Looking for the best, free bootable spyware/malware/AV software

[lektrix]

What is the best, free bootable spyware/malware/AV software? I want to scan some files and make sure they are clean before I restore them onto a new PC and I would rather run the app via DOS so it doesn't affect Windows.

 

[Virgorising]

Not sure about bootable, but there are many online services, in the past, I've used ESET coupla times for friends with infected systems.

http://www.7tutorials.com/test-comparison-what-best-free-online-antivirus-scanner

http://askbobrankin.com/free_online_virus_scanners.html

Bootable one via Kaspersky:
http://www.techmixer.com/free-bootable-antivirus-rescue-cds-download-list/

 

[lektrix]

It has to be bootable otherwise I risk teh chance of infecting more PCs

Too bad the Spybot S&D isnt free

 

[Ketchup]

As Virgorising linked, Kaspersky Rescue Disk has given me some good results in the past. In my use, it didn't get everything, but it got the major ones so that I could treat the rest from within the OS.

http://support.kaspersky.com/viruses/rescuedisk

 

[John Connor]

http://www.bitdefender.com/support/how-to-create-a-bitdefender-rescue-cd-627.html

http://download.bitdefender.com/rescue_cd/

http://www.avira.com/en/download/product/avira-rescue-system

I have used a tool called SARDU to create a multi-boot DVD with more than one anti-virus scanners.