Where O where can I download the latest release of the Rescue 911 software. I remember a few years back there was a dedicated web site (not just a forum). I have searched hi N low but to no avail. Any help greatly appreciated...

c4

Try this link. http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Rescue+911+software

was it this ?

http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/download.html

It its the UBCD site.
@Ed_P
The Rescue 911 CD software asked about is most probably this one (heck are you forgetting the good ol'times? )
http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?showtopic=21781
http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?showtopic=22566
(last one actually pinned in the appropriate Forum "main" branch)


jaclaz

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Thanks jaclaz. I agree that is probably it. I actually looked for that latter thread and couldn't find it.

If you can find the words "Rescue" or "911" in the whole UBCD site, apart from within this snippet:

the UBCD may be an answer to a request for a "Rescue 911 software", otherwise it is likely NOT what OP asked for.


jaclaz

Thanx to all who answered. Found the software I wanted at the "Internet Archive: Wayback Machine". It's a really cool site...check it out.

Thanx again

c4

Can you provide a link to it?

Could it be the ones already posted an put on the sticky?

The same ones talked about here?

http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?showtopic=21781




http://web.archive.org/web/20080214103345/....net/index.html
http://web.archive.org/web/20071217112102/...exe&count=1


jaclaz

Maybe. Or maybe not. That's why I asked.

Same links. BTW, be careful...I downloaded the software and my Eset antivirus deleted it immediately. I then used Oracle VM VirtualBox (free - open source) to build my disc so I wouldn't infect my computer. Worked out nicely.

Or simply the ESET gave you a false positive.

This you need to make sure about.

I mean IF Eset is right , the built CD may contain a virus and infect a computer which is booted from it .

What you did, in other words, makes very little sense, the file is either affected by Virus (it is NOT AFAIK ) and then you should NOT use it OR it is "clean" (and Eset is just a little bit overcautious) in which case you can use it allright.

The file has already been analyzed n times on Virus Total:
http://www.virustotal.com/file-scan/report...5248-1275918854

Verify the MD5 of the file you got.

This is a fresh re-scan
http://www.virustotal.com/file-scan/report...5248-1317639656

In it NOD32 (Eset) does NOT mark the file as "dangerous", so what you report is particularly "strange".

jaclaz

You're correct (of course) regarding the boot CD as possibly infecting the computer if it does indeed contain a virus. I made the CD (using Oracle VM VirtualBox because I did not want to chance installing the 911 software on my HD) and had a friend scan the CD for viruses (he has several good anti-virus programs he uses for testing purposes). That seemed to be very sensible to me if I wished to confirm a virus without actually harming my computer. Anyway, he has confirmed what you have stated...a false positive from Eset. I am at a loss as to exactly why Eset flagged the program as a virus. Any ideas?

btw: so sorry I did not get back to the forum with my results until now. Things are very hectic around the household at this time. It's always one thing after another. There just aren't enough hours in the day!

c4

Same reason that any protection software has ever had a false positive... over the past decades now...

Protection softwares use multiple methods to detect malware, the most common being a set of definition signatures ( sort of like fingerprints for malware ) the other commonly used method is hueristics. When they find a file/program that is similar to the definition for a malware, it is then also detected as that malware. Hueristics was developed to address malware that can change on their own or is slightly changed and then released by the original author, prior to it's development there was no protection for new malware that just came out until a new definition signature was developed for the newly released malware leaving many computers at risk. In short... hueristic detection helps protect against what is commonly called "zero day" attacks... in otherwords, getting infected before a definition signature has even had a chance to be made for a new malware.

It is better to falsely detect a safe file as malware and than to completley miss a malware which may lead to damage of the computer ( in a software sense ). This is one reason why your protection software also uses a "quarantine"... if a false detection happens, after you report the false to the company and they release a correction... you can replace the falsely detected file back and everything works again as it should.