Anti-Malware on a USB?

[Gigawatt]

I'm just wanting to have a anti-malware program on a USB drive just to be handy to have around . Is this possible to do ?

 

[Cryosec]

Yes it is.

 

ClamWin Portable

SpyBot

Sophos Anti-Rootkit

Emisoft Emergency Toolkit

 

I'd suggest using ClamWin, it's free and pretty good.

[Gigawatt]

9 minutes ago, Cryosec said:

Yes it is.

 

ClamWin Portable

SpyBot

Sophos Anti-Rootkit

Emisoft Emergency Toolkit

 

I'd suggest using ClamWin, it's free and pretty good.

I heard malwarebytes is good do they have a portable version?

[Cryosec]

Yes, but unfortunately it's only for computer repair shops or businesses

 

(https://www.malwarebytes.org/techbench/)

[Gigawatt]

Just now, Cryosec said:

Yes, but unfortunately it's only for computer repair shops or businesses

 

(https://www.malwarebytes.org/techbench/)

Thanks for your very fast replies I thank you

[Gigawatt]

11 minutes ago, Cryosec said:

Yes, but unfortunately it's only for computer repair shops or businesses

 

(https://www.malwarebytes.org/techbench/)

Last question does ClamWin get rid of rootkits?

[Cryosec]

ClamWin is a really simple AV; it's quite good as it can detect almost all viruses (I say almost because it is possible to bypass any antivirus, if you put some effort in it), but it doesn't have a real-time scanner. You have to manually scan files.

 

Rootkits can be detected, but not easily removed, as ClamWin uses a simple delete-file procedure and not a cleaning process as other AV solutions. (The safest way to remove a rootkit is with a specialized software working in windows safe mode).

[Gigawatt]

6 minutes ago, Cryosec said:

ClamWin is a really simple AV; it's quite good as it can detect almost all viruses (I say almost because it is possible to bypass any antivirus, if you put some effort in it), but it doesn't have a real-time scanner. You have to manually scan files.

 

Rootkits can be detected, but not easily removed, as ClamWin uses a simple delete-file procedure and not a cleaning process as other AV solutions. (The safest way to remove a rootkit is with a specialized software working in windows safe mode).

Okay cool , so basically I could just run this in Safe Mode to rid a rootkit 

[Cryosec]

It could help, but it might not be a definitive solution. ClamWin will delete the .sys file and other related files, but it might not get rid of registry entries or other better-hidden viruses. 

 

If you have a rootkit problem, you might want to look into specialized software (not portable) like Malwarebytes anti-rootkit or Kaspersky TDSSKiller, as they will be much more efficient.