The tool is not a replacement for a “real” antivirus program, because its virus list is limited and updated only once a month. The Malicious Software Removal Tool supersedes all virus-cleaner tools that were previously released by Microsoft.
There are some switches for running the mrt.exe manually: During a scan, Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool detected malicious software contained in a file archive, such as a. You can run it "manually" in interactive mode too, typing mrt.exe in the "Run Window" (or search field of Windows Vista - Vista will UAC-prompt you.) You can tell if it runs, searching the Windows Task Manager for "mrt.exe". There is a 32bit and 64bit version.Īfter the installation or update, it automatically runs in the background and removes viruses if there are any creating the report file mrt.log in the 'C:\Windows\Debug' folder. But you can download it from the Microsoft Download Center.
If you don't find this file there, it's a sign that it is not installed on your computer. You can find it in the in the ' C:\Windows\System32' folder, its name is mrt.exe. It is automatically updated on the second tuesday of every month via Windows Update. Microsoft's Malicious Software Removal Tool is a free tool for Windows XP and Vista (and probably Windows 7) which scans computers and removes specific malicious software.
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