Update has just downloaded the latest Microsoft Malicious Software Removeal Tool.

I understand that this tool runs in the background.

Do I need to enable it? If so, how can I do this?

Thanks

From: "species8350"

Update has just downloaded the latest Microsoft Malicious Software Removeal Tool.

I understand that this tool runs in the background.

Do I need to enable it? If so, how can I do this?

Thanks



It is downloaded every month on Patch Tuesday. It is an "On Demand" anti malware utility,
with no "On Access" scanning capability, and is executed automatically in a Quick Scan
mode and does not need user intervention.

You may wish to run it manually such as in its Full Scan mode.

For a list of command line switches just execute; MRT /?

--
Dave
Multi-AV Scanning Tool - http://multi-av.thespykiller.co.uk
http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp

On Thursday, September 13, 2012 2:05:12 PM UTC+1, David H. Lipman wrote:
From: "species8350"



Update has just downloaded the latest Microsoft Malicious Software Removeal Tool.



I understand that this tool runs in the background.



Do I need to enable it? If so, how can I do this?



Thanks







It is downloaded every month on Patch Tuesday. It is an "On Demand" anti malware utility,

with no "On Access" scanning capability, and is executed automatically in a Quick Scan

mode and does not need user intervention.



You may wish to run it manually such as in its Full Scan mode.



For a list of command line switches just execute; MRT /?



--

Dave

Multi-AV Scanning Tool - http://multi-av.thespykiller.co.uk

http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp

Thanks for responding.

I see its in system 32 (mrt.exe).

I assume that if I click on it it will start its scan.

To use mrt/?, I assume that I would use the command prompt.

Best wishes.

A

Ps. How do I know that mrt has scanned my pc?

From: "species8350"

On Thursday, September 13, 2012 2:05:12 PM UTC+1, David H. Lipman wrote:
From: "species8350"

Update has just downloaded the latest Microsoft Malicious Software
Removeal Tool.

I understand that this tool runs in the background.

Do I need to enable it? If so, how can I do this?

Thanks

It is downloaded every month on Patch Tuesday. It is an "On Demand" anti
malware
utility,

with no "On Access" scanning capability, and is executed automatically in
a Quick Scan

mode and does not need user intervention.

You may wish to run it manually such as in its Full Scan mode.

For a list of command line switches just execute; MRT /?

--

Dave

Multi-AV Scanning Tool - http://multi-av.thespykiller.co.uk

http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp

Thanks for responding.

I see its in system 32 (mrt.exe).

I assume that if I click on it it will start its scan.

To use mrt/?, I assume that I would use the command prompt.

Best wishes.

A

Ps. How do I know that mrt has scanned my pc?

Yes to both. Albeit you can just use it from the Start Menu -- Run
facility.

MRT.EXE creates a LOG which is appended each run.

%windir%\debug\mrt.log



--
Dave
Multi-AV Scanning Tool - http://multi-av.thespykiller.co.uk
http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp

Hi species8350,

Yes, the Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool runs in the
background automatically. Microsoft releases monthly update patches for
the tool on the second Tuesday via Windows Updates.

To manually run the Malicious Software Removal Tool, you have to
manually download the tool on your computer.

If you have Windows Vista 32-bit, please download the following file:
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/downl...ils.aspx?id=16

If you have Windows Vista 64-bit, please download the following file:
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/downl...s.aspx?id=9905

After installing the software, please follow the steps provided below:
1. Click “Start” and type “mrt.exe” and press
“Enter.”
2. If prompted by “User Account Control”, click on
“Continue.”
3. The Malicious Software Removal Tool windows will open.
4. Click on the “Next” button.
5. Select the scan that you would like to run and click on "Next."
6. The tool will start the scan and will display the results when the
scan completes.
7. You can close the window by clicking on “Finish.”

Please reply to this message if you need further information.

David H. Lipman wrote:
From: "species8350"

On Thursday, September 13, 2012 2:05:12 PM UTC+1, David H. Lipman wrote:
From: "species8350"

Update has just downloaded the latest Microsoft Malicious Software
Removeal Tool.

I understand that this tool runs in the background.

Do I need to enable it? If so, how can I do this?

Thanks

It is downloaded every month on Patch Tuesday. It is an "On Demand"
anti malware
utility,

with no "On Access" scanning capability, and is executed
automatically in a Quick Scan

mode and does not need user intervention.

You may wish to run it manually such as in its Full Scan mode.

For a list of command line switches just execute; MRT /?

--

Dave

Multi-AV Scanning Tool - http://multi-av.thespykiller.co.uk

http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp

Thanks for responding.

I see its in system 32 (mrt.exe).

I assume that if I click on it it will start its scan.

To use mrt/?, I assume that I would use the command prompt.

Best wishes.

A

Ps. How do I know that mrt has scanned my pc?

Yes to both. Albeit you can just use it from the Start Menu -- Run
facility.

MRT.EXE creates a LOG which is appended each run.

%windir%\debug\mrt.log




This info is quite useful and I would like to thank you, Dave, and the
OP for providing it.
No Malware was found on my machine and one is reminded that an antivirus
program is needed in addition to this program.

Thank you very much.

Harry.

