MUMBAI, INDIA: AVG Technologies, a provider in free anti-virus software, today announced another free product: the AVG Rescue CD.

AVG’s Rescue CD, which is already included in AVG’s product line for small businesses, is used to recover computers that are not able to boot or are infected in a way that will not allow normal operation. 

The company is now making the Rescue CD available to all customers (including AVG Free customers). It can be downloaded to any CD or USB stick and then inserted into the damaged computer and used as the recovery disk, said a press release. 
 
The offering contains all essential tools for users, including:

*Comprehensive administration toolset

*System recovery from virus and spyware attacks

*Suitable for recovering Windows based operating systems

*Ability to perform a clean boot from the CD
 
Upon booting a damaged computer using the AVG Rescue CD, the software would automatically mount all hard drives of the computer and scan them for viruses and malware. The Rescue CD would also automatically restore a safe network connection to the computer, the release added.

For advanced users, the AVG Rescue CD also includes a Windows Registry editor, a TestDisk utility for recovering deleted files and lost partitions, a file browser for navigating folders, and a Ping tool for basic network diagnostics.
 
The AVG Rescue CD is a Linux-based boot utility with essential AVG security software already integrated.  It can be downloaded for free from AVG’s website.