Malicious Software Removal Tool

[deango]

Hi. The Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool downloaded and installed via Microsoft's Automatic Downloads. Does this work automatically or do I need to do something further to activate it....Thanks
deango

 

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

It works automatically.

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Hi. The Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool downloaded and installed via Microsoft's Automatic Downloads. Does this work automatically or do I need to do something further to activate it....Thanks
deango

 

[Rock]

Hi. The Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool downloaded and installed via Microsoft's Automatic Downloads. Does this work automatically or do I need to do something further to activate it....Thanks
deango

It runs once automatically when it's installed. If it didn't give any
messages then things are good.

 

[kurttrail]

It works automatically.

Actually, it depends on how you download it.

Windows Update, it works as you say, but if you download from this page:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...E0-E72D-4F54-9AB3-75B8EB148356&displaylang=en

which downloads from this location:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...0b-5b397199cbf8/Windows-KB890830-V1.4-ENU.exe

Then you have to run the exe, follow the prompts, and you get an option
at the end to view a report of the scan.

Just trying to educate, not reprimand.

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[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

Understood, but they did say "via Microsoft's Automatic Downloads"

 

[kurttrail]

Understood, but they did say "via Microsoft's Automatic Downloads"

Yep. My Bad!

I didn't see that part, but then I'm not much of a fan of AutoUpdate to
begin with.

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[Bruce Chambers]

Hi. The Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool downloaded and installed via Microsoft's Automatic Downloads. Does this work automatically or do I need to do something further to activate it....Thanks
deango

The MRT is updated the second Tuesday of each month, appears as a
"Critical Update" on the Windows Update site, and runs only when and as
"downloaded." Nothing is actually installed on your computer; there's
nothing to run at a later date; there's nothing to ever uninstall.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;890830


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[Helge H. Forstner]

Hi,

It runs once automatically when it's installed. If it didn't give any
messages then things are good.

Maybe not.
Since two months, after I made the automatic download, my XP Pro
System freeezes from time to time.

If I have the chance to look at the task manager ist shows me 99% of
processor time is used by the system.

Because I have several large hard disks with lots of data, the
scanning takes a long time.

How can I stop the removal tool?

I hate rebooting at least one time a day..



with regards

H.H.Forstner

 

[Helge H. Forstner]

Hi,

runs only when and as
"downloaded." Nothing is actually installed on your computer; there's
nothing to run at a later date; there's nothing to ever uninstall.

hmmm.. the first time I downloaded it something started. You maybe
are right. But my PC freezed because of high processor useage.

After 4 hours I rebooted...



with regards

H.H.Forstner

 

[Detlev Dreyer]

If I have the chance to look at the task manager ist shows me 99% of
processor time is used by the system.

This is often the case when there are Norton-/Symantec products
installed.

How can I stop the removal tool?

This has nothing to do with that tool. Formerly, that tool (MRT.EXE)
has been removed after running. Since the latest update, MRT.EXE
remains in %windir%\system32 but I'm positive that you won't find it
in the task manager.

 

[Helge H. Forstner]

Hi,

This is often the case when there are Norton-/Symantec products
installed.

You are right. What can I do except getting rid of Symantec?




with regards

H.H.Forstner

 

[Detlev Dreyer]

You are right. What can I do except getting rid of Symantec?

Not too much. However, you may want to contact
http://www.symantec.com/techsupp/ or since you're posting from
Germany: http://www.symantec.com/region/de/techsupp/index.html