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Guest Chuck Le Mieux
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Can someone explain how to use the malicious software removal tool that I

keep getting updates for?

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Re: Malicious software removal

 

On Sep 12, 4:48 pm, Chuck Le Mieux

<ChuckLeMi...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> Can someone explain how to use the malicious software removal tool that I

> keep getting updates for?

 

Download the current version of the tool from

http://download.microsoft.com/download/4/a/a/4aa524c6-239d-47ff-860b-5b397199cbf8/Windows-KB890830-V1.33.exe

and save it to your hard disk. Run it whenever you like.

You will have to download the tool every time it is updated, which is

(I believe) second Tuesday of every month.

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Re: Malicious software removal

 

Each time you download it, it runs one time and will give you a report..

"Chuck Le Mieux" <ChuckLeMieux@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> Can someone explain how to use the malicious software removal tool that I

> keep getting updates for?

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Re: Malicious software removal

 

 

"Chuck Le Mieux" <ChuckLeMieux@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> Can someone explain how to use the malicious software removal tool that I

> keep getting updates for?

Click on the program mrt.exe in \windows\system32, and the program will tell

you how to execute it.

 

Jim

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Re: Malicious software removal

 

It downloads and silently runs. If nothing's found, it just goes away.

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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User) since 2002

AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net

DTS-L http://dts-l.org/

 

Chuck Le Mieux wrote:

> Can someone explain how to use the malicious software removal tool that I

> keep getting updates for?

Guest MowGreen [MVP]
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Re: Malicious software removal

 

In addition to the other info, you can run a Full System scan with MRT

by going to Start > Run > type in

 

mrt

Click OK

Wait until it loads then click the Next button.

Threee options for running it will be presented.

The list of malwares it's targeted for will be on this page under

' Release information ':

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/890830

 

 

MowGreen [MVP 2003-2007]

===============

*-343-* FDNY

Never Forgotten

===============

 

 

Chuck Le Mieux wrote:

> Can someone explain how to use the malicious software removal tool that I

> keep getting updates for?

Guest Shawn E. Hale
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Re: Malicious software removal

 

Where is the report located?

 

"Unknown" <unknown@unknown.kom> wrote in message

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> Each time you download it, it runs one time and will give you a report..

> "Chuck Le Mieux" <ChuckLeMieux@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:5B4AC8EC-0879-4A8E-A9DD-7DDD9C9AA182@microsoft.com...

>> Can someone explain how to use the malicious software removal tool that I

>> keep getting updates for?

>

>

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Re: Malicious software removal

 

%windir%\debug\mrt.log

 

cf. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/891717

 

If MSRT doesn't find anything, no reports are displayed.

--

~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User) since 2002

AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net

DTS-L http://dts-l.org/

 

 

Shawn E. Hale wrote:

> Where is the report located?

>

> "Unknown" <unknown@unknown.kom> wrote in message

> news:hdTFi.14937$3x.4342@newssvr25.news.prodigy.net...

>> Each time you download it, it runs one time and will give you a report..

>> "Chuck Le Mieux" <ChuckLeMieux@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in

>> message

>> news:5B4AC8EC-0879-4A8E-A9DD-7DDD9C9AA182@microsoft.com...

>>> Can someone explain how to use the malicious software removal tool that

>>> I

>>> keep getting updates for?

Posted

Re: Malicious software removal

 

Read article 891717 at Microsoft.

"Shawn E. Hale" <SEHaleNOSPAM1@comcast.net> wrote in message

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> Where is the report located?

>

> "Unknown" <unknown@unknown.kom> wrote in message

> news:hdTFi.14937$3x.4342@newssvr25.news.prodigy.net...

>> Each time you download it, it runs one time and will give you a report..

>> "Chuck Le Mieux" <ChuckLeMieux@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in

>> message news:5B4AC8EC-0879-4A8E-A9DD-7DDD9C9AA182@microsoft.com...

>>> Can someone explain how to use the malicious software removal tool that

>>> I

>>> keep getting updates for?

>>

>>

>

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