• Anti-Virus protects from viruses, worms and trojans
• Anti-Spyware protects from spyware, adware and other malicious programs
• Comprehensive administration toolset designed to assist in system recovery process

• New program versions and updates, for free, throughout the license duration
• Quality proven by all major antivirus certifications (VB100%, ICSA, West Coast Labs Checkmark)
• 24/7 technical support provided at no extra cost
• Suitable for recovery of Windows XP and Server 2003 operating systems (using either FAT, FAT32 or NTFS file systems)
• Ability to perform a clean boot from CD
• Improved virus detection based on better heuristics and NTFS data streams scanning
• Unique automatic threat-removal anti-spyware engine

The AVG Rescue CD is basically a portable variant of AVG based on the Windows PE platform. It is distributed as a bootable CD intended for operating system recovery in such an event where the system cannot be loaded in the regular way – for example due to substantial virus infection. The AVG Rescue CD incorporates the full scanning power of AVG Anti-Malware, offering extended protection to your personal computer due to the Anti-Virus and the Anti-Spyware components. Enabling you to fully scan and heal infections on your inoperable computer.

• 100% virus detection  — AVG’s scanning engine has received numerous awards for its excellent detection of “in the wild” viruses, including the VB100% award. Its unique combination of detection methods provides full protection against viruses, worms and trojans.
• Cutting-edge anti-spyware technology  — Using the latest state-of-the-art detection technology, AVG detects spyware, adware, DLL-trojans, keyloggers, and much more. Malware hidden in data streams, archives, or the Windows registry is also detected.
• Automatic threat handling — AVG can automatically heal or remove infected files and other threats such as trojans, worms and spyware.
• Multiple update options — Local AVG installation, hard drive, directly through Internet-enabled LAN, or an external source (flash drive etc.)
• Administration tools — to repair and restore the system:
  • AVG Command Line utility providing full command line access.
  • AVG Registry editor tool for system registry processing.
  • AVG IP Config tool for managing network settings.
  • AVG Ping utility for testing the availability of network resources (servers, domains, IP addresses).
  • AVG Scan disk tool for analyzing and testing hard disk integrity with optional automatic error correction.
  • AVG Notepad utility for saving notes, editing system files etc.
  • freeCommander — two-panel file manager intended for more experienced users.
  • Map network drive utility to quickly and easily map a network drive.

Important notice

• The Microsoft Windows Preinstallation Environment software included with this software may be used for boot, diagnostic, setup, restoration, installation, configuration, test or disaster recovery purposes only.
• As a security precaution, if your computer remains booted-up on the AVG Rescue CD for 24 hours continuously, it will automatically re-boot without prior notification.