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.
Download Malicious Software Removal Tool 5.9
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
Το εργαλείο ελέγχει τον υπολογιστή σας για προσβολή από κάποιες συγκεκριμένες και διαδεδομένες κακόβουλες εφαρμογές λογισμικού (μεταξύ των οποίων οι ιοί Blaster, Sasser, and Mydoom) 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 Malicious Code Removal Tool of Microsoft Windows ελέγχει τους υπολογιστές με λειτουργικό σύστημα Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000 και Windows Server 2003 για ιούς και βοηθά στη deletion των σημείων που έχουν προσβληθεί από συγκεκριμένους, διαδεδομένους κακόβουλους κώδικες, συμπεριλαμβάνομένων των Blaster, Sasser και Mydoom. Όταν η διαδικασία ανίχνευσης και διαγραφής ολοκληρωθεί, το εργαλείο εμφανίζει μια αναφορά στην οποία περιγράφεται το αποτέλεσμα, συμπεριλαμβανομένων των ονομάτων κακόβουλου κώδικα που ανιχνεύθηκε και διαγράφηκε. Το εργαλείο δημιουργεί ένα archive log 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 release an updated version of the tool on the second Tuesday of every month. New versions will be available through the Windows Web site Update and Web Malicious Software Removal Toolat Microsoft.com.
To automatically deliver and install the newer versions, immediately after they are released, set the Automatic Updates feature to automatically (Automatically). The version of this tool available from Windows Update runs in the background of your computer once a month. If a virus infection is detected, the next time you boot your computer, the tool will display a status report. If you want to run this tool more than once a month, run the version available on this website or use the version available on the Malicious Software Removal Tool.
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.
