AVG Rescue CD is a portable version of AVG Anti-Virus supplied through the Linux distribution. This tool allows you to remove viruses without having to run the operating system. The AVG Rescue CD can be used as a bootable CD or USB stick in situations where it is not possible to load the operating system normally - for example after a serious or widespread infection with an extremely malicious virus.

The AVG Rescue CD utility allows you to completely remove infections from disconnected computers and restore your system to full performance. In addition to the normal features of your AVG system (detection and removal of malware, updates from the Internet or memory stick), the AVG Rescue CD also includes the following administration toolkit. Midnight Commander - two panel file manager, Windows registry editor - a simple registry editor for experienced users, TestDisk - an advanced HDD recovery tool, Ping - a tool for testing network connectivity (access to servers, domains, IP addresses), popular Linux programs and services - text editor vi, OpenSSH daemon, ntfsprogs, etc.