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What is Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool (mrt.exe) and how to use it

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The Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool was always a very enigmatic Windows Update for me. I always installed it both on my Windows XP and Windows Vista PCs and never really understood how it works and if it works. After I installed it, I did not see any new shortcuts or programs running in the background, not even new notification messages. It was as if I installed an update which did not do anything. So... what is this tool?

By carusen on 26 August 2008

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