You could also download Windows Defender for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, though it seems that now you can’t anymore. Windows Defender was originally known as Microsoft AntiSpyware and was eventually included with Windows Vista and Windows 7. Thankfully, things are clearer in Windows 10. Note: "g:" is the drive letter of your flash driveĪlso check the offline antivirus tool Kaspersky Rescue Disk.In this article, I’ll explain the differences between the different anti-virus tools in Windows 7 and Windows 8 and where you can use each tool. Be careful because this procedure will erase the whole drive! Replace ‘#’ with the drive number that the list command displays for your USB drive. Create a bootable USB stick with WinPE and Microsoft Safety Scanner
For older Windows versions, you can use ISO recorder. In Windows 7, you can then just right-click img.iso and burn the ISO image to a CD or DVD.
dism /image:c:\img\mount /set-scratchspace:512.dism /mount-wim /wimfile:c:\img\winpe.wim /index:1 /mountdir:c:\img\mount.Note that you need the 32-bit version of Safety Scanner even if you want to scan a 64-bit Windows, because in the scenario described here we will run the antivirus tool on Windows PE, which is 32-bit.Īfter you launch the WAIK command prompt from the Windows Start Menu with administrator privileges, you have to run this command sequence: Create a boot CD with Windows PE and Microsoft Safety Scanner
I assume that you already downloaded and installed the WAIK for Windows 7 and the Microsoft Safety Scanner. Of course, you can also create a boot CD with Windows PE and Microsoft Safety Scanner. The advantage of the Windows PE solution is that you can add Microsoft Safety Scanner to your Windows administration toolbox on your USB stick. Many antivirus software vendors offer boot kits with their scan engines, which are usually based on Linux. Windows PE is a good choice for an offline antivirus scan because the operating system is lightweight and boots up quickly. Sophisticated viruses are difficult, and sometimes impossible to remove while Windows is running and the best way to remove them is to access the infected drive from a second OS while Windows is offline. The fact that the Microsoft Safety Scanner runs on Windows PE makes the free antivirus tool much more useful because it allows you to scan a Windows installation while it is offline. Microsoft Safety Scanner as offline antivirus tool on Windows PE 3.0
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