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MS Malicious Software Removal Tool

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FYI…

- http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,18494…3129TX1K0000614
August 17, 2005
"Microsoft Corp. late Wednesday shipped an update to its malware removal tool to detect and delete the fast-spreading "Zotob" worm family…"

MS MSRT (KB890830)
- http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details…&displaylang;=en
File Name: Windows-KB890830-V1.7A-ENU.exe
Version: 1.7.1
Date Published: 8/17/2005 …
System Requirements
Supported Operating Systems: Windows 2000; Windows Server 2003; Windows XP

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Post #4
FYI…

- http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=890830
Last Review: November 24, 2005
Revision: 15.2
"…Known issues in the November 8, 2005 release
When you run the November 8, 2005 release of the Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool from Windows Update, from Automatic Update, or from the Download Center, the tool may appear to stop responding. Additionally, you may experience one of the following symptoms:
• When you run the tool from Windows Update or from Automatic Update, Windows Task Manager shows that the Iexplore.exe process has high CPU usage.
• When you run the tool from the Download Center, Windows Task Manager shows that the Mrt.exe process has high CPU usage.
To resolve this issue, install the updated version of the Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool that is now available from Windows Update, from Microsoft Update, from Automatic Updates, or from the Download Center. An updated version of the Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool was released on November 11, 2005.
>>> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details…&displaylang=en

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