brian ramos
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getting rid of viruses
i work in a school that is famous for getting viruses especially the shortcut virus. i recently got a virus that was actually deleting files from people flash drive and even trying to run cmd to see if it was just hidden have proven to be futile
we have plenty computers that do not have internet access so i was wondering is it possible to like have a flash drive that has antivirus installed in it which you can plug in and get rid of viruses without having to worry about anything happening to your flash drive?
Any way to do this ?
we have plenty computers that do not have internet access so i was wondering is it possible to like have a flash drive that has antivirus installed in it which you can plug in and get rid of viruses without having to worry about anything happening to your flash drive?
Any way to do this ?
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hello there,
you must have the kaspersky agent is connected to the kaspersky kit, and then you protect it with password. so users can't change the settings, policies stop scan or even uninstall it. here image from my computer
you must have the kaspersky agent is connected to the kaspersky kit, and then you protect it with password. so users can't change the settings, policies stop scan or even uninstall it. here image from my computer
Oh boy, I could teach you. Password protection won't prevent users from doing this since KSC 10.4.343 and KES 10.3.0.6294. Users can skip quick scan of removable device unless you install patch via Kaspersky Company Account (also confirmed by Kaspersky employee).
well, i cant argue with you about this since i'm not the one responsible for admin kit task :D i'll inform my colleague. thanks for the tip.
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As I said before. We have some computers that do not have internet by them which is the main ones I want to clean.
The others use security essentials which seem to work good.
If I install a portable antivirus in a flash is there the possibility that as soon as I plug it in; it will also be infected and thus of no use to me ?
The others use security essentials which seem to work good.
If I install a portable antivirus in a flash is there the possibility that as soon as I plug it in; it will also be infected and thus of no use to me ?
I guess anything is possible but that gas never happened to me when I plugged a portable antivirus.
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Just curious as to which av you used portable ?
I used "Spybot - Search & Destroy Portable"
I liked it alot.
I liked it alot.
If something... use Kaspersky TDSSKiller Portable.
If I install a portable antivirus in a flash is there the possibility that as soon as I plug it in; it will also be infected and thus of no use to me ?
Yes for sure. only if you turn your PC off, insert a flash drive (bootable Antivirus not portable Antivirus) and boot from bootable antivirus on that flash drive will protect you against that virus. because you don't let it to boot and boot your PC from that flash drive.
You don't install a portable, all the files are on the flash drive. it's not installed, that's why it's called portable. you execute from the flash, no installation.
Since the new version was released users can abort the scan.