Virus cleaner for windows

[haezeban]

Hi,

I installed knoppix adriane 6.2. Reason : scanning and cleaning my windows xp prof (that will not run anymore because of a virus in the bootsector).

I used clamav : but this only scan for viruses and do not clean them.

I there a good viruscleaner I can use in Knoppix that clean viruses on windows?


thanks

[Harry Kuhman]

Since Knoppix can not safely write to the NTFS file system, I would very strongly suggest not "cleaning" any viruses with Knoppix.

One fantastic tool for removing Windows viruses is the Debian net-install disk. Just tell it to install Debian and to use all available hard disk space, and all of you windows viruses will be quickly removed ;-)

[haezeban]

thanks for the answer.

I looked for the debian netinstall.
If I install it I hope it will not remove my windows?
And how the viruses will be removed? Do I not need to run a virus cleaner?

I don't really understand how it will work and I don't find some howto on the internet.

[Harry Kuhman]

Yes, it will remove Windows. And there is no reason to believe that Debian could safely write to NTFS any more than Knoppix can.

[haezeban]

Ok then it is no option for me.
Than I can format my drive and start from the beginning.
Tkx