Key technologies

• Anti-virus: protection against viruses, worms and Trojans
• Anti-spyware: protection against spyware, adware and identity theft
• Administration toolkit: system recovery tools

The AVG Rescue CD is essentially a portable version of AVG Anti-Virus supplied through Linux distribution. It can be used in the form of a bootable CD or bootable USB flash drive to recover your computer when the system cannot be loaded normally, such as after an extensive or deep-rooted virus infection. In short, the AVG Rescue CD enables you to fully remove infections from an otherwise inoperable PC and render the system bootable again.

Apart from the usual AVG functions (malware detection and removal, updates from internet or external device, etc.), the AVG Rescue CD also contains the following set of administration tools:

• Midnight Commander - a two-panel file manager
• Windows Registry Editor - simple registry editor for more experienced users
• TestDisk - powerful hard drive recovery tool
• Ping - tests the availability of network resources (servers, domains, IP addresses)
• Common Linux programs and services- vi text editor, OpenSSH daemon, ntfsprogs etc.

Free of charge

The AVG Rescue CD is a free product that anyone can download. It will also include any new program versions and virus database updates. If you have any other paid AVG licence, you are also entitled to receive our full round-the-clock technical support.

Computer Hardware

Minimum system requirements

Recommended system requirements

Operating systems

AVG Rescue CD is compatible with:

Languages

AVG Rescue CD is available in the following languages:

Other language versions may become available in future. Please contact Customer Service for more information.

All AVG customers using our paid products have 24-hour access to expert support at no additional charge.

• Take a look at our extensive online knowledge base
• Check out our Video Tutorials
• Direct support over the web or by email, direct from AVG and through our authorized resellers
• Check out our Rescue CD User Guide

All AVG customers also receive free updates and upgrades automatically.

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• Subscribe to AVG blogs at blogs.avg.com

Skilled administrators and expert Linux users can access the resources necessary to create an AVG Rescue CD from scratch and Customise it to fit their particular requirements. Those interested in trying the latest versions of the AVG Rescue CD can also test the software's ALFA versions.

Please keep in mind that there is no support available for testing ALFA versions and creating Customised versions of the AVG Rescue CD. Make sure to refer to the full disclaimer on the page noted above before using either of these versions.