malicious removal tool kb890830

[gracetai]

After installing and updating this ms program, how do we use it or does it do
the job at the background? Thanks

 

[TaurArian]

If downloaded via Windows Update, the tool runs in silent mode.

If you want to see the results of the scan:
Locate the file named MRT.LOG in the ..\Windows\Debug folder.
Start/Run and type: notepad %windir%\Debug\Mrt.log
This file has the report of the scan.

It downloads the MRT.EXE to the Windows\System32 Folder and runs the file.
It doesn't actually install itself.

For more info:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/890830

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[Gerry]

For most of us it downloads and runs as part of the regular monthly
updates. The tool is updated each month and will remove a limited amount
of malware. It is not a substitute for having properly configured
anti-virus and anti-spyware software.

http://www.microsoft.com/security/malwareremove/default.mspx

You can obtain perfectly adequate freeware anti-virus and anti-spyware
software. I use:

AVG Free 8.0 Anti-Virus
http://free.avg.com/

Spybot S & D. There is a freeware version buried in this link:
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/spybotsd/index.html


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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[antioch]

After installing and updating this ms program, how do we use it or does it
do
the job at the background? Thanks

I put mine on the desktop where I can find it when/if needed.
I can never remember where it goes if let it install on its own :-(

Antioch

 

[witan]

I put mine on the desktop where I can find it when/if needed.
I can never remember where it goes if let it install on its own :-(

Antioch

mrt.exe is usually in the folder C:\WINDOWS\system32\, which is in the
"path". Therefore, simply typing "mrt" (withut quotes) in the Start >
Run box and pressing Enter should start mrt.exe. This is what I have
been doing for a long time now.