The 2022 edition was released as part of the c't Desinfec't 2022/23 package . It serves as an emergency toolkit for situations where a Windows PC is so heavily infected that standard antivirus software cannot run or the system fails to boot.
The 2022/23 version introduced several hardware and software refinements: Desinfect_2022.iso
: Improved drivers for modern NVMe SSDs and Wi-Fi chipsets to ensure the system can update its virus signatures before scanning. The 2022 edition was released as part of