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Putting Anti-Malware Program on Bootable CD

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Well, no matter if you are in safe mode, command prompt mode, or normal mode in your Operating System, it always needs its fundamental files to operate meaning a Virus Scanner cannot scan those files meaning it wont be able to catch any infection if it exists there. So I was wondering is there anyway I can put an anti-malware program like Malwarebytes onto a CD and then boot into the CD itself and scan the entire OS while its not on so it can catch anything? Had anybody done this yet? I just want to boot from a CD, have it run Malwarebytes Anti-Malware and scan my full system thoroughly without my OS running and being an interference to the scan.
-Any help would be appreiciated.
-Thank You

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Avira makes a bootable CD (http://dlpro.antivir.com/package/rescue_system/common/en/rescue_system-common-en.iso) available.

Reply to Grumpy9117

I couldn't quite get the link to work and get to it :(

Reply to blackhawk1928

Is it free or do you need to pay?, it doesn't say anything anywhere.

Reply to blackhawk1928

Wow, thank you so much, I downloaded it, and put onto a CD, really nice thing. I booted from it, it updated it, and then right now i am doing a virus scan on that computer. This is nice to have as anti-virus's can never scan the core OS files that are always being used.
-Thank you for your help, greatly apprieciated.

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