Boot time virus scan from USB drive

Boot time virus scan from USB drive I want to check for viruses on a computer that I suspect may be infected with malware.
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"I have a dual boot setup with Windows 7 on one partition and Ubuntu 9.10 on another.

I think your theory has merit. I wonder how it might affect a situation like mine were I to become infected? Given that they are vastly different OSs, I would guess that it would be EXTREMELY unlikely for a virus (say from Windows) to infect my Linux installation, even thought they share the same physical drive.

As for the AV software, from all my research on numerous sites, the general consensus seems to point toward: (1) AVK, (2) Avira, (3) Avast!, (4) BitDefender, (5) AVG
being the top five best AV software out there (roughly in that order). Unfortunately the best of them is the only one that doesn't offer a free version."