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The Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) is intended for use with the operating systems that are listed in the "Applies to" section. Operating systems that are not included in the list were not tested and, therefore, are not supported. These unsupported operating systems include all versions and editions of embedded operating systems.

Introduction

Microsoft generally releases the MSRT on a monthly cadence as part of Windows Update or as a standalone tool. (For exceptions, see Skipped releases.) Use this tool to find and remove specific prevalent threats and reverse the changes that they made (see the "Covered malware families" list in the "Release information" section of KB 890830). For comprehensive malware detection and removal, consider using Windows Defender Offline or Microsoft Safety Scanner.

This tool works in a complementary manner with existing antimalware solutions and can be used on most current Windows versions.

The information that's contained in this article is specific to the enterprise deployment of the tool. We recommend that you review the following Knowledge Base article for more information about the tool:

890830 Remove specific prevalent malware with Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool

Download the tool

You can manually download the MSRT from the Microsoft Download Center. The following files are available for download:

For 32-bit x86-based systems:

Download icon Download the x86 MSRT package now.


For 64-bit x64-based systems:

Download icon Download the x64 MSRT package now.

Deployment overview

The tool can be deployed in an enterprise environment to enhance existing protection and as part of a defense-in-depth strategy. To deploy the tool in an enterprise environment, you can use one or more of the following methods:

  • Windows Server Update Services

  • Microsoft Systems Management Software (SMS) software package

  • Group Policy-based computer startup script

  • Group Policy-based user logon script

The current version of this tool does not support the following deployment technologies and techniques:

  • Windows Update Catalog

  • Execution of the tool against a remote computer

  • Software Update Services (SUS)

Additionally, the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) does not detect execution of the tool. This article includes information about how you can verify execution of the tool as part of deployment.

Code sample

The script and the steps that are provided here are meant to be only samples and examples. Customers must test these sample scripts and example scenarios and modify them appropriately to work in their environment. You must change the ServerName and the ShareName according to the setup in your environment.

The following code sample does the following things:

  • Runs the tool in silent mode

  • Copies the log file to a preconfigured network share

  • Prefixes the log the file name by using the name of the computer from which the tool is run and the user name of the current user

    Note You must set appropriate permissions on the share according to the instructions in the Initial setup and configuration section.

REM In this example, the script is named RunMRT.cmd.
REM The Sleep.exe utility is used to delay the execution of the tool when used as a 
REM startup script. See the "Known issues" section for details.
@echo off
call \\ServerName\ShareName\Sleep.exe 5
Start /wait \\ServerName\ShareName\Windows-KB890830-V5.122.exe /q

copy %windir%\debug\mrt.log \\ServerName\ShareName\Logs\%computername%_%username%_mrt.log

Note In this code sample, ServerName is a placeholder for the name of your server, and ShareName is a placeholder for the name of your share.

Initial setup and configuration

This section is intended for administrators who are using a startup script or a logon script to deploy this tool. If you are using SMS, you can continue to the "Deployment methods" section.

To configure the server and the share, follow these steps:

  1. Set up a share on a member server. Then name the share
    ShareName.

  2. Copy the tool and the sample script, RunMRT.cmd, to the share. See the Code sample section for details.

  3. Configure the following share permissions and NTFS file system permissions:

    • Share permissions:

      1. Add the domain user account for the user who is managing this share, and then select Full Control.

      2. Remove the Everyone group.

      3. If you use the computer startup script method, add the Domain Computers group together with Change and Read permissions.

      4. If you use the logon script method, add the Authenticated Users group together with Change and Read permissions.

    • NTFS permissions:

      1. Add the domain user account for the user who is managing this share, and then select Full Control.

      2. Remove the Everyone group if it is in the list.

        Note If you receive an error message when you remove the Everyone group, select Advanced on the Security tab, and then select to clear the Allow inheritable permissions from parent to propagate to this object check box.

      3. If you use the computer startup script method, grant the Domain Computers group Read & Execute permissions, List Folder Contents permissions, and Read permissions.

      4. If you use the logon script method, grant the Authenticated Users group Read & Execute permissions, List Folder Contents permissions, and Read permissions.

  4. Under the ShareName folder, create a folder that is named "Logs."

    This folder is where the final log files will be collected after the tool runs on the client computers.

  5. To configure the NTFS permissions on the Logs folder, follow these steps.

    Note Do not change the Share permissions in this step.

    1. Add the domain user account for the user who is managing this share, and then select Full Control.

    2. If you use the computer startup script method, give the Domain Computers group Modify permissions, "Read & Execute" permissions, List Folder Contents permissions, Read permissions, and Write permissions.

    3. If you use the logon script method, give the Authenticated Users group Modify permissions, "Read & Execute" permissions, List Folder Contents permissions, Read permissions, and Write permissions.

Deployment methods

Note To run this tool, you must have Administrator permissions or System permissions, regardless of the deployment option that you choose.

How to use the SMS software package

The following example provides step-by-step instructions for using SMS 2003. The steps for using SMS 2.0 resemble these steps.

  1. Extract the Mrt.exe file from the package that is named Windows-KB890830-V5.122.exe /x.

  2. Create a .bat file to start Mrt.exe and to capture the return code by using ISMIF32.exe.

    The following is an example.

