Kaspersky Rescue Disk is an excellent tool for scanning and disinfecting computer systems. This program is used when the degree of infection does not allow cleaning the system using tools that run under WindowsXP. In addition, the effectiveness of Kaspersky Rescue Disk is several times higher than its “desktop” counterparts, because during treatment, malware is inactive, and they can be removed or cured, painlessly for other OS components.
Using KasperskyRescueDisk, at first glance, is very difficult, because it is a full-fledged startup environment, and not just a program. But, in fact, there is nothing complicated about this if you strictly follow our instructions.

You will need:

How to burn Kaspersky Rescue Disk

First of all, we will need to download the ISO image with the program, as well as the utility for burning it, from the official website http://kaspersky.com. Once the download is complete, launch the recording utility: in it we indicate the path to the Kaspersky Rescue Disk image (which we just downloaded), as well as the USB drive on which the program will be written - if you know how to create a bootable USB flash drive, then there will be no problems .

After clicking the "Start" button, the flash drive will automatically format (so make sure that there is no important information on it, as it will be deleted) and the recording process will begin. Within a few minutes, a notification will appear on the screen indicating that the recording process has been successfully completed.

Great, we can start working directly with the program.

How to run KasperskyRescueDisk

Since we will be working in a startup environment, we won’t need Windows for now - we reboot the computer. As soon as it turns on again, without waiting for the BIOS to start, press the F10 and F12 keys one by one in the same way as we did when installing Windows from a flash drive - this will launch the boot menu.

In fact, only one of the keys is responsible for opening this menu, but depending on the manufacturer brand and motherboard model (as well as the version BIOS) it may differ.

So if you were unable to open the boot menu the first time, then immediately after turning on the computer, press the ESC, F12, F11, F10, F9 keys in turn - one of them will launch the Boot Menu.

In this menu, select the USB device on which we recorded Kaspersky Rescue Disk and press Enter. Next, we will be asked to select the program language (English or Russian), as well as the download mode. Select the item “Kaspersky Rescue Disk. Graphic mode".

After loading, a desktop will appear in front of us, somewhat similar to good old Windows. In fact, this is a .nix development, and there is nothing similar, except for the interface, to Windows OS.

As for the functions that we can use, the Kaspersky developers have kindly provided us with tools such as a browser, a file manager, a terminal, Kaspersky Rescue Disk itself, and several other functions. How to use them? First things first.

Working in the Kaspersky Rescue Disk environment - cleaning viruses

Immediately after the system starts, the working window of the Kaspersky Rescue Disk antivirus appears in front of us.

Great, that’s what we need: check the items to be scanned (disks, folders, directories, startup items - all places where the pest can be stored), and click “Scan objects”.

The duration of the verification process directly depends on the number of files that are stored on your hard drive.

So if you have an almost full 250-500 gigabyte “screw”, then the process will last at least an hour and a half.

The scanning process will be displayed in the logs, and if a virus is detected, among other text you will see a red line notifying you of the problem. At the end of the scan, you can choose an action for the infected files: they can be disinfected, deleted completely (if there is no possibility of treatment), or sent to quarantine (for storage without danger to the operating system).

Having removed all viruses and malware detected by KRD, we finish working with its working environment. Click on the icon of the letter “K” with a gear in the far lower left corner and select “Reboot” from the menu that appears. Thus, you were able to scan your computer for viruses using Kaspersky Rescue Disk.

When the virus situation on your computer gets out of control and conventional antivirus programs can’t cope (or they simply don’t exist), a flash drive with Kaspersky Rescue Disk 10 (KRD) can help.

This program effectively disinfects an infected computer, allows you to update databases, roll back updates and view statistics. But first you need to correctly write it to a flash drive. Let's look at this whole process step by step.

Why a flash drive? To use it, you do not need a disk drive, which is already missing on many modern devices (laptops, tablets), and it is resistant to repeated overwriting. In addition, removable storage media is much less susceptible to damage.

In addition to the program itself in ISO format, you will need a utility to record to the media. It is better to use Kaspersky USB Rescue Disk Maker, which is designed specifically to work with this rescue tool. Everything can be downloaded from the official website of Kaspersky Lab.

By the way, using other recording utilities does not always lead to a positive result.

Step 1: Preparing the Flash Drive

This step involves formatting the drive and specifying the FAT32 file system. If the drive will be used to store files, then you need to leave at least 256 MB for KRD. To do this, do this:

The first stage of recording is completed.

Step 2: Write the image to a USB flash drive

Now you need to configure the BIOS correctly.

Step 3: BIOS Setup

All that remains is to tell the BIOS that you need to load the flash drive first. To do this, do this:

This sequence of actions is shown using the AMI BIOS as an example. In other versions everything is basically the same. You can read more about setting up the BIOS in our instructions on this topic.

Step 4: Initial launch of KRD

All that remains is to prepare the program for work.

Having a kind of “ambulance” on a flash drive will never be superfluous, but to avoid emergency situations, be sure to use an anti-virus program with updated databases.

For more information about protecting removable storage from malware, read our article.

