ESET SysRescue CD (March 08, 2011) | 166.6 MBThe
main advantage of ESET SysRescue is the fact that it runs independent
of the host operating system, while it has a direct access to the disk
and the entire filesystem. Thanks to this it is possible to remove those
infiltrations that normally could not be deleted, e.g. when the
operating system is running, etc.
Scanning speed is pretty fast
compared to other rescue disks. The scan is very thorough as it tries to
scan files inside compressed archive and also in setup installers. With
the latest virus signature database (5805), it manages to catch all of
known viruses by January 21, 2011.
For the rescue CD to use
effectively, you must provide that the computer boots from the ESET
SysRescue boot media. Boot priority can be modified in the BIOS.
Alternatively, you can invoke the boot menu during the computer startup -
usually using one of the F9 - F12 keys depending on the version of your
motherboard/BIOS.
The content of the CD will be written to the
operating memory (RAM). After booting up, ESS will start. Since ESET
SysRescue is used only in specific situations, some protection modules
and program features present in regular ESS are not needed; their list
is narrowed down to Computer scan, Update, and some sections in Setup.
Capability of updating virus signature database is the most important
feature of ESET SysRescue.
Suppose that computers in the network
have been infected by a virus modifying executable (EXE) files. ESS is
capable of cleaning all infected files except for explorer.exe, which
can't be cleaned, not even in the Safe mode. That is due to the fact
that explorer.exe, as one of the essential Windows processes, is
launched in the Safe mode as well. ESS cannot perform any action with
the file and therefore it remains infected.
In such a scenario,
you can employ ESET SysRescue to solve the problem. ESET SysRescue does
not require any component of the host operating system. Therefore it is
capable of processing (cleaning, deleting) any file on the disk.
OS : Windows XP/Vista/Seven (x86/x64)
Definitions 5935 released : March 08, 2011 at 10:58
Requirement: more than 576 MB of RAM installed on target computer, CD drive
Recommendation : Burn the ISO image at low speed (8x if available)
Homepage - http://www.eset.com/