where is Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool

Hi
I know it can be downloaded separately BUT Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool is delivered with automatic updates. where can I find it in XP system. thanks

 

I might be wrong (wouldn't be the first time, by a long shot ), but my understanding is that the Tool is downloaded, auto-run, and then uninstalls itself pretty much all in one pass. So if you got it thru Win Update (or MS Update), you probably won't find it at all afterwards.

 

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=890830

 

That's the way I understood it......but I'd still grab it from M$, just to have it handy.

 

you can also run the tool online here also

 

You can run the tool manually by navigating to *:\WINDOWS\system32 and executing mrt.exe.

 

or you can just run it from start/run or taskmanager/file/new task run/
Enter: mrt.exe

 

this is what I was looking4. didn't know its called mrt.exe
Thank you both.

 

That's good to know. And I just verified that you don't have to have automatic update for this site to install and run the MRT!


- HandsOff