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Ms Removal Tool removed but how did I pick it up
We had the dreaded Ms Removal Tool which blocked Internet access and constant problems. Eventually my wife (her computer doesn't let me change anything although she's a PC novice) used Safe Mode with Networking and Malwarebyte Anti-malware and removed it. But I don't know how we picked it up in the first place since it definitely wasn't there a few days ago (surreptious anti-malware scan by me) and I didn't install anything I am pretty sure. Can out of date Java let it in? Update 20 only partly due to nuisance update failure and wife wouldn't let it be fixed another way at my urging.
By the way have Win7 (japanese) with security software.