You shouldn’t need to worry about this tool. Microsoft introduced this tool to purge these widespread worms and other popular types of malware from Windows XP system without antivirus software installed. Microsoft’s Malicious Software Removal Tool page says “This tool checks your computer for infection by specific, prevalent malicious software (including Blaster, Sasser, and Mydoom) and helps to remove the infection if it is found.” Note the three types of malware still described here in 2014 - these were widespread worms that infected many Windows XP systems back in 20, ten years ago. Microsoft introduced this tool back in the days of Windows XP, when Windows was very insecure - the first release of Windows XP didn’t even have a firewall enabled by default. RELATED: Why Windows Has More Viruses than Mac and Linux If it finds a infection and fixes it, the tool will display a report telling you which malicious software was detected and will be removed after you restart your computer. If everything is fine, Windows will run the tool silently in the background without bothering you. This tool checks for specific, widespread types of malware and removes them if it finds them. If you install updates manually, you’ve probably been installing it as part of the manual update process - it’s considered an important update, not just a recommended one.Īfter Windows downloads the newest version of the Microsoft Malicious Software Removal tool, it will automatically run it in the background. If you have your computer set to automatically install Windows Updates, it will be installed automatically. Microsoft releases a new version of this tool on the second Tuesday of every month - in other words, on “Patch Tuesday.” It appears as just another patch in Windows Update. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.What is the Malicious Software Removal Tool? The Android robot is reproduced or modified from work created and shared by Google and used according to terms described in the Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License. Microsoft and the Window logo are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. Alexa and all related logos are trademarks of, Inc. App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc. Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple and the Apple logo are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. Android, Google Chrome, Google Play and the Google Play logo are trademarks of Google, LLC. Firefox is a trademark of Mozilla Foundation. or its affiliates in the United States and other countries. NortonLifeLock, the NortonLifeLock Logo, the Checkmark Logo, Norton, LifeLock, and the LockMan Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of NortonLifeLock Inc. LifeLock identity theft protection is not available in all countries.Ĭopyright © 2022 NortonLifeLock Inc. The Norton and LifeLock Brands are part of NortonLifeLock Inc.
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