Run Microsoft’s Malicious Software Removal Tool Anytime

I was just listening to Security Now with Steve Gibson (episode 180) and he talked about running Microsoft’s Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) from the Windows Run dialog box. Like him I thought “No way is that possible” but it most certainly is. I tried it in both XP and Vista.

Of course there may be no reason to run this on a fully updated machine. MSRT is updated monthly and it will run on it’s own the next time you reboot after the update. MSRT does not run actively. So if you think there might be an infection since the last MSRT update why not give it a try.

Running MSRT is quite simple:

click Start | click Run | type MRT | click Ok

Just follow the instructions presented in the MSRT GUI and that’s all.

Step 1: Click Start | then Run | type MRT | click OK

Step 2: Decide if you want to view the malware that MSRT can remove, otherwise click Next.

Step 3: Choose your scan type Full, Quick, or Custom | click Next.

Step 4: Let it do its thing.

Step 5: All done, if something is found then MSRT will give you the option to remove the malware.

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