how to get rid of virus' that remain in safe mode

[berbes]

hello,

this is the first virused PC i can't heal! most of the problems faced in regular mode (no right click, most services turned off, no anti-virus programs allowed to run) are still present in safe mode. never had that problem before...what is the process to make a bootable CD/DVD that will give me a real 100% safe mode environment to run the programs needed to clean things up? this is a windows 7 O/S.

thanks for the windows 101 info.

 

[Layback Bear]

Take a read of the tutorial by Brink.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/166445-windows-defender-offline.html

 

[berbes]

excellent resource & thanks LB. a couple of q's, pls. i have no internet connection at the PC i'm working on. will defender still run? also, what if defender doesn't catch the 'big one' virus turning everything off? will i be able to run off those virus programs off my thumb now?

thanks again for the wisdom .

 

[Layback Bear]

You can get Defender Off Line using another computer. Download it and put it on a USB thumb drive. Install the thumb drive in the infected computer.

I don't understand this question.

will i be able to run off those virus programs off my thumb now?

 

[UsernameIssues]

Layback Bear,
The OP is asking about Step two, sub-step 4 of the tut that you linked to.

 

[Layback Bear]

Thanks UsernameIssues.

It's been a long time sense I used Defender Off Line but the best I my memory all I did was;

1. Download Defender O/L and updated it. Copied it to a usb flash drive.
2. Install the flash drive in the computer I wanted to scan and changed the boot order to the flash drive first, booted and completed the scan.

I hope I have answered the question.

 

[UsernameIssues]

i have no internet connection at the PC i'm working on. will defender still run?

Yes, it will run and it will already have the latest* list of definitions.

*latest as of the time that you made the CD/DVD/USB media.

Not that you need a connection - but:
If an infection is preventing a connection to the Internet, then you might have a connection to the Internet while Window Defender Offline is running. Even an wireless connection might work.

what if defender doesn't catch the 'big one' virus turning everything off?

You can get another opinion by using another offline scanner: https://www.raymond.cc/blog/13-anti...-compared-in-search-for-the-best-rescue-disk/