KB890830 update Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool 5.81 March 10

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Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) 5.81 helps remove malicious software from computers running Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, or Windows Server 2008.

Microsoft generally releases MSRT monthly as part of Windows Update or as the standalone tool. Use this tool to find and remove specific prevalent threats and reverse the changes they have made (see covered threats). For comprehensive malware detection and removal, consider using Microsoft Safety Scanner.

This article contains information about how the tool differs from an antivirus or antimalware product, how you can download and run the tool, what happens when the tool finds malware, and tool release information. It also includes information for the administrators and advanced users, including information about supported command-line switches.

Note In compliance with the Microsoft Support Lifecycle policy, MSRT is no longer supported on Windows Vista and older platforms. For more information, go to Microsoft Support Lifecycle.

Read more: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us...-malware-with-windows-malicious-software-remo

Manual download:

• Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool 32-bit
• Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool 64-bit
• KB890830 MSU file from Microsoft Update Catalog

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[Super Bee]

Yeah just I received this update notice today from Microsoft.

 

[katlani]

got this and some MS Word 2010 update, so i guess the above and some additional updates are still being offered to the public which are not part of ESU.

 

[NoN]

Got it installed fine but had to click on "stop" the computer to have it, wouldn't install through WU even if it was noticed there.