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Visit this KB entry for more information about: This KB entry contains information about MSRT and provides links to related topics. Information for IT administrators and advanced users (KB890830)įor advanced information, read KB890830 at. It also generates the following log file: The standalone version available on this page is delivered at the same time.Īfter the standalone version of MSRT scans the computer and removes threats, it displays a report that lists the threats. Microsoft generally delivers MSRT with Windows Update the second Tuesday of the month. If you would like to run MSRT on demand, run the standalone version. The integrated version automatically runs in the background. For comprehensive malware detection and removal, consider using Microsoft Safety Scanner.Įnable automatic updates to regularly get MSRT with Windows Update.

MSRT targets prevalent malware families only. This tool does not replace full-fledged antimalware such as Windows Defender Antivirus.

To complement your antimalware product.

If you suspect an infection from prevalent malware families ( see covered threats).

Windows Update automatically downloads and runs MSRT in the background.

If you have automatic updates for Windows turned off.

32-bit Vista Home Premium SP2 * Firefox v47.0 * NIS v21.7.0.11 * MBAM Premium v2.2. What you observed was likely just another odd glitch in Vista's Windows Update but it's always possible there was a late out-of-band update for the tool this month to include scanning for Win32/Locky. My own Windows Update is currently configured to never check for updates so I couldn't tell you if an updated set of signature definitions has been released since 1, but the release information at shows that detections for two new families of malware - Win32/Kovter and Win32/Locky - were added to the MSRT in May 2016 (V 5.36). Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool Finished On Thu May 12 12:26:13 2016 Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool v5.36, May 2016 ( build 0.0) Here's an excerpt from my log that shows that the 1 scan that ran when I installed my May 2016 Patch Tuesday updates completed successfully: The scan log for the MSRT is located at C:\Windows\Debug\mrt.log and can be opened with Notepad or any other text editor.