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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."

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  1. Anyone else read that as... by tim_retout · · Score: 0, Redundant

    The operating system was bad enough, but now they've brought out a deliberately malicious uninstaller?

    "Wait, it's got a knife... get back, back I tell you!"

  2. Confused. by Blapto · · Score: 0, Redundant

    A software removal tool that's malicious? From Microsoft?

  3. So this tool.... by badboy_tw2002 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Gets rid of all the software you _did_ want? It is after all malicious! ...

    I tried....

  4. I read this as by WormholeFiend · · Score: 0, Redundant

    "Microsoft releases malicious software", and I was like so what, tell me something I don't know...

  5. Evil! by spellraiser · · Score: -1, Redundant
    Malicious Software Removal Tool ... a malicious tool that removes software??

    I knew Microsoft was evil, but this is way, way too much!

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  6. If its Microsoft, its Mal.... by JCOTTON · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Microsoft Releases "Malicious Software" Removal Tool or Microsoft Releases "Malicious" Software Removal Tool

  7. Clarification? by mfender9 · · Score: -1, Redundant
    "Malicious Software Removal Tool."

    So is that a tool for removing malicious software, or a software removal tool that's inherently malicious?

    Oh wait - it's from Microsoft... never mind...

  8. Re:We've been waiting a long time for this... by IO+ERROR · · Score: -1, Redundant
    Microsoft today released their very own Malicious Software Removal Tool

    Finally, an IE un-installer.

    Microsoft has been including a malicious software removal tool with their operating systems since the very first version of DOS. It's called FORMAT.COM. Use it like this:

    FORMAT C:

    Then grab the nearest Linux CD, throw it in, and reboot. Malicious software gone, never to return.

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