In order to record something Kaspersky Rescue Disk to a flash drive, it is most convenient if you are a registered user of LC products, to use the help of the Wizard to create a system emergency recovery disk. This master is part of both Kaspersky Internet Security, so Kaspersky Anti-Virus. For all other users who cannot or do not want to use the wizard, the instructions given here will help.

To record an image Kaspersky Rescue Disk 10 on the flash drive the sequence of actions is as follows:

1. Insert your flash drive into a free USB port on your computer
The volume requirements for successfully recording a disk image on a flash drive are the presence of free space of 256 MB. The file system on the media must be either FAT16 or FAT32; if any other file system is used, then you must first format the flash drive in FAT16(32). Also, you should not write the image to the boot drive, because... Firstly, this will destroy the existing bootloader, and secondly, it may even end in failure.

Direct download links from the official server Kaspersky Lab
• Iso image of Kaspersky Rescue Disk (size about 250 MB)
• A special utility for transferring the Kaspersky Rescue Disk image to a USB drive (size about 378 KB).
• This action is optional, but it is advisable to check the correctness of the downloaded image using the MD5 hash

3. Write the resulting Kaspersky Rescue Disk image to your flash drive
The procedure is as follows:

• Launch the utility rescue2usb.
• In the utility window that opens, indicate the location of the iso image using the button "Review..."
• Select the USB drive we need from the drop-down list.
• All you have to do is press the button "START" and wait until the end of recording to the flash drive.
• After successful recording to the drive, in the information window you need to click the button "OK".

4. Now let’s prepare the infected computer for booting from USB
Let's insert our bootable USB flash drive with the recorded Kaspersky Rescue Disk to any free USB port on your computer. Next, to enter the standard BIOS management menu, the key is most often used "Delete" or "F2". In rare cases, other keys or even combinations are used. Here is a list of possible options: "F1"
"F8"
"F10"
"F11"
"F12"
"Ctrl+Ins"
"Ctrl+Esc"
"Ctrl+Alt"
"Ctrl+Alt+Esc"
"Ctrl+Alt+Enter"
"Ctrl+Alt+Ins"
"Ctrl+Alt+Del"
"Ctrl+Alt+S" For your motherboard, you can see how to enter the BIOS management menu immediately when you turn on the system unit in the lower left corner of the monitor screen: If you entered the BIOS management menu, then find the tab responsible for the sequence of selecting devices to boot (usually something like "Boot priority") and install your flash drive first. Or, if you find yourself in the so-called "Boot selection menu", just use the arrows to select your flash drive and click "Enter". You can read detailed information about boot parameters in the “User Manual” for your motherboard.

Boot using disk Kaspersky Rescue Disk to detect and remove malware and other threats from an infected computer without risking infecting other files and computers.

Download the ISO image, burn it to a USB drive or CD/DVD, enter the BIOS and set to boot from the selected media, then restart your PC. Once the download is complete, the latest version of Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2018 will be launched. Select the drive you want to scan and perform a scan.

Kaspersky Rescue Disk allows you to deal with viruses more effectively, since this disk does not require loading Windows, and therefore malicious programs will remain inactive.

Key features of Kaspersky Rescue Disk

What's new in Kaspersky Rescue Disk 2018

• Support for modern computer equipment.
• UEFI SecureBoot support.
• Scanning all found disabled operating systems.
• Using Kaspersky Security Network.
• Detection of Adware and Riskware programs.
• Notification about outdated anti-virus databases.
• Protection against deletion of system files.
• Preventing false positives.
• Backing up files before disinfection or deletion.
• The only type of scanning. You don't have to choose which scan type is best.

One such solution is Kaspersky Rescue Disk, which allows you to create a disaster recovery disk based on the Gentoo operating system.

This is a standard feature of any antivirus software for a computer, but Kaspersky Rescue Disk scans without involving the main operating system. To do this, it uses the Gentoo OS built into it.

Booting your computer from CD/DVD and USB media

The program allows you to turn on your computer using a disk or flash drive with it, which is especially useful and necessary in cases where the operating system is blocked by malware. Such a launch is possible precisely thanks to the OS integrated into this utility.

Graphic and text modes

When starting the program, you must make a choice in which mode to boot. If you select graphical, it will be similar to a regular operating system - Rescue Disk will be managed 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.

Equipment information

This function collects all information about the components of your computer and stores it electronically. Why is this necessary? Let's say you were unable to load the program in any of the modes, then you should save this data on a flash drive and send it to technical support.

Assistance is provided exclusively to purchasers of a commercial license for such types of products as or.

Flexible scanning settings

Another interesting feature is configuring various scanning parameters of Kaspersky Rescue Disc. You can change the settings for updating and scanning an object for viruses. The application also has additional parameters, among which are the categories of detected threats, the ability to add exceptions, notification settings, and so on.

Advantages

• Scanning without affecting the infected OS;
• Many useful settings;
• Ability to burn Rescue Disk to USB drive or disk;
• Several modes of use;
• Russian language support.

Flaws

• Help related to the operation of the program can only be obtained by holders 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 from developers, it is possible to eliminate all threats without loading the main OS and preventing viruses from doing anything.