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Microsoft vs Rogue Software

Unread postby NeonFx » November 25th, 2008, 6:30 pm

Microsoft cleans fake antivirus tool from 994,061 PCs

arstechnica.com — The Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) is a small program Microsoft pushes out to computers on Patch Tuesday to clean out a list of malware. On this month's Patch Tuesday, Microsoft added scans for a malware file that masks itself as security software, and it found plenty of copies.


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Re: Microsoft vs Rogue Software

Unread postby Elrond » December 31st, 2008, 2:10 pm

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