AVG Rescue CD
A powerful, free toolset for the rescue
and repair of infected machines
The AVG Rescue CD is a powerful must-have toolkit for the rescue and repair of infected machines. It provides essential utilities for system administrators and other IT professionals and includes the following features:
- Comprehensive administration toolset
- System recovery from virus and spyware infections
- Suitable for recovering MS Windows and Linux operating systems (FAT32 and NTFS file systems)
- Ability to perform a clean boot from CD or USB stick
- Free support and service for paid license holders of any AVG product
- FAQ and Free Forum self-help support for AVG Free users
Free Downloads
Download the CD or USB stick version you need.
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AVG Rescue CD (for CD creation)
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AVG Rescue CD (for USB stick)
View the AVG Rescue CD Online Guide
View the AVG Rescue CD Knowledge Base topics.
View the AVG Rescue CD Licence Agreement
Videos
Use these videos to guide you on creating and using an AVG Rescue CD or USB stick.
 How to create a bootable AVG Rescue CD or USB stick. |
 How to remove infections from PCs using AVG Rescue CD or USB stick. |
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 - to test 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-to-use product that anyone can download. This also covers any new program versions and virus database updates. If you have any other paid AVG license, you are also entitled to receive our full technical support.
Computer Hardware
Minimum system requirements
| Processor | Intel Pentium 300 MHz |
| RAM | 256 MB |
| Disk Space | 0 MB |
Recommended system requirements
| Processor | Intel Pentium 600 MHz |
| RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| Disk Space | 0 MB |
Operating systems
AVG Rescue CD 9.0 is compatible with:
| Operating System | AVG Rescue CD 9.0 |
|---|---|
| MS Windows 98 | |
| MS Windows Me | |
| MS Windows NT | |
| MS Windows 2000 |  |
| MS Windows XP | |
| MS Windows XP Pro x64 Edition | |
| MS Windows Vista | |
| MS Windows Vista x64 Edition | |
| MS Windows 7 | |
| MS Windows 7 x64 Edition | |
| MS Windows NT Server 4.0 | |
| MS Windows 2000 Server | |
| MS Windows 2003 Server | |
| MS Windows 2003 Server x64 Edition | |
| MS Windows 2008 Server | |
| MS Windows 2008 Server x64 Edition | |
| Linux | |
| FreeBSD | |
| Application | |
| MS SharePoint | |
| MS Exchange Server 5.x | |
| MS Exchange Server 2000/2003 | |
| MS Exchange Server 2007 | |
| Kerio MailServer 5/6 (MS Windows) | |
| Kerio MailServer 5/6 (Linux i386) | |
| Lotus Domino (MS Windows) | |
| Lotus Domino (Linux i386) | |
| PostFix | |
| QMail | |
| SendMail | |
| Exim |
Web browser
AVG's LinkScanner® technology is compatible with:
- Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Mozilla Firefox
- Opera
Languages
AVG Rescue CD 9.0 is available in the following languages:
| Language | AVG Rescue CD 9.0 |
|---|---|
| Bahasa (Indonesia) | |
| Brasilian Portuguese | |
| Chinese Traditional | |
| Chinese Simplified | |
| Czech | |
| Danish | |
| Dutch | |
| English | |
| French | |
| German | |
| Hungarian | |
| Italian | |
| Japanese | |
| Korean | |
| Malay | |
| Polish | |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | |
| Russian | |
| Serbian | |
| Slovak | |
| Spanish | |
| Turkish |
Other language versions may become available in future. Please Contact Customer Service for more information.
Support
AVG's world-class product support is provided at no extra cost to all registered AVG customers.
- Free telephone technical support, during Melbourne business hours.
- 24/7 technical support by e-mail direct from AVG and through our resellers.
- Instant online support through our comprehensive online knowledgebase.
- Up-to-the-minute updates delivered around the clock through our global server network — AVG researchers are discovering and defeating the latest threats day and night.
- Free program upgrades automatically for the term of your licence.
All users of paid AVG products also qualify for generous discounts on subscription renewals and product upgrades.
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