MSRT is generally released monthly as part of Windows Update or as a standalone tool available here for download.įigure 2 features a screencap from Windows 10 showing a fairly recent MSRT release: IDGįigure 2: Notice that the WU download uses the same KB and version numbers as the File Explorer item in Figure 1.Īs part of the normal update drill for most Windows users - except those who get their updates through their organization’s own update servers, on their own calendars - the MSRT gets run every Tuesday as a matter of routine. MSRT finds and removes threats and reverses the changes made by these threats.
Here’s how Microsoft describes MSRT on its Download Center page: Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) helps keep Windows computers free from prevalent malware.
Invariably, each Patch Tuesday includes an item named Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool, a.k.a.
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