![]() ![]() It completes rather quickly and is a positive protection for your machine. ![]() To run it on-demand you can download the Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool for Windows. However, this doesnt install any software on your computer, just runs the latest antivirus scan from Microsoft for not-too-many viruses. Details: Overview Language Selection Package Details Install Resources Description: After the download, this tool runs one time to check your computer for infection by specific, prevalent malicious software (including Blaster, Sasser, and Mydoom) and helps remove any infection that is found. Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool is yet another free security scanner for Windows 11/10. ![]() Personally I use Spybot and Malwarebytes which I think is a better solution.but it's just my opinion, MS has a bad habit of offering a piece of software as optional only to make it required at a later date, or at least sneaking it onto your system through regular updates and making it difficult for the end user to disable or remove. Regarding Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool, I dont believe you can stop them, since each is a separate and new update. MSRT is installed by default on Windows, and its updates reach users through Windows Update every patch Tuesday. ![]() MSRT is generally released monthly as part of Windows Update or as a standalone tool available here for download. MSRT finds and removes threats and reverses the changes made by these threats. If it is on par (quality-wise) with Windows Defender I'd be somewhat concern, while Defender is a OK piece of software it does nag you about false positives requiring you to tell it to ignore it's findings every time you boot or reboot the computer which is annoying. Download Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool. Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) helps keep Windows computers free from prevalent malware. My only concern would be the same as with anything MS deploys, first and foremost would be MS's intent, then if they are telling the end user the truth about what it does, and of course false positives that it finds and how it deals with those false positives. ![]()
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