UPDATE: Some more free Rescue CDs download links added.
Many times we found ourselves in a difficult situation when our system cannot load in the regular way, for example due to virus infection or some system file missing, etc.
In such conditions, Rescue CD becomes very useful. You can simply boot using the rescue CD and can scan your system, remove the virus, copy/delete files, create/delete partitions and many other system tasks. So a Rescue CD is boon for all of us.
Many respected anti-virus companies are providing their rescue CDs free of cost. So here we are sharing a few such free rescue CDs which you can download and burn for future use:
Kaspersky Rescue CD:
Kaspersky is one of the best anti-virus company and now its providing a rescue CD absolutely free which contains the latest Kaspersky anti-virus. So you can scan your system by booting your system using Kaspersky rescue CD.
BitDefender Rescue CD:
BitDefender is also a great anti-virus software. It also provides a free rescue CD which comes bundled with latest BitDefender anti-virus. The best thing in this rescue CD is, when you boot using this CD and connects to Internet, it can update the virus definition.
Download BitDefender Rescue CD
AVG Rescue CD:
AVG is one of the best FREE anti-virus and it also provides rescue CD. Its built on a Linux distribution platform and contains lots of useful system tools including anti-virus, midnight commander, simpler and several Linux tools like vi, openssh, ntfsprogs, etc.
Avira Rescue CD:
Avira is one of the best FREE anti-virus software and it also provides a free rescue CD. Its a Linux based CD which can help you in scanning your system for virus infection.
Download Avira Rescue CD (ISO)
Download Avira Rescue CD (EXE)
F-Secure Rescue CD:
Another Linux based Rescue CD which can help you to scan your system. It can also update the virus definition if an Internet connection is available otherwise you can manually update it using USB drives.
Panda SafeCD:
Panda SafeCD comes in handy when you need to clean a friend's PC (or your own) from a malware infested state. It is specially useful for detecting and disinfecting malware infections which give regular AV products running within Windows a hard time.
Dr.Web LiveCD:
If your Windows or Linux system has been rendered non-bootable by malware, restore it with Dr.Web LiveCD. Dr.Web LiveCD will clean your computer of infected and suspicious files, help you copy important information to a removable data storage device or another computer, and then attempt to cure infected objects.
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VG
^^ Yes. They are bootable.
victo
Kaspersky Rescue CD is for WINDOWS or Linux ????
VG
^^ Rescue CDs are OS independent. These CDs don't require any OS installed. Just boot using them and do whatever you want.
junclj
Victo, It doesnt matter whether the Rescue CD is for Windows or Linux. You just burn the ISO image file to your CD-R then boot from it by restart your computer. Just like booting the OS from your CD.
Martin Lewis
This post has been an absolute saver. Thanks.
KIRK
Please help VG
Cannot download bitdefender rescue cd it says there "the web page cannot be found"
Thanks ^_^
YOSG
Hello VG.
I have downloaded some of the progs: Kaspersky, BitDefender and F-Secure, but none of them work. Windows start as usual. I will appreciate your advice.
Thank you. Yosg
VG
^^ Make sure your system is set to boot from CD as first option in your BIOS settings.
YOSG
Hello again.
The system is set to boot first from CD. I have ather application that works O.K.
But it seems as if the folders I have downloaded, do not contain files for the uploading.
Do I have to do\add something, or use them as they are? Dose it have something
to do with Knoppix?
VG
^^ The downloaded file is an ISO file and you need to burn the file directly to a CD. Use the option Burn image in Nero.