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to: Nick.Mackechnie
from: Rich Gauszka
date: 2006-03-18 13:10:36
subject: Re: MS malicious software removal tool?

From: "Rich Gauszka" 

It also creates a logfile of it's actions - mrt.log - in your \debug folder

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> >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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