Installation manual

12.3 Working with ESET SysRescue

For the rescue CD/DVD/USB to function effectively, you must boot your computer from the ESET SysRescue boot media.

Boot priority can be modified in the BIOS. Alternatively, you can bring up the boot menu during the computer startup -

usually using one of the F9 - F12 keys, depending on the version of your motherboard/BIOS.

After booting, ESS/EAV will start. Since ESET SysRescue is used only in specific situations, some protection modules and

program features present in regular ESS/EAV are not needed; the modules are minimized to Computer scan, Update,

and some sections in Setup. Ability to update the virus signature database is the most important feature of ESET

SysRescue. We recommend that you update the program prior starting a Computer scan.

12.3.1 Using ESET SysRescue

Suppose that computers in the network have been infected by a virus modifying executable (EXE) files. ESS/EAV is capable

of cleaning all infected files except for explorer.exe, that can not be cleaned, not even in Safe mode.

Explorer.exe, as one of the essential Windows processes, is launched in Safe mode as well. ESS/EAV cannot perform any

action on the file and it consequently remains infected.

In such a scenario, you can employ ESET SysRescue to solve the problem. ESET SysRescue does not require any

component of the host operating system. Therefore it is capable of processing (cleaning, deleting) any file on the disk.