How Do I Create And Use Eset Sysrescue Live To Clean My Computer?

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How do I create and use ESET SysRescue Live to clean my computer? 1. Download ESET SysRescue Live CD/USB creator and save it to your Desktop. http://download.eset.com/special/sysrescue-creator/eset_sysrescue_live_creator_enu.exe 2. Double-click the ESET Live CD/USB Creator icon to run the utility. 3. Select Create USB drive or Create CD/DVD depending on the type of media you want to create. For this example we will create a USB flash drive. Warning: USB flash drive data will be erased This procedure will erase any data saved to your USB flash drive. Back up any existing data before you begin. 4. Select the USB flash drive or CD/DVD that you want to create your rescue disk on and click Create USB drive or Create CD/DVD. 5. Click Yes when prompted. ESET SysRescue will begin creating your rescue media and a progress indicator bar will be displayed at the bottom of the window. 6. Click Close if you do not require more than one copy of this rescue disk. If you want to create multiple copies of this rescue disk, click Save ISO file and then click Close. Scan and clean your system 1. With your computer powered off, insert your rescue USB (if you do not have one, and power on the computer. If you are using a CD/DVD, insert it as soon as the computer is powered on. ESET SysRescue Live may start automatically. If it does not, follow any prompts to boot from removable media during startup. 2. Select Run ESET SysRescue using the arrow keys and press Enter. 3. Read the ESET License Agreement. select your preferred option from the Live Grid and Potentially Unwanted Applications drop-down menus and then click I accept the terms in the License Agreement if you agree to the terms. 4. Click Update Update virus signature database. ESET SysRescue will download the latest virus signature database update (If you do not have an active Internet connection, skip to step 5). 5. Click On-demand scan Custom scan. 6. Select In-depth scan from the Scan profile drop-down menu, select the check box next to Computer in the Scan targets window and then click Scan. ESET SysRescue will scan your system and clean infected files. If infected files that cannot be cleaned are found, you will be prompted for the action to take with these files. Erase a rescue USB 1. You can erase SysRescue data from a USB flash drive if it is no longer needed and you want to use the USB flash drive for other applications. 2. Double-click the ESET Live CD/USB Creator 3. Click Erase existing SysRescue USB. icon to run the utility. Select the USB flash drive that you want to erase and click Erase USB drive. 5. Click Yes when prompted. ESET SysRescue will erase your rescue USB and a progress indicator bar will be displayed at the bottom of the window. 6. Click OK when you see the message USB drive erased successfully.