[thinnews] Download Pick of the Week: Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool
- From: "Jim Kenzig http://thethin.net" <jimkenz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: THIN <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Thinnews <thinnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2005 20:01:02 -0800 (PST)
Microsoft has introduced the Microsoft Windows Malicious Software
Removal Tool. It checks Windows XP, Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 for
infections by specific malware like Blaster, Sasser, and Mydoom and removes
them. A new version will be released the second Tuesday of each month.
You can run the tool from the web here:
http://www.microsoft.com/security/malwareremove/default.mspx#run
Or you can download it and run it locally from this location:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=AD724AE0-E72D-4F54-9AB3-75B8EB148356&displaylang=en
More info:
OverviewThis tool will help to remove specific, prevalent malicious software
from infected systems. Because computers can appear to function normally when
infected, Microsoft advises you to run this tool even if your computer seems to
be fine. In addition to using this tool, you should use an up-to-date antivirus
product to help protect your computer from other malicious software. For more
information, see Protect Your PC.
A new version of this tool is released on the second Tuesday of every month.
These new versions will be available from the Microsoft Download Center?this
page?as well as from Windows Update / Automatic Updates. An online version of
the tool is also available. It is recommended that Windows XP users use Windows
Update / Automatic Updates to download the tool. If you are using any other
version of Windows for which this tool is supported, please download the tool
from this page or run the online version of the tool at least once a month to
ensure that you are using the latest version of this software.
After the tool has been executed and the End-User License Agreement (EULA) is
accepted, the tool automatically checks for infection by specific, prevalent
malicious software and removes any found. When the detection / removal process
is complete, the tool displays a message describing the outcome of the
execution?including what malicious software, if any, was detected and removed.
The tool can be safely deleted after it has run. Also, the tool creates a log
file named mrt.log in the %WINDIR%\debug folder.
Regards,
Jim Kenzig
CEO The Kenzig Group
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