Cdrescue was a good resource when I did recovery/cleaning.
On Fri, May 24, 2019, 5:54 PM jdow <jdow@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
On 20190524 14:43:17, ToddAndMargo via users wrote:
> On 5/24/19 11:11 AM, Javier Perez wrote:
>> Hi. This is Off Topic.
>> Is there a reliable usb or dvd distribution with tools to clean up viruses,
>> root kits, whatever from a Hard drive?
>> I got a quite slow windows 10 laptop from a nephew for clean up (I do not
>> know what kind of viruses/malware might be lurking in there).
>> Rather than hooking it to my home network I would prefer to first start it
>> from a cleaning usb/dvd and at least catch and erase them off line instead of
>> giving them the opportunity to try and conquer my linux realm :)
>> Thanks
>
>
> https://www.eset.com/int/support/sysrescue/
> Use dd to cut it to a Flash Drive
>
> If all else fails, do a dd /dev/zero and wipe out the hard drive
> and start over.
>
> If you have not used Windows Nein, oops, Windows Ten before
> you are in for a rude awakening! Swearing helps.What
> were they thinking!
>
> :-)
Meh - I have my Win 10 looking and acting almost 100% like Windows 7 except for
the mandatory updates. "There are tools." Now, getting KDE or Gnome tamed into
modest usefulness is close to impossible without a lot of blood sweat and tears.
So pots and kettles are both black.
{^_-}
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