Use Linux to Scan Unusable Windows Drives for Viruses

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Mar 14, 2010 8:48 AM EDT
lifehacker; By Whitson Gordon
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Often, even if we do catch a virus, it's not so difficult to eradicate it using installed anti-virus—but if your system has been crippled, try using Linux to scan the drive for viruses instead. As any Linux veteran knows, one of Linux's greatest uses is fixing unbootable drives—recovering files, deleting files, and even killing viruses. For those of you that aren't quite as well-versed in Linux, technology blog gHacks has a tutorial for doing just that, though we recommend a few tweaks to their process.

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I knew there was a use for Linux tracyanne 6 802 Mar 15, 2010 2:13 PM

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