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by tom

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As a field tech it is important to do anti-virus checks prior to working on a machine. Not all machines have anti-virus software installed and not all software is created equal. It would be ideal to have a standalone Anti-virus product on a floppy that a technician could run either from a DOS prompt, or from the run command, etc. My question is: Who makes such a product and which is rated the best?

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by vue

When I think of Anti-Virus software, two big name came up. Norton and McCafee Anti-Virus software. Look for them at the store or download the shareware from the internet.
Good luck.

by tom

Sorry I need a standalone product. All of the big names with the exclusion of IBM Anti-Virus require you to install software on a machine rather than run from a floppy disk.

by tom

Again, I am looking for a package that would allow a tech to check a customers machine WITHOUT having to install software on the customers machine. This means being able to run the Anti-Virus from a floppy NOT install it from a floppy.

by tom

Again, I am looking for a package that would allow a tech to check a customers machine WITHOUT having to install software on the customers machine. This means being able to run the Anti-Virus from a floppy NOT install it from a floppy.

by maity-boy

S|O|P|H|O|S antivirus is the best I find you can download versions for most systems updated monthly form their website.

HTTP:\\www.sophos.com

Dont know if this was actually what you were looking for it takes about 3 floppys? but it might be

by tom

Again, I am looking for a package that would allow a tech to check a customers machine WITHOUT having to install software on the customers machine. This means being able to run the Anti-Virus from a floppy NOT install it from a floppy.

by psyadi

You can find a number of tools for this on www.bootdisk.com
it holds trojan finders and virus boot disks as well as boot disk for almost every occassion.
there is a product here i am sure that you will be happy with :)

cleaner3 is the good trojan finder.

regards

Psy

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