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Using knoppix to virus scan windows

 

Open root terminal (start->accessories)

  1. cat /etc/fstab

  2. mount -o rw /dev/sda1 /media/sda1 (sda1 based on output from above)

  3. wget http://files.f-prot.com/files/linux-x86/fp-Linux-i686-ws.tar.gz

  4. tar xzvf fp-Linux-i686-ws.tar.gz

  5. cd f-prot/

  6. ./install-f-prot.pl

  7. fpscan /media/sda1 | tee fprot.log (sda1 based on output from above)

 

Search for a filename in linux:

find / -name filename.ext

To Wipe a drive and/or a partition:

# shred -vfz -n 100 /dev/hda