# Antivirus that allows for the creation of an up to date boot CD? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [March 19, 2010, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antivirus-that-allows-for-the-creation-of-an-up-to-date-boot-cd/533072 "2010-03-19T22:28:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![charlie145](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/cc9497/32.png) [@charlie145](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/charlie145)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2010, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antivirus-that-allows-for-the-creation-of-an-up-to-date-boot-cd/533072/1 "2010-03-19T22:28:27Z")
I am looking for an Antivirus program that will let me create a bootable CD to scan for viruses. Avast make a product called Avast Bart ( [Avast | Download Free Antivirus & VPN | 100% Free & Easy](http://www.avast.com/bart-cd) ) but it is prohibitively expensive. Some other AV companies offer bootable CDs for virus removal but don’t update them very often, I would prefer to buy (subscribe to) an antivirus that will allow you to write the latest virus definitions to .ISO and use the CD to run a boot time scan on any infected PC. Does anybody know of a company that offers this service? ---
**Author:** ![HorseloverFat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8e8cbc/32.png) [@HorseloverFat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HorseloverFat)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2010, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antivirus-that-allows-for-the-creation-of-an-up-to-date-boot-cd/533072/2 "2010-03-20T00:18:00Z")
Roll your own using UBCD4WIN. [http://www.ubcd4win.com/](http://www.ubcd4win.com/) There are more than a few AV utilities in that. They can update via the internet connection, so you wont need to burn a new one every week. Also you can run a linux boot disc and run clamav against the Windows drive. Should be possible but Ive never tried. ---
**Author:** ![charlie145](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/cc9497/32.png) [@charlie145](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/charlie145)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2010, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antivirus-that-allows-for-the-creation-of-an-up-to-date-boot-cd/533072/3 "2010-03-20T10:35:17Z")
I had thought of trying UBCD but the downside is that the definitions need to be updated every time you use the CD, also they wouldn’t be able to update on a PC that uses a mobile broadband connection (I doubt it would work over wireless either which would mean carting the PC over to the router in order to run it). ---
**Author:** ![HorseloverFat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8e8cbc/32.png) [@HorseloverFat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HorseloverFat)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2010, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antivirus-that-allows-for-the-creation-of-an-up-to-date-boot-cd/533072/4 "2010-03-20T23:20:44Z")
It comes with a lot of drivers. Including wifi but probably not cellular cards. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2010, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antivirus-that-allows-for-the-creation-of-an-up-to-date-boot-cd/533072/5 "2010-03-21T16:33:07Z")
Avira updates its [Antivirus Rescue CD](http://www.avira.com/en/support/support_downloads.html) on their website multiple times per day. Avira is the highest rated free antivirus out there (barely edging out Microsoft Security Essentials last I checked.) Even xash’s sticky recommends it. There are numerous other antivirus boot-cds that will actually go online to update after you boot with them, assuming your Internet connection isn’t too complicated to figure out automatically. I linked to a page that showed a bunch a little while back. I’ll see if I can find it before the edit window closes.