can I work offline on an infected PC + still get latest signatures?

[Urs Rau 0]

I have a PC that I don't trust and don't want to put online. can I somehow use the emergency kit on it and still make sure it has latest signatures?

[JeremyNicoll 48]

I assume (never having used EEK) that you'd need to grab the latest EEK using another PC, put the whole thing on a USB stick, then use that on the infected PC.

[Urs Rau 0]

thanks @JeremyNicoll, but my question is, is the latest EEK always containing the latest signatures, or IF NOT, how do I get them?

Most other products like that have a fairly static EXE installer download and they then get and update to the latest signatures on first start. But my PC will not be online when I start it up. (yes I did think of downloading the installer on another PC and put it on a USB drive, to take it to the infected PC)

 

Edited September 16, 2017 by Urs Rau
more detail and re-inserted remaining question

[JeremyNicoll 48]

Sorry, don't know.

[Fabian Wosar 390]

The EEK download is being updated once a day. That means signatures may be up to 24 hours old. However, you can update it on any other PC. Signatures are stored on the stick. So just run the updater on your normal PC before you plug it into the PC you want to work on.

[Urs Rau 0]

Thanks. @Fabian Wosargreat. Wish I had tested this before having an actual emergency, then this wild probably have been self-evident. Appreciate your quick response very much. 

[GT500 531]

10 hours ago, Urs Rau said:

Most other products like that have a fairly static EXE installer download and they then get and update to the latest signatures on first start.

The "installer" for EEK is actually a self-extracting RAR archive, so there's no actual installation process that happens, it just extracts the contents of the archive either to C:\EEK or to a folder of your choosing (or a USB flash drive as Jeremy suggested). You should even be able to manually extract it using WinRAR, 7-Zip, or any other archive manager that supports the RAR format.