Dr.Web LiveDisk
Bootable rescue disc for cleaning an infected system
Description
Once ransomware or a boot-sector trojan has landed, the awkward part is that the system will not start, or the antivirus installed inside it gets killed the moment the desktop appears. The malware runs first, and software living on the same system has lost home advantage.
Dr.Web LiveDisk sidesteps the compromised system entirely. Write it to a USB stick or burn it to a disc, boot from that, and you are in a separate Linux environment where nothing on the hard drive gets to run — then scan and clean from outside. This is the standard approach for boot-sector infections, replaced system files and disabled security software.
It doubles as a data rescue tool: when the system is beyond saving, copy what matters to an external drive from here before reinstalling. Graphical and text-only modes are both provided. Free for personal use.
Scans from outside the system: Boots into its own Linux environment so hard-drive malware never executes and cannot fight back.
Handles boot-sector infections: Cleans MBR and boot record infections that software running inside Windows generally cannot touch.
Data rescue: Browse the drive and copy important files to external storage when the installed system will not start.
Updates definitions online: Pull the current signature database after booting instead of rebuilding the disc each time.
Graphical and text modes: A desktop interface on modern hardware, and a text-only mode for old machines or awkward graphics.
Free for personal use: The image and the USB writing tool are both free, which makes it worth carrying on a service stick.
Dr.Web LiveDisk sidesteps the compromised system entirely. Write it to a USB stick or burn it to a disc, boot from that, and you are in a separate Linux environment where nothing on the hard drive gets to run — then scan and clean from outside. This is the standard approach for boot-sector infections, replaced system files and disabled security software.
It doubles as a data rescue tool: when the system is beyond saving, copy what matters to an external drive from here before reinstalling. Graphical and text-only modes are both provided. Free for personal use.
Features
Scans from outside the system: Boots into its own Linux environment so hard-drive malware never executes and cannot fight back.
Handles boot-sector infections: Cleans MBR and boot record infections that software running inside Windows generally cannot touch.
Data rescue: Browse the drive and copy important files to external storage when the installed system will not start.
Updates definitions online: Pull the current signature database after booting instead of rebuilding the disc each time.
Graphical and text modes: A desktop interface on modern hardware, and a text-only mode for old machines or awkward graphics.
Free for personal use: The image and the USB writing tool are both free, which makes it worth carrying on a service stick.
