Comments on: Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool

By: RC

RC — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 08:59:43 +0000

One way to stop this being installed. Look for the copy of mrt.exe in the system32 folder. Adjust the permissions to deny access to read, execute, etc by everyone, especially system. When Microsoft tries to download and overwrite the old mrt program and run it then it should be unable to do so.

By: lavy

lavy — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 02:58:32 +0000

the views of everbody helped me decide against installing the software. thanks

By: Allan

Allan — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 04:27:04 +0000

I initially saved the msrt to my desktop. After hearing all sorts of bad things about it I tried to uninstall the msrt by right clicking on the icon and chosing delete. A message appeared stating that it could not be deleted because the tool was in use by another program. After trying several things I then figured out that the program that was using the msrt was ME! So I ‘ctl-alt-deleted’, found “Microsoft Malicious…” in the processes menu and stopped it. I then went back to the msrt icon on my desktop and successfully deleted the tool. I ctrl-alt-deleted again and “Microsoft Malicious…” does not appear in processes anymore.

By: AfterHour

AfterHour — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 15:09:47 +0000

Hi i have the sdame problem as Elgin, but im on windows XP. I have made any kind of scan, llike vunerability, antivirus etc from my personal program and also from internet site like symantec. my computer is clean.
the time i install malicious software removal tool from microsoft it crashed to a blue screen and then reboot.
everything goes well since a roll back into system restore.
still got to disable windows update and i want to remove the need to update it. i have this annoying red shield that ask me to install it. what can i do?

By: alvin

alvin — Sun, 17 Dec 2006 04:06:29 +0000

According to the event log:
Installation Ready: The following updates are downloaded and ready for installation. This computer is currently scheduled to install these updates on Sunday, December 17, 2006 at 10:14 AM: - Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool - December 2006 (KB890830)

When this happens, my computer automatically reboots. Arrggg!

By: Peter

Peter — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 15:22:38 +0000

I am not into abuse of the legal system, but this sounds like fodder for a class-action lawsuit. If one of us put an unwanted program on a Microsoft computer that had the same impact, we would be arrested!

By: Jim Gottlieb

Jim Gottlieb — Fri, 15 Sep 2006 22:56:01 +0000

This was installed on my PC, ran without my permission, and decided that all our internal corporate programs were known viruses and removed them!

When I complained to Microsoft they said it’s because we ran Windows Update without disabling our corporate firewall. I told them if we disabled our corporate firewall, all our Windows machines would be hacked. What morons!

By: crystallize

crystallize — Tue, 12 Sep 2006 23:08:44 +0000

I did a few windows updates among this one and now my computer is almost completely locked. It takes ages to open even the smallest thing or even a folder if it works at all ….

I Don’t know what to do *sobs*

By: Daniel

Daniel — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 22:57:57 +0000

Watch out! There’s a new, March 2006, version automatically downloaded as a Windows Update. It interfered with my ebay usage AND far, far worse stripped out my Norton Internet Security!!!

By: Santoz

Santoz — Wed, 15 Mar 2006 16:38:20 +0000

As Microsoft keeps on creating this type of stupid softwares, my thumbs are up for all those anti-microsoft hackers. Wait till Microsoft Vista comes for less than $1.