Virus Rescue Disk

[shipdadip]

Slackware is insatlled from the shell prompt, when u go to install
Slackware ur dropped into a shell prompt, u can put the virus scanner on
a Slackware CD and boot of the CD into a # prompt than run the virus
scanner.

On Mon, 2002-11-18 at 21:28, Justin Bennett wrote:
> I guess what I'm asking is if there is a way I can create a bootable
> rescue CD which I can put the virusscanner on, boot off of and run
> virusscan.
> 
> Richard Hubbard said:
> > I don't know all the details, but knoppix
> > http://www.knopper.net/knoppix/index-en.html
> > may have the software you're looking for.
> >
> > --- John Seth <johnseth at phoenixwing.com> wrote:
> >> That'll work fine for mounting the HD, but he also
> >> want's an anti-virus
> >> program either resident, or accessible once booted.
> >> Neither RH nor
> >> Slackware have that built onto their boot disks.
> >> I'm not a mandrake fan,
> >> so I can't speak for that, though I doubt it for the
> >> fact that I haven't
> >> heard of a distro that had their rescue disk w/
> >> anti-virus.  Only tools
> >> for access and fixing other linux partitions, not
> >> FAT/FAT32... When
> >> there's a boot disk with FAT/FAT32 and NTFS
> >> read/write access, I
> >> personally will be interested as well.
> >>
> >>   - Tony
> >>
> >> --
> >> You say you are lying.  But if everything you say is
> >> a lie, then you are
> >> telling the truth.  You cannot tell the truth
> >> because everything you say
> >> is a lie.  You lie, you tell the truth ... but you
> >> cannot, for you lie.
> >>                 -- Norman the android, "I, Mudd",
> >> stardate 4513.3
> >> --
> >>
> >> On Mon, 18 Nov 2002, shipdadip wrote:
> >>
> >> > a slackware CD?
> >> >
> >> > ----- Original Message -----
> >> > From: "Cyber Source" <peter at thecybersource.com>
> >> > To: <nflug at nflug.org>
> >> > Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 4:01 PM
> >> > Subject: Re: Virus Rescue Disk
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > > Wouldn't any of the current install disks work
> >> (i.e. from RedHat and
> >> > > Mandrake) that can be run in rescue mode. You
> >> can then simulate mounting
> >> > > your system by "chroot /mnt/sysimage" for
> >> example with RedHat, then
> >> > > mount the cd an run it?
> >> > > On Mon, 2002-11-18 at 15:34, Justin Bennett
> >> wrote:
> >> > > > anybody got some instructions on how to make a
> >> bootable CDrom that boots
> >> > > > into a linux shell environment. This is what
> >> I'm looking to do. Burn a
> >> > CD
> >> > > > that boots a generic x86 kernel, boots into a
> >> shell and has Macafee for
> >> > > > linux on it so I can mount a disk and scan it.
> >> One of those small
> >> > > > distributions is prob fine, just need to be
> >> able to add macafee and put
> >> > it
> >> > > > on a cd. I've got a buddy whose father in law
> >> has a 98 Pc thats got
> >> > > > viruses on it. I want to make a CD he can take
> >> over there, boot up,
> >> > mount
> >> > > > the disk and scan it.
> >> > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > > > --
> >> > > > -------------------------------------------
> >> > > > Justin Bennett
> >> > > > Red Hat (Linux) Certified Engineer
> >> > > > Network Administrator
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> >> > > > 716-631-0100 ext 215
> >> > > >
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >
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> -------------------------------------------
> Justin Bennett
> Red Hat (Linux) Certified Engineer
> Network Administrator
> Dynabrade Inc.
> 8989 Sheridan Dr
> Clarence, NY 14031
> 716-631-0100 ext 215
> 
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