Where can I find an online anti-virus that doesn't install on your PC?

[davidafarrish27511]

I've got 5 PCs that I'm trying to use to train disadvantaged young
people. The problem is they are riddled with viruses and a firewall
blocks me from updating them. The people in charge of maintaining the
PCs won't fix them or give me the admin password (Win XP) to let me
install a new or updated antivirus the centre is being shut down in a
few months.

If they were working, I could still do a lot with them, so I've been
looking for a good online virus scan - but they all try to download a
little .exe onto your PC first, and the settings on the PCs won't
allow that.

Suggestions? Solutions? Links?

[Dan Christensen]

Just did a quick search and noticed TrendMicro's HouseCall service:
http://housecall65.trendmicro.com/

It seems to use a Java based scanning engine. Might be worth a try.

Dan

[Ivan Ven Osdel]

If you can boot from the cdrom drive you could try scanning the mounted
Windows drive with a Knoppix live CD. I haven't tried it myself but
google seems to produce results.

http://www.google.com/search?q=knoppix+virus+scan+windows

Ivan

[valdamoline87713]

>so I've been looking for a good online virus scan

I usually use this one http://pmcware.com/freedowns

[Chad Klunder]

Hi,

I'm new to the forum, and LUG. Do the people that maintain them care if you install software to the computer? Have you tried a usb stick with clamwin or someother portable scanner on it. Check out http://portableapps.com/apps/utilities/clamwin_portable 

and http://legroom.net/software/uniextract

you could use this utility to install other non-portable apps onto a usb stick. (It often allows you to install the whole program into one folder and then run it from a usb stick....very cool. I have used it successfully with a lot of programs especially anti-malware and anti-virus.

Hope this helps

Chad

On Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 1:32 PM, davidafarrish27511 <davidafar...@googlemail.com> wrote: