
Please review KB890830 for the list of malicious software that the current version of the tool is capable of removing as well as usage instructions.

If you would like to run this tool more than once a month, run the version that is available from this Web page or use the version on the Malicious Software Removal Tool Web site. If an infection is found, the tool will display a status report the next time you start your computer. The version of this tool delivered by Windows Update runs on your computer once a month, in the background. To have the newest versions automatically delivered and installed as soon as they are released, set the Automatic Updates feature to Automatic. New versions will be made available through this web page, Windows Update, and the Malicious Software Removal Tool Web site on. Microsoft will release an updated version of this tool on the second Tuesday of each month. To help protect your computer, you should use an anti-virus product. This tool is not a replacement for an anti-virus product.

To download the 圆4 version of Malicious Software Removal Tool, click here.

The tool creates a log file named mrt.log in the %WINDIR%\debug folder. When the detection and removal process is complete, the tool displays a report describing the outcome, including which, if any, malicious software was detected and removed. The Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool checks Windows Vista, WIndows 7, Windows XP, Windows 2000, and Windows Server 2003 computers for and helps remove infections by specific, prevalent malicious software-including Blaster, Sasser, and Mydoom.
