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

[britputney69389]

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?

[Scott Morgan]

britputney:

Without the admin password, I believe your hooped. If you are not allowed to wipe the hard drive clean and start again, my recommendation would be to use a Live-CD, that is, a CD-ROM containing an operating system that you boot the computer off of. The operating system then runs off of the CD-ROM and does not touch or use the hard drive, so the folks responsible for maintaining the systems won't have cause for a heart attack. I recommend the Ubuntu distribution, which you can download for free at http://ubuntu.com. The default set up contains a Microsoft Office-compatible office suite called OpenOffice, and programs for graphics, page layout, and much more.

Good luck!

-Scott
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[jermainegrissom61363]

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

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