I would check these out. AVG http://www.avg.com/us-en/avg-rescue-cd-download Norton https://security.symantec.com/nbrt/nbrt.aspx Kaspersky http://rescuedisk.kaspersky-labs.com/rescuedisk/updatable/kav_rescue_10.iso Bitdefender http://download.bitdefender.com/rescue_cd/BitDefenderRescueCD_v2.0.0_5_10_2010.iso I typically will scan with 2-3 different tools, as they all pick up things differently. This will take time, 8-16 hours per system. Once you have validated all your systems are clean, then maintain a good anti-virus and anti-malware active foot print on your systems. Good luck! On 05/17/2015 01:23 PM, Clug wrote: > I was trying really hard to be non-specific about the situation, while > being very specific about the solution I want to use - my bad. > > The situation is someone I know who is VERY non tech-savvy had a problem > with a printer at work (very small place) and went to what they THOUGHT > was the support site for that printer, where they were told to "download > and run" something that gave the person on the other end access to their > system so they could "diagnose" the problem. > > Naturally my friend came to their senses AFTER all this and are now > terrified that their system is "full of viruses". And they are really, > really not wanting to let their employer know. > > So I'm basically doing some guerilla support on this. I therefore can't > yank the drive (which would be my preferred option). I /have/ used Linux > Live CDs in the past do run malware removers, but that was years back, > and I was hoping there are some good/better options nowadays. Barring > that, I'm bringing portable malware/spyware/antivirus stuff with me on a > USB drive and booting the thing into safe mode. > > It's not a big deal and I'm not asking for advice on how to fix stuff. I > specifically want to know if you guys have advice on a live rescue CD > image (: > > > > On Sun, 17 May 2015, B-o-B De Mars wrote: > >> On 5/17/2015 12:53 PM, Clug 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. >>> >> >> I never had luck with this. I usually do one of the following >> (sometimes both). >> >> Pull the drive & attach it to a machine with Anitvirus. Scan it then >> try to repair the damage. >> >> or, pull the drive and attach it to another machine. Pull any files >> off they want to save. Put the drive back in the original machine, >> and reinstall. >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota >> tclug-list at mn-linux.org >> http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >> > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list