Hellfire010 Posted October 26, 2006 Share Posted October 26, 2006 After having experienced a major virus (and having to reformat my computer, therefore losing everything on it) I got thinking about new ways to protect my computer. I was curious as to whether it would be possible to scan from the Login Screen. This would be particularly useful in that some viruses, similarly to the one I had, start their mischief the second you sign in and load the desktop. Basically, it would run a program and scan the drives, memory, etc. from the Login Screen instead of the Desktop, therefore not loading anything else. I figured it would look something like [THIS]. Would this be possible? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltBait Posted October 26, 2006 Share Posted October 26, 2006 It is always best to scan your system after booting into "safe mode". When your system is booting, press the F8 key, and follow the onscreen prompts... Quote Click to play: Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and how about a Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellfire010 Posted October 26, 2006 Author Share Posted October 26, 2006 Yeah, that is what I usually do. I was just wondering if that ^ was possible. Just a little curiousity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltBait Posted October 26, 2006 Share Posted October 26, 2006 Back in the olden days, you used to be able to scan your system from a bootable CD/Floppy. In the modern days of NTFS, I don't know if that's still possible. Quote Click to play: Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and how about a Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SearedIce Posted October 26, 2006 Share Posted October 26, 2006 It's most certainly still possible. My copy of Linux has full read access to my Windows partition (and write too if I got off my lazy rear and set it up correctly). Windows PE (or copy-OSs like BartPE) would be even better...ask an IT person you know to try it out. Norton or one of the other big virus companies might have a bootable scan product. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted October 26, 2006 Share Posted October 26, 2006 In many (all) antivirus, their is a "scan at next boot time" option. Quote No. Way. I've just seen Bob. And... *poof!*—just like that—he disappears into the mist again. ~Helio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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