What's this newfangled Windows malicious Removal Tool ?

[Guest]

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I'm just getting to play with it but I can't find it in any of the
start menus or control panel. The MS KB points me to a web-based tool.

What am I missing?

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"Al Dykes" <adykes@panix.com> wrote in message
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> I'm just getting to play with it but I can't find it in any of the
> start menus or control panel. The MS KB points me to a web-based tool.
>
> What am I missing?

Nothing. It installs and runs once. Next month an updated version installs
and runs once.

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Al;
It is not really new anymore.
It has been around since January.
It runs and then is gone with nothing in Control Panel, All Programs etc.
But there is a log "%WINDIR%\debug\mrt.log"
See this link for more information about the MSRT:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/890830

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"Al Dykes" <adykes@panix.com> wrote in message
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>
> I'm just getting to play with it but I can't find it in any of the
> start menus or control panel. The MS KB points me to a web-based tool.
>
> What am I missing?
>
> --
> a d y k e s @ p a n i x . c o m
>
> Don't blame me. I voted for Gore.

 

[Jerry]

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You can download a copy of it to your system and run it whenever you want to
see if something infected your system.

"Al Dykes" <adykes@panix.com> wrote in message
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>
> I'm just getting to play with it but I can't find it in any of the
> start menus or control panel. The MS KB points me to a web-based tool.
>
> What am I missing?
>
> --
> a d y k e s @ p a n i x . c o m
>
> Don't blame me. I voted for Gore.

 

[Guest]

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It "is" a web based tool. Every 2nd Tuesday of the month, Microsoft's
official "update Tuesday", it will download to your computer, run and then
delete itself from your computer. If it detects something you will be
notified by a popup window.

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"Al Dykes" <adykes@panix.com> wrote in message
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>
> I'm just getting to play with it but I can't find it in any of the
> start menus or control panel. The MS KB points me to a web-based tool.
>
> What am I missing?
>
> --
> a d y k e s @ p a n i x . c o m
>
> Don't blame me. I voted for Gore.

 

[Guest]

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If you want to see it work go to start-run-MRT.exe-OK and the tool will
open up and scan your system.


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[Guest]

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You wasted your vote!

"Al Dykes" <adykes@panix.com> wrote in message
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> What am I missing?
>
> --
> a d y k e s @ p a n i x . c o m
>
> Don't blame me. I voted for Gore.