Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Microsoft Releases Malicious Software Removal Tool

Posted by michael on from the now-everything's-all-better dept.

DaHat writes "Hot on the heels of their release last week of Microsoft AntiSpyware, Microsoft today released their very own Malicious Software Removal Tool with the claim that it will detect and remove infections from specific pieces of malware, including those in the families of Berbew, Doomjuice, Gaobot, Msblast, Mydoom, Nachi, Sassier, and Zindos from your Windows 2000, XP or 2003 machine. Microsoft also promises to release an updated version of the tool on the second Tuesday of each month."

9 of 337 comments (clear)

  1. obPost by ackthpt · · Score: 5, Funny
    Microsoft Windows XP successfully uninstalled
    Dag! It works!
    --

    A feeling of having made the same mistake before: Deja Foobar
    1. Re:obPost by mynickwastaken · · Score: 4, Funny

      Common guys. This thread need to be called just:

      Microsoft Releases Malicious Software

      I think would be enough!

    2. Re:obPost by FyRE666 · · Score: 5, Funny

      Not only that but did you see this part?

      will detect and remove infections from specific pieces of malware, including those in the families of Berbew, Doomjuice, Gaobot, Msblast, Mydoom, Nachi, Sassier...
      It removes Sassier too! It's a lot like Sasser, but with more attitude...

      --
      Code, Hardware, stuff like that.
    3. Re:obPost by Ismilar · · Score: 4, Funny

      Actually, I first thought "Microsoft Releases Malicious Software Removal Tool" meant that Microsoft released a software removal tool that is malicious (as opposed to a tool to remove malicious software)! Of course, that wouldn't really be front page news... :)

  2. We've been waiting a long time for this... by Lindsay+Lohan · · Score: 4, Funny
    Microsoft today released their very own Malicious Software Removal Tool
    Finally, an IE un-installer.
  3. A what now? by sammy+baby · · Score: 5, Funny

    "What's this? It says it's a malicious software remover."

    "I dunno. Try running it?"

    "Okay." (click-click.)

    "PLEASE WAIT."

    "What's it doing?"

    "Dunno... oh, here."

    "PROGRAM COMPLETE. FIFTEEN PROGRAMS REMOVED. HAVE FUN FIGURING OUT WHICH ONES, BITCHES."

    "Dammit."

  4. Re:what a process! by ackthpt · · Score: 5, Funny
    Did I miss something?

    You appear to have left out the following key steps:

    Draw pentagram

    Light candles

    Sacrifice a goat

    ...

    Prophet!!!

    --

    A feeling of having made the same mistake before: Deja Foobar
  5. Re:mal.icio.us ? by Zocalo · · Score: 4, Funny
    But it might be considered somewhat capr.icio.us and not very jud.icio.us to create mal.icio.us just after Microsoft tries to get of to an ausp.icio.us start in its attempts to help us remove susp.icio.us software that is pern.icio.us in its efforts to remain on our PCs though.

    Yup. You're right. Lot's of subdomain possibilities there!

    --
    UNIX? They're not even circumcised! Savages!
  6. Re:...and other grammatical anomalies by TheLoneIguana · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hmmm..

    MS=Microsoft
    and
    MS=Malicious Software

    Coincidence?