I've never used a live Linux distro to run any sort of antimalware suite... I've only ever used them recover data and fix partitions. With that said, my mind immediately jumps to using a Windows Live CD for your particular use case. Back with XP/2003, I'd use BartPE, but I haven't created a Windows Live CD since then http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/ -- Here are some possible instructions on creating a Windows 7 PE: https://diskcryptor.net/forum/index.php?topic=4843.0 Otherwise, if the system boots, I've always just run everything from there. If it doesn't, I'd just use the Windows boot media to fix it. Of course, if all else fails, it's time to reinstall! :-) Good luck! On Sun, May 17, 2015 at 12:53 PM Clug <tclug at freakzilla.com> wrote: > Guys, I don't think you understand. I'm not trying to get people to switch > to anything, and in this specific case I'm not trying to avoid helping > peiple. I've got a friend who got themselves in a bit of a bind and I'm > trying to help, but it's been a while since I've done the Boot Off A USB > Drive And Run Antimalware. > > -- > > On Sun, 17 May 2015, Brian Wood wrote: > > >> Hi all, > >> > >> So, we're all Linux people. And I'm sure some of us deal with our > friends > >> and relatives and their seeming inability to keep their systems clear of > >> malware because nobody listens to us but then they come running and > expect > >> us to fix it for them. > > > > I prefer PC-BSD and FreeBsd to Linux or Windows. If I had to > > choose between Linux and Windows for development, I'd pick > > Linux, but am glad I don't have to deal with Linux as much as I > > used to. > > > > Anyway, I sometimes tell people using Windows that I use other > > operating systems and don't know how to help them. Or that I'll > > help them if they are willing to use BSD. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://mailman.mn-linux.org/pipermail/tclug-list/attachments/20150517/37667c6f/attachment.html>