems lie, natch). It’s also available for USB flash drives, which is my > preferred method of deploying the tool — as long as the infected system > supports booting from flash drives, which most modern PCs do. (The software > itself requires only about 70MB of space, so even an old 128MB drive will > suffice.) > > Don’t worry about out-of-date virus definitions: The software will leverage > your PC’s Internet connection to retrieve the latest updates. > > I can’t say AVG Rescue CD is the most user-friendly tool I’ve used, so it > behooves novice users to watch AVG’s two tutorial videos: One on creating > a bootable CD or USB > drive<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFwjc0pZHr8&feature=video_response>, > the other on using Rescue CD to remove infections from a > PC<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKmE1H9Z2kk&feature=related> > . > > I also can’t promise that the software will rescue every PC from every > infection — but it’s something every user should keep in his or her toolkit. > AVG Rescue CD is free; it works with most versions of Windows. [via > AppScout<http://www.appscout.com/2010/03/avg_rescue_cd_powerful_useful.php> > ] > > You can download it here: > http://www.avg.com/us-en/avg-rescue-cd > > > -- > Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! > Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ > > >
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