Re: malicious software removal tool question

From: chere (chere_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 01/18/05


Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2005 14:21:01 -0800


"Randy Treit [MSFT]" wrote:

> The tool runs once, removes malware that it detects, and then deletes
> itself.
>
> To see if it detected anything on your computer, open %windir%\debug\mrt.log
> in Notepad.
>
> You can also download the tool from the Download Center and run it
> directly, or run the online version at
> http://www.microsoft.com/malwareremove.
>
> The Download Center version is at:
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=AD724AE0-E72D-4F54-9AB3-75B8EB148356&displaylang=en
>
> The following KB article has lots of additional details about the tool:
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=890830
>
> Randy
>
> "chere" <chere@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:960855BE-1CFF-4859-A3DC-64A1F57F95B3@microsoft.com...
> >I have xp and sp1 installed. I have a critical update KB890830 listed to
> > install. What is this and how do I use it? Do I need to install this?
>
>
>



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