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.
This article was posted by VG in following section: Software, Troubleshooting.
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Mohinder Pal
Hi Vishal, y Laptop has crashd and it does not go beyond the Bios screen.
Can you suggest the easiest possible solution from the net. All I have is a USB flash drive and a very slow internet connection.
VG
^^ You'll need to repair Windows using setup disc.
muthu
The requested URL /rescue_cd/bitdefender_2008_RescueCD_v2.iso was not found on this server
VG
^^ Link updated. Please download the ISO file using new link.
esmail
why avast is not free
VG
^^ avast! has a free version.
Mayur
My system is not booting, then you can boot using these rescue CDs and can replace the corrupt system files, can scan your system in case of virus infection. These CDs are really very useful.Thank you sir......
ketan
thanks for this compliation.... really useful
shakespear
Rescue Disk
1> First You open .iso file with Nero And other Burn S/W
and
2> write and create a Disk any Anti virus .iso
3>After that restart U R window And Click F8 And select U R boot Dives
click U R CD/ DVD Rome After that U R System Start Dos Mode
And It's Automatic Check Virus in U R System
RiverMiss
I have heard of people having problems with their computers not recognizing their hard drives after using Linux based Rescue CD's. Have you or your people here had that problem with Avira or R-Secure? Thanks