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

[John Culleton]

On Wednesday 23 September 2009 13:21:50 follycenter26427
wrote:
> 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?
>
I would download the free OS Knoppix and burn it on a cdr. If you
can't do that I would order five by mail at about $5 each. Then
every time someone wants to use the pc insert the cdr and boot.
The boot time is about 2.5 minutes but once booted you can leave
it up 24/7. Most of the programs you need are present in clone
form. For example Open Office does what Microsoft office will do,
and the menus are similar. You can get on the net, read and write
to the hard disk etc. but the virus can't touch you, and the
Information Systems Department need not be consulted.
--
John Culleton
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