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Describes how to deploy the Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) in an enterprise environment. Continue reading...

Updates to Malicious Software Removal Tool fail to install. I gather that it could take days to fix this, so what does this software do exactly? Can I do without it?

My apologizes if this question was answered, I did a search with no success. I recently purchased a new Toshiba laptop and it came loaded with Symantec. I uninstalled Symantec and today used the Symantec removal tool. The system consistently resets the Proxy setting to on after each reboot or...

Every time I run Secunia PSI, it squawks about the Microsoft Removal Tool Blaster/Nachi as being discontinued. Therefore obviously it is unable to update it, however I have not found a means to remove it either. I is not listed in Add/Remove Programs, and when I located the file itself and...

Hello. Windows 7 (Pro 64-bit) keeps offering me updates for this. I don't use it as I have a paid-for 3rd party security app. Where is it hidden (I can't find it on the machine) and how can I stop Windows offering updates for it? Regards, Cheemag

Win 7 IE 9 using google or any other search engine (Yahoo, etc) the search does bring up links for the web sites requested. However clicking any link redirects the request to a page "Get hot link.com" or a job search page. I have run the MS Malware removal tool, McAfee, IObit Malware fighter pro...

Hi I've been trying to get rid of this for several days with no luck. I found that you get this malware by installing Mozilla Firefox, it then spreads to your other browsers if you have them. I installed Firefox to try and fix the problems I was having with cutting and pasting in this...

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Microsoft has released a new version of the Malicious Software Removal Tool, designed to scan for the most common malware. This tool is usually released on the second Tuesday of every month as part of 'Patch Tuesday', but this appears to be an out-of-cycle release. There's a Link Removed and...

For the past couple of months, the "new" version of the Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool has been identified as an automatic update and then installs successfully each month. However, within minutues the automatic update tool tells me there is a new update to install and it lists the...

I recently used a special tool designed to fully remove all traces of .NET framework from a Windows 7 install. I did this because I believed the files to be corrupted. I then tried to reinstall 2.0 because I need it for a program to work properly. Only I can't reinstall because the operating...

There is a new, really tricky, Trojan making it's rounds. It places "Warning! Fatal error:" wallpaper on your desktop and if you select the Update Now option... well you just don't want to do that. The threat level is Critical. If you click on the “Update Nowâ€Â￾ button, you will...

After installing and booting to installation dvd, I found that (after burning 5 iso disks) that the Nero program InCD caused installation to stop. Get removal tool from Nero and removed InCD. Installation went on without problems.

:) Hi!! Just for the record....... I was sent a Norton E-Mail saying I'm now eligible for my Norton Anti-Virus 2008 download. I tried installing it last night, nothing was said just hit the button. I was disconnected several times with several interruptions. After contacting Norton they...