![]() ![]() Running it manually offers the option of a Full scan. When you run it manually, the initial window has a link to “View a list of malicious software that this tool detects and removes.” The May 22nd version includes Win32/WannaCrypt in this list, the May 9th version does not. You can run MSRT manually by simply typing “MRT” into the Run box. However, when asked, a company representative said that the May 22nd update was “to detect and remove WannaCrypt malware.” WannaCrypt is another name for WannaCry. What changed? Initially, Microsoft didn’t say, the home page for MSRT, had not been updated as of the 25th. The May 9th release was version 1, the May 22nd edition is version 3. Sure enough, running Windows Update on the 25th, installed a new version of the software (shown above). I checked a 64 bit Windows 7 machine that had been updated on the 21st. Windows Update installed MSRT on May 21st and then again on May 25th He had seen a new version appear in Windows Update on a 32 bit Windows 7 machine that had been dutifully updated on the 9th. I mention this because on May 23rd someone contacted me to ask why MSRT had just been updated. The last patch Tuesday was May 9th and Microsoft dutifully issued a new version of MSRT. Windows Update downloads a new version of MSRT and runs a scan with it as part of its normal processing. MSRT is part of the monthly patch Tuesday bug fixes. But all Windows users have access to the Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) even though they may not be aware of it. Windows 7 users can chose between the full-featured Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) or the limited Windows Defender. Windows 10 and 8.1 users have Windows Defender. Microsoft offers a number of free anti-malware tools.
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