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 >