Microsoft released a new version (5.9) of the Malicious Software Removal Tool in Tuesday's Patch.
The company has not yet uncovered some release notes, but it is likely that the update brings new malware detection capabilities.
Of course, the application continues to support all versions of Windows starting with XP and ending in the recent 8.1.
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Windows 7; Windows 8; Windows 8.1; Windows Server xNUMX x2003 editions Windows Server 64; Windows Server 2008 R2008; Windows Vista Business 2-bit edition; Windows Vista Enterprise 64-bit edition; Windows Vista Home Basic 64-bit edition; Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit edition; Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit edition; Windows XP 64-bit
The tool checks your computer for infection from some specific and common ones malicious applications software (including Blaster, Sasser, and Mydoom viruses) and helps you remove the damage. Microsoft will release an updated version of the tool on the second Tuesday of every month.
The company says:
The Microsoft Windows Malicious Code Removal Tool checks computers with functional σύστημα Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000 και Windows Server 2003 για ιούς και βοηθά στη deletion of sites affected by specific, widespread malware, including Blaster, Sasser, and Mydoom. When the detection and deletion process is complete, the tool displays a report describing the result, including the names of the detected and deleted malicious code. The tool creates a log file named mrt.log in the %WINDIR%\debug folder.
Note that this x64 version of this tool can only work on computers running Windows 7 x64, Windows XP x64, Windows XP x64, and Windows 2003 x64.
This tool does not replace any anti-virus product. To protect your computer, you need to use an antivirus product.
Microsoft will publish a renewed version of the tool on the second Tuesday of each month. New releases will be available through the Windows Update Web site and the Web site Web Malicious Software Removal Toolat Microsoft.com.
For the automatic delivery and installation of newer versions as soon as they are released, set the Automatic Updates feature to automatically (Automatically). The version of this tool available from Windows Update runs in the background on your computer once every month. If a virus infection is detected, the next time you start your computer the tool will display a status report. If you want to run this tool more than once per month, run the version available on this website or use the version available on the Malicious Software website Removal At work.
Read the article KB890830 to see the list of malware that the current version of the tool is capable of removing, as well as instructions for use. Also, keep in mind that if a virus is detected or any error occurs, this tool submits an anonymous report to Microsoft with the relevant information. The KB article above contains information on how to disable this functionality and the specific information that is sent to Microsoft.
We strongly recommend that you read the article KB891716 before you decide to develop this tool in a business environment.
The user should have administrator rights to use this tool. This tool will not be run on Windows 98, Windows ME, or Windows NT 4.0.
Please note that the file you received is a multi-language tool. For all supported languages, the same tool will display the correct language depending on the language of the operating system.