Malicious Software Removal Tool

Rarity: Common

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At a glance

Class

Invention

Domain

Science and technology

Knowledge cost

1

In collections

Nobody has pulled it yet.

What Wikipedia says

Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool (MRT) is a freeware second-opinion malware scanner that Microsoft's Windows Update downloads and runs on Windows computers each month, independent of the installed antivirus software. First released on January 13, 2005, MRT does not offer real-time protection.

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