If a virus or spyware has crippled your PC to the point where it can’t boot properly into Windows (not even in safe mode), using a bootable rescue CD might be a last resort before you reinstall the OS.
You can use AVG Rescue CD (also available to AVG users for free) in such situations to repair your virus infected PC. This is the portable version of AVG Antivirus and can be used as a bootable CD or USB flash drive.
There are four other tools available in the package that you can use to perform some other necessary functions. They are:-
- midnight commander
- Windows Registry Editor
- Jar
- Test disc
- Here is a step by step guide to create AVG rescue USB/CD flash drive and remove virus or malware with its help.
How to create AVG Rescue CD (for USB)
The following steps show you how to install AVG Rescue CD files onto a USB pen drive. The steps to install it on a CD will be a bit more complicated as you will need to download the iso file, then burn it to the cd and make it bootable. However, doing it on a USB drive is easier.
1. Download AVG Rescue CD (for USB).
2. Plug the USB flash drive into the USB port on your PC.
3. Now extract the downloaded AVG Rescue RAR file in the USB drive.
4. Open the drive by double-clicking it to see all the files inside the drive.
5. Locate the “Makeboot.bat” file and double-click it to launch it.
Warning: Never launch this “Makeboot.bat” file from any drive other than a USB drive. If you launch it from the system drive, it will make it unbootable.
6. A command line window will appear.
7. Press any key on your keyboard. Wait a few seconds. After a while, a message will pop up saying “AVG Rescue USB is now bootable”.
How to Remove Virus or Spyware with AVG Rescue CD
1. Insert the AVG rescue CD (the flash drive is bootable in this case).
2. Go to the boot menu in BIOS settings.
3. Select the source (CD-ROM Drive or Portable Device) that you want to boot from. It will depend on the method you used to create the AVG rescue CD. In my case I chose portable because I will boot it through a USB flash drive.
4. The AVG welcome screen will appear. Press enter or wait 10 seconds to boot AVG rescue CD.
5. Accept the license agreement.
6. Run AVG’s update. You can update over the internet. If you don’t have an internet connection, you can update it from previously downloaded files (stored in your computer) from the AVG website. If no update file is saved, you cannot update it. Proceed to the next step.
7. After updating, the main menu will appear. Select the “Scan” option (selected by default) and press the enter key to start the scanning process.
8. Choose between two options – scan drives or scan folders.
9. Run the scan.
10. After the scan is complete, the scan report is displayed on the screen. You can do the following: Report File, Delete All, Rename All.
So that’s how you use AVG Rescue CD to boot into Windows and clean it up. Let us know what you think about the article in the comments section.
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