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.
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. 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 XP, Windows 2000, and Windows Server 2003 computers for and helps remove infections by specific, prevalent malicious software-including Blaster, Sasser, and Mydoom.
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