Avira AntiVir Rescue System Is Extremely Useful For Malware Removal

Avira in the last reports I read from av-comparatives.org pegged avira at #2 in detection rates.

http://www.av-comparatives.org/

The free avira rescue system boots to linux and scans using the most recent definitions. It is updated on a daily basis perhaps more than that, so downloading and burning a new cd for each malware removal job is a given.

Because you are booting from the cd, and not the infected drive you would be more likely to detect rootkits as they are not running in memory. Not only that but it not having to deal with malware running in the background in general while trying to remove it makes the process much more efficient and easier in general.

www.free-av.com/en/products/12/avira_antivir_rescue_system.html

I really think that the rescue cd would make a great addition to the tools in the malware removal guide. For me it's a must on a field call. I hate trying to remove virii or malware while they are loaded in memory. I think a smarter approach is to scan the drive from linux (as avira rescue system does) or from another clean computer.