with several operating systems, also added an anti-virus disk to the USB flash drive " Kaspersky Rescue Disk 10", but a month has passed, which means that the anti-virus databases on the disk are outdated, so the question is - how to update the anti-virus databases of this anti-virus disk or does it need to be downloaded again? The usual way to update does not work, I loaded a laptop from the Kaspersky anti-virus disk and clicked the "Perform update" button " and I get an error: "Failure, update source not found." The laptop is connected to the Internet through a router via WI-FI.
How to update the anti-virus databases of the "Kaspersky Rescue Disk 10" disk using the Kaspersky Update Utility 3.0
Hello friends! If you periodically have to treat your computer or numerous computers of your friends and relatives from viruses, then you probably have a Kaspersky anti-virus disk - "Kaspersky Rescue Disk 10" in your arsenal, you should download an infected computer or laptop from it, then run a scan, as it is here it will find malicious programs and neutralize them, but for the disk to work effectively, there is one condition, the anti-virus databases must be up-to-date, unfortunately, in the usual way it is not always possible to update the anti-virus databases of the disk, for example:
1. You access the Internet through the VPN connection of your provider using the PPOE or L2TP protocol (Beeline, MTS, etc.), that is, enter your login and password, in this case, the network settings of the anti-virus disk will not always allow you to create such a connection.
2. You access the Internet using a router wirelessly WI-FI networks. In this case, you may also fail, because in Kaspersky Rescue Disk is not fully supported wireless network.
3. A lot more of this can happen if you use an anti-virus disk to treat an unfamiliar computer device.
Friends not to bother with network settings disk, you just need to download using special utility Kaspersky Update Utility 3.0 updates on the official website of Kaspersky and put them on a USB flash drive, then when updating the anti-virus databases of the disk, specify the update files on the USB flash drive, that's all. How to do this is described in detail later in the article.
Secondly, we connect a flash drive to our computer and create two folders on it with arbitrary names, for example: 1 and 2.
Thirdly, for the anti-virus database update utility, go to the official website of Kaspersky, follow the link: https://support.kaspersky.ru/11705 and click on the "Download" button.
Kaspersky Update Utility 3.0 is downloaded in a small archiver,
unzip the contents of the archive into a folder.
We go into this folder and run the UpdateUtility-Gui.exe file as administrator
In this window, we need to select the programs for which updates are downloaded.
Check the boxes for the items related to Kaspersky Rescue Disk 10, then click Apply and OK.
Parameters
In the explorer that opens, we find our flash drive and mark the previously created folder 1, click Select.
Select a temporary folder.
In the explorer that opens, we find our flash drive and mark the folder 2 we created earlier, click Select .
Apply and OK.
Run
We boot our computer or laptop from a bootable flash drive or disk "Kaspersky Rescue Disk 10".
Click on the button Update.
Setting(we see that the anti-virus databases are very outdated).
Update -->Settings
Uncheck the box: Kaspersky Lab update servers and click on the button Add.
In the explorer window that opens, we find our folder 1 on the flash drive, in which there is another folder with Updates update files, select it and click OK.
Apply and OK.
Perform an update.
The disk's anti-virus databases are being updated.
Update completed successfully. The anti-virus databases of "Kaspersky Rescue Disk 10" are up-to-date and now you can scan your computer for malware.
Kaspersky Rescue Disk 10 is a convenient and effective tool for resuscitation of a system damaged by viruses, but for all its advantages, it has one drawback - being recorded on bootable flash drive it quickly becomes obsolete, more precisely, its virus databases become obsolete, and it is not always possible to update them using standard methods. Wanting to update the databases, the user clicks "Perform update" and receives the error "... no updates found."
The reasons for the failure to update the databases of Kaspersky Rescue Disk 10 can be different. A similar error is most often observed when connecting a PC via Wi-Fi, as well as via a VPN using the PPOE or L2TP protocol, but there may be other reasons. Of course, no one bothers you to experiment with the network settings of Kaspersky Rescue Disk 10, but sometimes it will be much easier to update the databases manually using the special Kaspersky Update Utility.
