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For more information, go to Microsoft Support Lifecycle. The MSRT does not replace an antivirus product. It is strictly a post-infection removal tool. Therefore, we strongly recommend that you install and use an up-to-date antivirus product. The MSRT differs from an antivirus product in three important ways:.

The tool removes malicious software from an already-infected computer. Antivirus products block malicious software from running on a computer. It is significantly more desirable to block malicious software from running on a computer than to remove it after infection. The tool removes only specific prevalent malicious software. Specific prevalent malicious software is a small subset of all the malicious software that exists today.

The tool focuses on the detection and removal of active malicious software. Active malicious software is malicious software that is currently running on the computer. The tool cannot remove malicious software that is not running. However, an antivirus product can perform this task.

Note The MSRT focuses on the detection and removal of malicious software such as viruses, worms, and Trojan horses only. It does not remove spyware. You do not have to disable or remove your antivirus program when you install the MSRT. However, if prevalent, malicious software has infected your computer, the antivirus program may detect this malicious software and may prevent the removal tool from removing it when the removal tool runs.

In this case, you can use your antivirus program to remove the malicious software. Because the MSRT does not contain a virus or a worm, the removal tool alone should not trigger your antivirus program. However, if malicious software infected the computer before you installed an up-to-date antivirus program, your antivirus program may not detect this malicious software until the tool tries to remove it.

Turning on Automatic Updates guarantees that you receive the tool automatically. If you have Automatic Updates turned on, you have already been receiving new versions of this tool. The tool runs in Quiet mode unless it finds an infection. If you have not been notified of an infection, no malicious software has been found that requires your attention.

To turn on Automatic Updates yourself, follow the steps in the following table for the operating system that your computer is running. If you want to check for updates manually, select Check for updates. Select Advanced options , and then under Choose how updates are installed , select Automatic recommended. Note Windows 10 is a service. This means that automatic updates are turned on by default and your PC always has the latest and best features.

If you want to check for updates manually, select Check now. Select Choose how updates get installed , and then under Important updates , select Install updates automatically recommended. Under Recommended updates , select the Give me recommended updates the same way I receive important updates check box.

Under Microsoft Update , select the Give me updates for other Microsoft products when I update Windows check box, and then select Apply. Under Recommended updates , click to select the Give me recommended updates the same way I receive important updates check box, and then click OK.

If you are prompted for an administrative password or for confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation. Go to step 3. Download the MSRT. You must accept the Microsoft Software License Terms. The license terms are only displayed for the first time that you access Automatic Updates.

Note After you accept the one-time license terms, you can receive future versions of the MSRT without being logged on to the computer as an administrator. If it detects malicious software on your computer, the next time that you log on to your computer as a computer administrator, a balloon appears in the notification area to make you aware of the detection.

If the tool finds malicious software, you may be prompted to perform a full scan. We recommend that you perform this scan. A full scan performs a quick scan and then a full scan of the computer, regardless of whether malicious software is found during the quick scan. This scan can take several hours to complete because it will scan all fixed and removable drives. However, mapped network drives are not scanned.

If malicious software has modified infected files on your computer, the tool prompts you to remove the malicious software from those files. If the malicious software modified your browser settings, your homepage may be changed automatically to a page that gives you directions on how to restore these settings.

You can clean specific files or all the infected files that the tool finds. Be aware that some data loss is possible during this process. Also, be aware that the tool may be unable to restore some files to the original, pre-infection state. The removal tool may request that you restart your computer to complete the removal of some malicious software, or it may prompt you to perform manual steps to complete the removal of the malicious software.

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To exploit it, a malicious actor would need to craft, and send, a specifically designed packet to the Windows server that uses the vulnerable HTTP Protocol Stack. The lucky break is that Windows Server and Windows 10 v. Explaining the flaw and how it works, Microsoft says this registry key needs to be configured on vulnerable operating systems for the flaw to work:. Microsoft noted that most companies are probably secure, as they rarely rush to install the latest Windows versions on their endpoints.

Home users, on the other hand, should be careful and make sure to apply the patch as soon as possible.

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