[arachne] Re: DOS antivirus (was Re: EFFECTIVE UNRAR SOFTWARE NEEDED)

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kaspersky has an antivirus rescue CD that boots DOS from the CD

http://www.techmixer.com/kaspersky-rescue-disk-load-kaspersky-antivirus-2009-using-dos/

Kaspersky Rescue Disk, a bootable DOS Based Kaspersky Antivirus to
perform virus scanning and remove viruses on Windows without booting
the operating system first.


On Tue, 26 May 2009 19:19:59 -0500 (CDT), Rob <robo13@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Brian,
> I don't know about a DOS antivirus app, but you can get
> a DOS UNRAR app here.
> http://www.rarlab.com/rar_add.htm
> I haven't tried it tho.
> Rob

> On Tue, 26 May 2009, Brian C. Murphy wrote:

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> I guess the Russians must be taking over the software world, because I
> cannot get any of the antivirus software I need that is not Russian.
> I don't mind the Russian part, but I am having a hell of a time finding
> DOS software that will actually dissolve the omnipresent RAR files the
> software comes in.  Can someone lead me to, or send me, a couple of very
> robust dos UNRAR UNPACKERS that are easily downloaded ?

> I just acquired a Windows virus attack on some used Windows laptops I am
> trying to turn into DOS laptops.  I am desparately in need of some
> strong DOS antivirus to put into the laptops to kill the virus.  But I
> have yet to be able to both find and download DOS antivirus that will do
> the job.

> FPROT, which I would prefer because of its simplicity, has abandoned
> DOS, and the Russian antivirus web sites all have such confused
> organization that I cannot locate DOS ANTIVIRUS on them to download,
> although I have downloaded some useless files from some of them.  Does
> anyone have a good solution.  I certainlay do not mind paying for the
> software if I can get it.

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