Is there a good portable AV?

Besides Clam, is there a good anti-virus program that runs as portable and doesn't need to be installed on windows?

For example.. similar to Clamwin portable:

http://portableapps.com/apps/utilities/clamwin_portable

 

What's wrong with DrWeb CureIt?

 

Kaspersky AVPTools also a good option

 

AVP is excellent, but it requires you to install it. The OP is looking for something that does not need to be installed. AVZ and CureIt (you must manually download a new copy each time for the latest and greatest) are the two that I use. Another robust option is the Avira Rescue disc.

 

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Avast! has a portable edition for U3 based flash drives.

 

a-squared Emergency USB Stick, is a good choice. It runs on the Ikarus+A2 engine will has a very good detection rate. Plus you can also run scanner in DOS. Finally its available for free. Just unzip the contents and run exe. It can auto-update from net for latest definitions.
Site:
http://emsisoft.com/en/software/stick/

Download:
http://download1.emsisoft.com/a2usb.zip

 

Good! I didnt know. Ikarus + A2 is really a very good combination...
Only take care with false positives but it's manageable.

 

What does AVZ use to detect malware?

 

I think Kaspersky licensed AVZ ... however I may be wrong.

 

It's free?

EDIT: Nevermind, the usb stick itself is 25.00.

 

lol ye i was about to type that, the USB stick with software preloaded is $25, the software itself is free

 

Everytime I download DrWeb, and choose update, it never updates the virus defintions, it only takes me to a webpage. Why?

 

It doesn't need to be installed?

 

Where I get it?

 

Never heard of it. Is it safe? Well known?

UPDATE: Just read it's not free, so forget it

 

So does AVZ have the Kaspersky engine?

 

No, AVZ uses its own engine.

Kaspersky uses some aspects of AVZ in its products, but AVZ doesnt use Kaspersky.

 

I thought that Avz used Kaspersky.The creator Oleg Zaystev now works for Kaspersky so they own the product.I very much doubt that they'd spend time creating or updating a separate AV engine and signatures just for a relatively unknown free tool.

 

... you thought wrong.
AVZ is a free tool and although scanning is one of its features, it isn't its main feature. Its main purpose is for specialized manual malware locating and removal - like a diagnosis/removal tool.

Yes, Oleg now works for Kaspersky, but he didn't work for Kaspersky when he created AVZ and its like a hobby to keep it updated. Parts of AVZ have been integrated into Kaspersky, but Kaspersky has not been integrated or merged into AVZ.

 

Yes I'm quite aware of the functionality of AVZ it's just the signatures I'm confused about.I've had a look around the net and tbh there seems to sketchy details over how much or little of Kaspersky is in AVZ.

https://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=212607&highlight=toolkit

Do you have specific inside knowledge about this since I hate being confused?

 

No I don't have inside knowledge, its not required for this subject. The signature names may may be similar, but its a different engine and does not detect what Kaspersky detects - simple

 

Yes its safe, its from a-squared.

http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/download/

And it is free for download and use.
Its $25 if you want a new usb stick pre-loaded with the free software.

So if you already have a USB pen drive, just download the zip file and unzip it to the USB stick. Then run the scanner in win or dos.

Hope that clarifies, any doubts you had.