____/ Lusotec on Tuesday 30 Mar 2010 22:32 : \____
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>> AVG kills Windows viruses with Linux and emergency rescue CD
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | If your Windows PC has been infected with some
>> | net nasty, be it malware, viruses or that fake
>> | Facebook password reset slimeware, and you
>> | can't boot up your Windows PC or are stuck
>> | with ransomware pop-ups that are popping you
>> | out of your mind and stopping your from
>> | working, AVG's new Linux-based emergency boot
>> | CD, DVD or USB stick is freely downloadable
>> | and ready to help you thrash threatware and
>> | get you back to a working PC!
>> `----
>>
>> http://www.itwire.com/business-it-news/security/37856-avg-kills-windows-
>> viruses-with-linux-and-emergency-rescue-cd
>
> Using a live/rescue GNU/Linux CD to clean malware from Windows systems is
> something that many people, me included, have done many times, and for a
> good number of year. Even so, it is a good move from the part of AVG.
>
> Other companies produce anti-malware programs that run on GNU/Linux, so it
> is a bit intriguing why none of these companies has done this before.
>
> Regards.
____/ Lusotec on Tuesday 30 Mar 2010 23:04 : \____
>
> It just occurred to me that Avira also has GNU/Linux based rescue CD, so the
> above paragraph is just evidence of imperfect memory.
>
> Regards.
There are banks that distribute or recommend Linux now.
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