Just use an Ubuntu Live CD when you transfer the files if you're worried about viruses spreading.
Just use an Ubuntu Live CD when you transfer the files if you're worried about viruses spreading.
I don't think I've ever encountered a computer virus capable of replicating itself by just being on an infected drive plugged into a computer without being executed. Pretty much every modern operating system prevents things from running off drives without your permission.
People's imaginations seem to get carried away when they think of how a computer virus works :p
I would of booted from a linux live os. partition the disk to a suitable size, call the new partition backup. copy all wanted files to it and wipe the computer clean
another way I got taught from a computer shop I worked in. cut all the wanted files and paste into a folder called backup on the c:. Boot the good old windows xp install and select to install a new operating system with file structure intact.
after install. pop all normal defence software onto the pc and tell the client the computer is wiped clean. any files he wants take them from that folder. if not delete it
Basic Math:
1 + 1 = 2
1 * 1 = 1
i suggest hiren's boot CD, i use it quite often when having to fix family or friends pcs.
uses kapersky as the av, id prefer avast, but it works in a pinch.
http://www.hiren.info/pages/bootcd
Boot into safe mode with networking, then run an online scanner like Eset or Windows Live One Care Safety Scanner.
Then install/run Malware Bytes, Combofix, Smitfraud Fix, and finally spybot and SFC (sfc /scannow). (these can all be installed/run in Safemode.)
Once that's all clear, reboot to regular mode, and install/run Adaware, and any other scanners/removers you want.
Finally, start uninstalling unecessary apps from the add/remove. At this point, you might not even need to get his data out of it, since the machine should be clean.
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Couldn't you SFTP the files you want to save across the LAN to another computer? That is locked down and running *nix. As this negates the problem of the virus infecting any attached drives. You just have to hope you don't backup any file that have a virus in them when you restore them to the freshly imaged computer.
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I don't see the problem booting from a live cd, the virus's are all windows based, and as such can't run under nix,
There for backup all data to a drive using a nix cd, unplug it, install windows, boot from the nix again, there are soem free AV for linux, scan the drive, clear any/all virus's and then copy them back.
I've done that with clients PC's always, i've never found a virus on my drive, and i scanned it the other day too.