Sounds like a very old topic. Surprised that it has resurfaced since the pre-election virus wars btwn raila and kibaki viruses which neither won except probaly the wannabe antivirus software/antivirus removal experts that popped up overnight. The most relevant to this discussion being AVS FILE SCANNER 2007 by Edge Networks. (See download links of their software below). The software of course is no longer available / supported by the firm. Apparently they realized that AV software for home users was a pipe dream with the extent of piracy or "did the steam run out". Thing is did exatly what it was meant to do...Following was taken directly from their website at the time...somekind of analysis... "AVS 2007 instead detects patterns in file distribution within the system based on how a virus would infect the system (say what would a registry startup object be doing in your removable drive even worse several copies of the same file found in your removable drive). So basically what AVS 2007 does is to detect reliplication of files within the removable media usually the main source of spreading and also searches for suspicious registry entries and autorun hooks which may be used by viruses to launch themselves. once detected AVS 2007 updates its viral database ensuring that the virus will be detected and removed if found again." I have used AVS 2007 till now especially to restore folders that were hidden by viruses and to restore corrupted registry entries especially those that disable task manager or prevent you from seeing hidden files. Too bad the product was discontinued coz may be AVS 2009 with 2 years of development would have been one heck of an application. Download a copy below..still the trial version that was on their website. Hope im not violating any copyright laws. If you want to buy well too bad.
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On 7/4/09, Tony Likhanga <tlikhanga@gmail.com> wrote:
@Odhiambo & Mr. Lawi ...... *The way I do it? Simply get Hiren's Ultimate Boot CD (UBCD), boot off it, and you have a Windows running off a memory disk which won't get infected anyway. Open the flash disk, goto Tools->Folder Options->View, show hidden files and folders->Ok. You have all the files showing right on your face. Select all, deselect the ones you don't want to delete (eg the Firefox Setup 3.0.11.exe, etc) and shift+delete the files/folders. Delete autorun.inf and any other funny named command files the virus had created and voila! Reboot/Eject UBCD and ask for the next virus victimé:-) ......
*Being a lazy chap, I achieve the same by using nero. I came to discover that some applications are actually made to "see" *. I simply go through the steps of making a new compilation, select the pesky files and kick them from within nero.