ESET SysRescue (ESR) CD is a bootable disk containing ESET engine version 4.0.437.0. The main advantage of ESET Recovery CD is the fact that ESS runs independent of the host operating system, while it has a direct access to the disk and the entire filesystem. Thanks to this it is possible to remove those infiltrations that normally could not be deleted, e.g. when the operating system is running, etc.

Scanning speed is pretty fast compared to other rescue disks. The scan is very thorough as it tries to scan files inside compressed archive and also in setup installers. With the latest virus signature database, it manages to catch all of known viruses by June 26, 2009 (Virus signature database 4193).

For the rescue CD to use effectively, you must provide that the computer boots from the ESET SysRescue boot media. Boot priority can be modified... Read more »