Re: Windows Malicious Software Tool Won't Go Away

From: David (Andareed) (andareed_at_daemon-tools.cc)
Date: 07/15/05 

Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2005 12:24:12 -0400

I'm reasonably sure it's clean. I have NOD 32 anti-virus running and
updated, and have scanned with Ad-aware and Anti-spyware. This computer
was formatted about 2 months ago.

The tool does not find anything either.

Malke wrote:
> David (Andareed) wrote:
>
>> Thanks, but this doesn't help with my issue. All I see in the log is
>> that I've run the tool many, many times.
>>
>> Kirtal Lalla wrote:
>>> When the tool is run it will create a log file; this file is located
>>> in the %WINDIR%\DEBUG\MRT.LOG
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Kit
>>>
>>> "David (Andareed)" wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I've run "Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool - July 2005
>>>> (KB890830)" from windows update, rebooted numerous times, but the
>>>> update won't disappear from windows update. I'm using Windows XP
>>>> SP2. I also have a version of Windows XP SP2 running in vmware, and
>>>> this copy is fine. I've tried running regmon/filemon to figure out
>>>> what windows update checks to see if the tool has been run but I've
>>>> had no luck.
>>>>
>>>> If someone from MS could give me the specifics of how exactly
>>>> windows update decides if I've done the scan that would be awesome.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks!
>>>>
>
> What is the virus/malware status of your computer? What have you done to
> insure it is 100% clean?
>
> Malke

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