So, first of all, we create two folders with arbitrary names on the hard drive or a connected flash drive, for example, load and temp.
Next, go to the Kaspersky page support.kaspersky.ru/11705, download the archive with the utility and unpack it to any convenient location. We go to the folder with the unpacked contents and run executable file UpdateUtility-Gui.exe.
In the window that opens, click the "Programs" button and select the Kaspersky applications for which service packs should be downloaded. In our example, this is Kaspersky Rescue Disk (check both versions).
Click "Apply" -\u003e "OK", go to the utility settings (Options) and in the "Download" menu specify the paths to the previously created folders. In our example, load is the updates folder and temp is the temporary folder.
By clicking "Apply" and "OK" we save all the settings, and then click "Run".
Upon completion, boot from a USB flash drive or disk with Kaspersky Rescue Disk 10, and when the window for selecting scan areas appears on the screen, click "Settings" and follow the "Update" -> "Settings" chain, uncheck the checkbox "Kaspersky Lab Update Servers" , click "Add" and specify the path to the Updates directory located in the load folder you created.
Kaspersky Rescue Disk designed to scan, restore infected operating systems. It is mainly used when it is impossible to boot the operating system. Boot from this boot disk to clean up an infected computer without the risk of infecting other files, computers.
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Kaspersky Rescue Disk 10 designed to scan and disinfect infected x86 and x64-compatible computers. It should be used when the infection has penetrated the system so deeply that it cannot be cured with antivirus programs or malware removal utilities (such as Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool).
In this case, the treatment will be more effective, since malicious programs do not take control when the operating system is loaded from the disk.
Kaspersky Rescue Disk 10 allows you to do the following:
- Configuring object scan settings:
- security level change
- change action on detected objects
- creating a test area
- changing the type of scanned objects
- scan time limit
- change scan method
- set default options
- Configure database update settings:
- select update source
- specify proxy server, settings
- specify the region settings
- rollback to previous databases
- Tune Extra options:
- choose to identify specific types of threats
- creating a trusted zone
- setting notification options
- specifying the storage time of reports
- specifying the storage time for quarantine and backup objects
- Create a scan report.
One such solution is Kaspersky Rescue Disk, which allows you to create a rescue disk based on the Gentoo operating system.
This is a standard feature of any anti-virus software for a computer, however, Kaspersky Rescue Disk scans without using the main operating system. To do this, it uses the Gentoo OC built into it.
Booting your computer from CD/DVD and USB media
The program allows you to turn on the computer using a disk or flash drive with it, which is especially useful and necessary in cases where the operating system is locked malware. Such a launch is possible precisely thanks to the OS integrated into this utility.
Graphic and text modes
When you start the program, you should make a choice in which mode to boot. If you choose a graphical one, it will be similar to a regular operating system - Rescue Disk will be controlled using a graphical shell. If you start in text mode, then you will not see any graphical shell, and you will have to manage Kaspersky Rescue Disk through dialog boxes.
Hardware information
This function collects all information about the components of your computer and saves it to in electronic format. Why is this needed? Suppose you could not download the program in any of the modes, then you should save this data on a USB flash drive and send it to technical support.
Assistance is provided exclusively to purchasers of a commercial license for products such as Kaspersky Anti-Virus or Kaspersky Internet Security.
Flexible scan settings
Another interesting feature is the configuration of various scanning options for Kaspersky Rescue Disc. You can change the settings for updating and scanning an object for viruses. There are additional options in the application, among which are the categories of detected threats, the ability to add exclusions, notification settings, and so on.
Advantages
- Scanning without affecting the infected OS;
- Many useful settings;
- Ability to burn Rescue Disk to a USB drive or disk;
- Several modes of use;
- Russian language support.
disadvantages
- Help related to the operation of the application can only be obtained by owners of a commercial license for Kaspersky Anti-Virus or Kaspersky Internet Security
The antivirus solution we reviewed is one of the best in the fight against malware. Thanks to the right approach of developers, it is possible to eliminate all threats without loading the main OS and preventing viruses from doing anything.