Ubuntu :: Virus Scanning A Windows Partition Using The Live CD?

May 23, 2011

My Windows machine crashed, and I am at the mercy of my Ubuntu live-CD to solve all of my problems. I am backing up my data as I write this post. I was wondering two things: 1.) Is there a way to scan my Windows partition for viruses through the Ubuntu live-CD? I don't care much about repairing the partition, I just want to know what happened.

2.) And a few non-linux question: If I back up an infected file to an external hard disk, is it possible to infect another computer by merely connecting the disk to it? Is it possible that multiple, or all of my files have been infected? Is there a way I can open files safely on another (Windows) machine without (or at least minimalizing) fear of crashing it?

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Feb 10, 2010

Would I need to scan the (root /) directory with sudo clamtk or would running clamtk be sufficient? Theoretically, if Ubuntu did get a virus; would this virus try to establish itself in / rather than /home? Also is it correct to presume that to scan the /home directory; running sudo clamtk wont do any more than just running clamtk?

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Jun 14, 2010

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In previous Debian versions ClamAV and Dazuko used to do this. However, I understand that this setup doesn't work in Lucid. I tried p3scan but that hasn't been updated since 2008, once I managed to install it, it failed to find clamd even though it was running. I understand that clamdrib no longer works for Thunderbird 3. Amavisd as a replacement for p3scan, but this seems to be for mail servers.

I would be really grateful if anyone could tell me how to get on access/real time virus scanning of pop3 and imap emails on a desktop running Lucid with either Thunderbird 3 or Kmail, without having to buy an antivirus program like Avast Or point me to an existing tutorial that I might have missed.

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May 12, 2010

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Feb 4, 2010

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Aug 2, 2010

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This is what is displayed when I start Gparted /home/ubuntu/Desktop/Screenshot--dev-sda - GParted.png [IMG]file:///tmp/moz-screenshot.png[/IMG][IMG]file:///tmp/moz-screenshot-1.png[/IMG]

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Mar 20, 2011

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I've found out how to use a linux live cd- (KNOPPIX_V3.9-2005-05-27-EN.iso) to back-up files I don't want to lose but now I want to know if there is a way to scan for and kill viruses, fix or replace the files that are so called corrupt instead of having to re-install from the factory OEM recovery CD. This would wipe out everything. I don't have a Microsoft windows CD. OS XP home.

This live cd thingy saved my butt so far....can it also run anti-virus software to fix my windows boot problem?

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Feb 14, 2010

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Jun 16, 2010

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Jan 17, 2011

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Code:

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Record 0 has no FILE magic (0xffffffff)

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May 18, 2010

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Jan 5, 2010

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Jan 31, 2010

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Apr 28, 2010

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Jan 4, 2011

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