Microsoft’s Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) Does Have A GUI Afterall

January 23, 2009 – 5:44 PM

Yes, Microsoft’s Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) really does have a GUI and can be run on-demand.

On Windows XP, click Start >Run and type mrt and press Enter.  In Vista, click Start and type mrt into the Search box and press Enter.  This launches the GUI for the tool:

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Press Next and decide which type of scan that you want to run:

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Start your scanning.  When you are done, you will hopefully see this:

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But if not, don’t worry too much, this tool will clean the system for you.

Note: As Microsoft states in the tool itself, this should NOT be used in place of a full anti-virus program.  This tool does not provide any kind of realtime On-Access scanning, nor does it check your incoming emails for malicious content.  It should not be treated as complete AV protection.

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