On Thursday, September 13, 2012 3:27:59 PM UTC+1, David H. Lipman wrote:
From: "species8350"



On Thursday, September 13, 2012 2:05:12 PM UTC+1, David H. Lipman wrote:

From: "species8350"



Update has just downloaded the latest Microsoft Malicious Software

Removeal Tool.



I understand that this tool runs in the background.



Do I need to enable it? If so, how can I do this?



Thanks



It is downloaded every month on Patch Tuesday. It is an "On Demand" anti

malware

utility,



with no "On Access" scanning capability, and is executed automatically in

a Quick Scan



mode and does not need user intervention.



You may wish to run it manually such as in its Full Scan mode.



For a list of command line switches just execute; MRT /?



--



Dave



Multi-AV Scanning Tool - http://multi-av.thespykiller.co.uk



http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp



Thanks for responding.



I see its in system 32 (mrt.exe).



I assume that if I click on it it will start its scan.



To use mrt/?, I assume that I would use the command prompt.



Best wishes.



A



Ps. How do I know that mrt has scanned my pc?



Yes to both. Albeit you can just use it from the Start Menu -- Run

facility.



MRT.EXE creates a LOG which is appended each run.



%windir%\debug\mrt.log







--

Dave

Multi-AV Scanning Tool - http://multi-av.thespykiller.co.uk

http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp

Thanks for the information.

I was wondering how useful the tool is.

If a system gets infected then good antivirus programmes should clean the disk!

If I try mrt, to see how it works,should I be prepared for a long wait.?

Best wishes.

A

On Friday, September 14, 2012 2:56:32 AM UTC+1, species8350 wrote:
On Thursday, September 13, 2012 3:27:59 PM UTC+1, David H. Lipman wrote:

From: "species8350"







On Thursday, September 13, 2012 2:05:12 PM UTC+1, David H. Lipman wrote:



From: "species8350"







Update has just downloaded the latest Microsoft Malicious Software



Removeal Tool.







I understand that this tool runs in the background.







Do I need to enable it? If so, how can I do this?







Thanks







It is downloaded every month on Patch Tuesday. It is an "On Demand" anti



malware



utility,







with no "On Access" scanning capability, and is executed automatically in



a Quick Scan







mode and does not need user intervention.







You may wish to run it manually such as in its Full Scan mode.







For a list of command line switches just execute; MRT /?







--







Dave







Multi-AV Scanning Tool - http://multi-av.thespykiller.co.uk







http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp







Thanks for responding.







I see its in system 32 (mrt.exe).







I assume that if I click on it it will start its scan.







To use mrt/?, I assume that I would use the command prompt.







Best wishes.







A







Ps. How do I know that mrt has scanned my pc?







Yes to both. Albeit you can just use it from the Start Menu -- Run



facility.







MRT.EXE creates a LOG which is appended each run.







%windir%\debug\mrt.log















--



Dave



Multi-AV Scanning Tool - http://multi-av.thespykiller.co.uk



http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp



Thanks for the information.



I was wondering how useful the tool is.



If a system gets infected then good antivirus programmes should clean the disk!



If I try mrt, to see how it works,should I be prepared for a long wait.?



Best wishes.



A

Hi,

I have just read my log.

I seem to get errors such as the one below.

Any idea what the error means?

Quote:

Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool v4.12, September 2012
Started On Wed Sep 12 11:48:20 2012
-Scan ERROR: resource process://pid:1288 (code 0x00000005 (5))

Results Summary:
----------------
No infection found.
Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool Finished On Wed Sep 12 11:52:45 2012


Return code: 0 (0x0)

Unquote

On Thursday, September 13, 2012 3:54:04 PM UTC+1, Rajath N wrote:
Hi species8350,



Yes, the Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool runs in the

background automatically. Microsoft releases monthly update patches for

the tool on the second Tuesday via Windows Updates.



To manually run the Malicious Software Removal Tool, you have to

manually download the tool on your computer.



If you have Windows Vista 32-bit, please download the following file:

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/downl...ils.aspx?id=16



If you have Windows Vista 64-bit, please download the following file:

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/downl...s.aspx?id=9905



After installing the software, please follow the steps provided below:

1. Click “Start” and type “mrt.exe” and press

“Enter.”

2. If prompted by “User Account Control”, click on

“Continue.”

3. The Malicious Software Removal Tool windows will open.

4. Click on the “Next” button.

5. Select the scan that you would like to run and click on "Next."

6. The tool will start the scan and will display the results when the

scan completes.

7. You can close the window by clicking on “Finish.”



Please reply to this message if you need further information.

Hi,

There appears to be two versions of the programme.

One that is designed to run in the background, and the other that is designed to be run manually.

Am I correct?

Best wishes.

From: "webster72n"


This info is quite useful and I would like to thank you, Dave, and the OP
for providing it.
No Malware was found on my machine and one is reminded that an antivirus
program is needed in addition to this program.

Thank you very much.

Harry.

Yes Harry, an Anti virus application that provides both "On Demand" and "On
Access" scanning. The Microsoft malicious Software Removal Tool has a
limited malware target list and only performs "On Demand" scanning and is
only updated 12 times per year.

--
Dave
Multi-AV Scanning Tool - http://multi-av.thespykiller.co.uk
http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp