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

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  2. So far so good with both by EvilAlien · · Score: 5, Interesting
    I'm fairly impressed with my tests of the AntiSpyware product. Its pretty slick, seems much more well-rounded than Adware Pro as a comparison. The depth is there too, its not just a mindless GUI app. The configurability and insight into the various bits of registry fiddling that spyware gets up to is cool... and good for a mostly-Windows Ignorant like me.

    The malware removal tool is pretty simple. It installs, scans, gives you a clean bill of health or tells you what a dirty infected whore your PC is.

    The auto-update features in both applications is nice to see too... Grandma and Grandpa Internet need something to spoonfeed them like this, and if Microsoft keeps them free then grrreat. Now if only we could get them to fix IE so it isn't such a steaming pile...

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  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!!!

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  5. Re:Anyone else read that as... by Chris+Burke · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Yeah, it took me an extra second to parse as well. The funny part is that the editors could have gotten rid of one funny and twenty redundant posts simply by adding one word to the title and saying: "Microsoft Releases Tool to Remove Malicious Software"

    No, wait, the funny part is I thought "editing", much less "clarifying confusing sentence structure", was something the editors here did.

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  6. ...and other grammatical anomalies by mblase · · Score: 5, Interesting

    When I read that headline, I thought it meant Microsoft released a malicious tool for removing (non-MS) software. I don't know if that's a result of my own prejudices or just the kind of thing I've come to expect from Slashdot headlines....

    1. Re:...and other grammatical anomalies by TheLoneIguana · · Score: 5, Funny

      Hmmm..

      MS=Microsoft
      and
      MS=Malicious Software

      Coincidence?