Microsoft Removal Tool

[Guest]

The update yesterday to the KB890830 malware removal tool has introduced the
possiblity to select the scan mode between 3 options.
1) Rapid Analysis.
2) Complete Analysis.
3) Personal Configuration.
I have just completed the Complete Analysis option as a function check; the
scan was completed in approximately 15 minutes.
The Personal configuration consists of the Rapid Scan + Selected Folders; I
shall be testing this using selected *.dbx files.
Observation: I had intended to post earlier but the default security
configuration made this difficult without a security change.
I have therefore used FireFox to effect this post.

 

[Antoninus Pius]

The update yesterday to the KB890830 malware removal tool has introduced
the
possiblity to select the scan mode between 3 options.
1) Rapid Analysis.
2) Complete Analysis.
3) Personal Configuration.
I have just completed the Complete Analysis option as a function check;
the
scan was completed in approximately 15 minutes.
The Personal configuration consists of the Rapid Scan + Selected Folders;
I
shall be testing this using selected *.dbx files.
Observation: I had intended to post earlier but the default security
configuration made this difficult without a security change.
I have therefore used FireFox to effect this post.

How does one run that tool?

 

[Dave M]

By default it downloads here:

C:\WINDOWS\system32\MRT.exe

so the easiest way is to create a shortcut on your desktop to that executable,
and run it each month.

 

[plun]

Hi

Well.....

After Windowsupdate this little scanner "automagic" starts
in the background.

The logfile for it can be found within

C:\WINDOWS\Debug\mrt.log

It can be downloaded and this is the kb for this:

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=890830

How many threat is it...... to lazy to count them, 50.

For for sure this tools helps a heavily messed up PC.

Ewido is today up with..

Last Update:
Today, 11:46 CET
Known threats in database:
284,877 threats

regards
plun

 

[PA Bear]

And your question as it related to Windows Defender B2?

 

[Guest]

The tool is updated monthly: "Microsoft will release an updated version of
this tool on the second Tuesday of each month. New versions will be made
available through this web page, Windows Update, and the Malicious Software
Removal Tool Web site on Microsoft.com."

 

[Guest]

drop dead

And your question as it related to Windows Defender B2?

 

[Guest]

What kind of malicious software is that then? ;-)

 

[plun]

Hi

It´s a few well known severe threats, nothing more

You can see them all within this kb.........

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=890830


So this is only a emergency, "hevily messed" up PC tool for users
with no control over his/hers protection.

Really funny how some users believes that this tool is something
"magic". Must be that this comes from MS.....

well, well.........



regards
plun

 

[Bill Sanderson]

Really funny how some users believes that this tool is something "magic".
Must be that this comes from MS.....

well, well.........

No magic to what it does--just hard work--the magic is in getting the tool
run monthly by millions of machines. I'm not sure I've seen stats, but they
measure the effectiveness of this tool--it reports back what it has
cleaned--and I've never read of a false positive in it. This is making a
measureable difference in the quality of life on the Internet, I believe.

 

[Anonymous Bob]

drop dead

LOL!

Ok, I laughed but then felt guilty enough to do some checking. Running the
Google search:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q="PA+Bear"+Mvp
would lead me to believe that PA Bear could make a significant contribution
to these newsgroups, so let's try to make him feel welcome and give the man
some respect.<g>

To PA Bear...
In a narrow sense, his question may be inappropriate here, but in the
general sense of helping the less sophisticated user his question does
concern malware. Perhaps we should grant him some latitude and answer his
question.

Let me offer a belated welcome to these newsgroups and I look forward to
seeing more posts from you.

Very respectfully,
Bob Vanderveen

 

[plun]

No magic to what it does--just hard work--the magic is in getting the tool
run monthly by millions of machines. I'm not sure I've seen stats, but they
measure the effectiveness of this tool--it reports back what it has
cleaned--and I've never read of a false positive in it. This is making a
measureable difference in the quality of life on the Internet, I believe.

Hi Bill

Well, I have met users which really believes that this is a substitute
for a antivirusprogram........

"Oohh, my subscription run out, well I use MRT instead....."

"It also comes from Microsoft and they write that this is a malicious
removal tool so it must be enough...." they also believes.

As I wrote it probably saves some PCs but it´s maybe important
to point out what this tool does compared to real antivirus programs.

regards
plun

 

[Bill Sanderson]

That is an important point to make. Neither Windows Defender nor the
Malicious Software Removal tool is a substitute for an antivirus program.

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