To my surprise the Norton bootable rescue cd appears free and is up-datable* (when you create the iso from within Windows) BUT although the boot media seems free, ALL documentation on norton site says it's only for paying customers*. Running the ISO through VMWare, first thing I was greeted with (after the Windows 7 startup logo) was a request for a serial product key :s
Norton has an offline free root-kit scan tool too.
I do not like Norton as my active AV, but as a 2nd opinion on infected systems I think I'll regard this highly :)
So, thanks Samker, I'll update links here and there and post 2 more here ; )
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http://security.symantec.com/nbrt/npe.aspx?lcid=1033 (Norton Power Eraser)
"If you have become the victim of crimeware that regular virus scans can't detect, use Norton Power Eraser to target and eliminate it.
Is something not quite right with your computer? Are you being plagued by pop-up windows trying to get you to download security software or alerts claiming your PC isn’t secure? It sounds like you’ve been infected with a type of threat known as “scamware.” The solution? Norton™ Power Eraser. This powerful FREE tool from Symantec detects and eliminates difficult-to-remove threats, rootkits, and unique types of crimeware like scamware that cost unsuspecting computer users as much as $150 million per year.
Norton Power Eraser is specially designed to aggressively target scamware. It uses our most thorough scanning technology to eliminate threats that traditional virus scanning doesn’t always detect, so you can get your PC back. "
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http://security.symantec.com/nbrt/nbrt.aspx?ssdcat=221&lcid=1033&serviceid=181&pName=NAV&pversion=18.0&origin=thankyou&env=beta&layout=esd&tooltype=both&osver=5.1 (Norton Bootable Recovery Tool [beta])
"Norton Bootable Recovery Tool is a Rescue tool available for free to existing customers of Norton Antivirus, Norton Internet Security, and Norton 360.
You can use this tool in emergency situations to restore your computer to normal working order.
Norton Bootable Recovery Tool (NBRT) can be used to scan and remediate threats should you face difficulty installing Norton products due to a virus infection in your computer. Norton Bootable Recovery Tool can also be used to perform a virus scan in the Windows preinstallation environment.
Given the versatility of this wizard, you can burn the recovery tool to a CD/DVD, create an ISO image, or copy it on to a USB device. "
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* According to
http://www.downloadcrew.com/article/6540-norton_bootable_recovery_tool , there was a period when Norton would offer free beta keys for NBRT (which currently still is in beta). That links seems to be offline now... I'll hunt down a key, but... ;p
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