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echo: nthelp
to: Dave
from: Nick Mackechnie
date: 2006-03-18 20:12:00
subject: Re: MS malicious software removal tool?

>From: Dave 
 >
 >Every month or two the XP auto update thingy downloads a Microsoft
 >Malicious Product Removal Tool, but after the update is completed I don't
 >see any evidence of anything happening.  Does it require any user input?
 >It doesn't show up on the Programs menu anywhere.  Does it just run once in
 >the background, do its thing, and go away?

You are correct, it down loads, looks for specific and updated malicious
software, scans and removes it, and then removes itself.


Nick

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