Hello.
Windows 7 (Pro 64-bit) keeps offering me updates for this. I don't use it as I have a paid-for 3rd party security app.
Where is it hidden (I can't find it on the machine) and how can I stop Windows offering updates for it?
Regards,
Cheemag
You can type mrt.exe in the start menu, or go to,
C:\Windows\System32 and find the MRT.exe
Derekimo wrote:
>You can type mrt.exe in the start menu, or go to
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>C:\Windows\System32 and find the MRT.exe 4 Hours Ago 05:42 AM
... and delete it. Thanks. I'll do that next time I boot that machine.
MRT is just an enhancement to any of the anti-malware products you may already have installed and rarely if ever causes conflicts.
The only time I've seen an alert from an already installed anti-malware product was when MRT found a virus on a machine I was working on that the resident anti-malware program failed to find, when MRT did, it woke up the resident.
MRT resides where derekimo showed, and a log can be found at:See:Code:C:\Windows\debugInformationThe Microsoft Safety Scanner is a free portable downloadable standalone EXE security tool that provides on-demand scanning and helps remove viruses, spyware, and other malicious software. It works with your existing antivirus software.
The Microsoft Safety Scanner expires 10 days after being downloaded. To rerun a scan with the latest anti-malware definitions, download and run the Microsoft Safety Scanner again.
The Microsoft Safety Scanner is not a replacement for using an antivirus software program that provides ongoing protection.
For real-time protection that helps to guard your home or small business PCs against viruses, spyware, and other malicious software, download the free Microsoft Security Essentials
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No you didn't, so what did you intend that I do with MRT.EXE when I'd found it ?
In any case there is no MRT.EXE on my machine - in system32 or anywhere else.
Windows Defender was 'manual' in services.msc, it's now disabled. I've just rebooted and it hasn't tried to push the update. I assume WMSRT is part of that. It comes up with the updates so soon after boot that I believe its source is the OS and not Microsoft.
We shall see.
Anak wrote:
>MRT is just an enhancement to any of the anti-malware products you may already have installed and >rarely if ever causes conflicts.
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>The only time I've seen an alert from an already installed anti-malware product was when MRT found a >virus on a machine I was working on that the resident anti-malware program failed to find, when MRT did, >it woke up the resident.
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>MRT resides where derekimo showed,
It doesn't - not on my machine. It isn't on the machine anywhere.
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>and a log can be found at: c:\Windows\Debug
There's only a zero-length passwd.log file in there and a \wia directory with one log referring to Epson.
Just answering your original question.
I have Win 7 Pro 64bit as well and it is located where I said on mine.Where is it hidden (I can't find it on the machine) and how can I stop Windows offering updates for it?
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If you haven't installed the update, that may be why you can't find it.
Last edited by derekimo; 23 Jun 2013 at 16:00. Reason: additional info
It's possible I've missed the update, but is there any point in getting hold of it now ?
It doesn't appear possible to hide this update - there's no facility in that update dialogue to hide it.
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