Microsoft has released a Windows “Update” that is designed to remove software from your computer:
After the download, this tool runs once to check your computer for infection by specific, prevalent malicious software (including Blaster, Sasser, and Mydoom) and helps to remove any infection found. If an infection is found, the tool will display a status report the next time you start your computer. A new version of the tool will be offered every month. If you want to manually run the tool on your computer, you can download a copy from the Microsoft Download Center or run an online version from microsoft.com. This tool is not a replacement for an anti-virus product. To help protect your computer, you should use an anti-virus product.
I see their intent behind this, but I still find it disturbing. Although some users don’t know how to determine what software is on their computer, I have no need for this tool. And yet it was still downloaded automatically and is considered a Critical “Update.”
Sept 16, 2005 Update Looks like Microsoft has created a new version of this tool.
Size: 400 KB
After the download, this tool runs once to check your computer for infection by specific, prevalent malicious software (including Blaster, Sasser, and Mydoom) and helps to remove any infection found. If an infection is found, the tool will display a status report the next time you start your computer. A new version of the tool will be offered every month. If you want to manually run the tool on your computer, you can download a copy from the Microsoft Download Center or run an online version from microsoft.com. This tool is not a replacement for an anti-virus product. To help protect your computer, you should use an anti-virus product.
More information for this update can be found at http://www.microsoft.com/malwareremove
- New Windows XP Install
- Today’s Windows Update: Microsoft GDI+ Detection Tool
- Macs have more viruses
- Update for Windows XP KB898461
- Updates for Windows XP
- Critical Update from Microsoft
- Security Update for Windows XP
- Today’s Windows Update
- iPod Software Version History?
- Security Update 816093: Microsoft Virtual Machine
» New Windows XP Install
» Windows XP DEP Forced Reboot
» Today’s Windows Update: Microsoft GDI+ Detection Tool
» Critical Update from Microsoft
I just called Microsoft, they want $35.00 to tell me how to uninstall this “malicious” program from my home machine and $200.00 to tell me how to uninstall it from a corporate network. Yikes!!!
So, what do we do to fix this if we didn’t save a Restore Point before trying to install this update?
Hi,
Please give me clear instruction as to how can I
UNINSTALL the KB890830: Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool.
Because I have understood by various techniques that this update freezes the PC from playing many games.
Regrads,
Gautam Naidu.
It’s all in the title:
“Windows Malicious Software”
I fear I have become a victim of this rediculous update. After the update I get the infamous “Blue Screen of Death” referring to a KMODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED. And worse yet, the error gives no indication as to the module that is affected. I read at Microsoft that there is no uninstall. AHHH! I’m on Windows 2000 and do not have a restore point.