[Wolves] what live usb pen linux virus checker should i use

[Mark Croft Redditch Linux Mint]

the laptop does have a cd drive it but i think i may external usb to
cdrom thingy

On 20 March 2016 at 18:01, Ron Wellsted <ron at wellsted.org.uk> wrote:
> On 20/03/16 17:56, Mark Croft Redditch Linux Mint wrote:
>> my friend got 4tb external hard drive and  a movie or mp3 file has got
>> a virus , we need to work out which files/directory are inffected.
>>
>> I know there a number of different linux distro that does this job
>> which is the best and will not actually change anything on the drive ,
>> I do not want to fix it yet just find the virus infection? I guess i
>> will be ntfs not sure the 4tb?
>>
>> mark
>
> Personally I use Kaspersky Rescue Disk from a CD. http://goo.gl/KzHa0P
> I am not sure if it can be booted from a USB drive.  It does need an
> internet connection and plenty of time (I normally let it run overnight).
>
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