    @echo off
    Start /wait Mrt.exe /q
    If errorlevel 13 goto error13
    If errorlevel 12 goto error12
    Goto end
    
    :error13
    Ismif32.exe –f MIFFILE –p MIFNAME –d ”text about error 13”
    Goto end
    
    :error12
    Ismif32.exe –f MIFFILE –p MIFNAME –d “text about error 12”
    Goto end
    
    :end
    

    For more information about Ismif32.exe, go to the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

    268791 How a status Management Information Format (MIF) file produced by the ISMIF32.exe file is processed in SMS 2.0

    186415 Status MIF creator, Ismif32.exe is available

  3. To create a package in the SMS 2003 console, follow these steps:

    1. Open the SMS Administrator Console.

    2. Right-select the Packages node, select New, and then select Package.

      The Package Properties dialog box is displayed.

    3. On the General tab, name the package.

    4. On the Data Source tab, select to select the This package contains source files check box.

    5. Select Set, and then choose a source directory that contains the tool.

    6. On the Distribution Settings tab, set the Sending priority to High.

    7. On the Reporting tab, select Use these fields for status MIF matching, and then specify a name for the MIF file name field and for the
      Name field.

      Version and Publisher are optional.

    8. Select OK to create the package.

  4. To specify a Distribution Point (DP) to the package, follow these steps:

    1. In the SMS 2003 console, locate the new package under the Packages node.

    2. Expand the package. Right-select Distribution Points, point to New, and then select Distribution Points.

    3. Start the New Distribution Points Wizard. Select an existing Distribution Point.

    4. Select Finish to exit the wizard.

  5. To add the batch file that was previously created to the new package, follow these steps:

    1. Under the new package node, select the Programs node.

    2. Right-select Programs, point to New, and then select Program.

    3. Select the General tab, and then enter a valid name.

    4. At the Command line, select Browse to select the batch file that you created to start Mrt.exe.

    5. Change Run to Hidden. Change After to No action required.

    6. Select the Requirements tab, and then select This program can run only on specified client operating systems.

    7. Select All x86 Windows XP.

    8. Select the Environment tab, select Whether a user is logged in the Program can run list. Set the Run mode to Run with administrative rights.

    9. Select OK to close the dialog box.

  6. To create an advertisement to advertise the program to clients, follow these steps:

    1. Right-select the Advertisement node, select New, and then select Advertisement.

    2. On the General tab, enter a name for the advertisement. In the Package field, select the package that you previously created. In the Program field, select the program that you previously created. Select Browse, and then select the All System collection or select a collection of computers that only includes Windows Vista and later versions.

    3. On the Schedule tab, leave the default options if you want the program to only run one time. To run the program on a schedule, assign a schedule interval.

    4. Set the Priority to High.

    5. Select OK to create the advertisement.

How to use a Group Policy-based computer startup script

This method requires you to restart the client computer after you set up the script and after you apply the Group Policy setting.

  1. Set up the shares. To do this, follow the steps in the Initial setup and configuration section.

  2. Set up the startup script. To do this, follow these steps:

    1. In the Active Directory Users and Computers MMC snap-in, right-select the domain name, and then select Properties.

    2. Select the Group Policy tab.

    3. Select New to create a new Group Policy Object (GPO), and type MRT Deployment for the name of the policy.

    4. Select the new policy, and then select Edit.

    5. Expand Windows Settings for Computer Configuration, and then select Scripts.

    6. Double-select Logon, and then select Add.

      The Add a Script dialog box is displayed.

    7. In the Script Name box, type \\ServerName\ShareName\RunMRT.cmd.

    8. Select OK, and then select Apply.

  3. Restart the client computers that are members of this domain.

How to use a Group Policy-based user logon script

This method requires that the logon user account is a domain account and is a member of the local administrator's group on the client computer.

  1. Set up the shares. To do this, follow the steps in the
    Initial setup and configuration section.

  2. Set up the logon script. To do this, follow these steps:

    1. In the Active Directory Users and Computers MMC snap-in, right-select the domain name, and then select Properties.

    2. Select the Group Policy tab.

    3. Select New to create a new GPO, and then type MRT Deployment for the name.

    4. Select the new policy, and then select Edit.

    5. Expand Windows Settings for User Configuration, and then select Scripts.

    6. Double-select Logon, and then select Add. The Add a Script dialog box is displayed.

    7. In the Script Name box, type \\ServerName\ShareName\RunMRT.cmd.

    8. Select OK, and then select Apply.

  3. Log off and then log on to the client computers.

In this scenario, the script and the tool will run under the context of the logged-on user. If this user does not belong to the local administrators group or does not have sufficient permissions, the tool will not run and will not return the appropriate return code. For more information about how to use startup scripts and logon scripts, go to the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

198642 Overview of logon, logoff, startup, and shutdown scripts in Windows 2000

322241 How to assign scripts in Windows 2000

Additional information that is relevant to enterprise deployment

How to examine return codes

You can examine the return code of the tool in your deployment logon script or in your deployment startup script to verify the results of execution. See the Code sample section for an example of how to do this.

The following list contains the valid return codes.

0

=

No infection found

1

=

OS Environment Error

2

=

Not running as an Administrator

3

=

Not a supported OS

4

=

Error Initializing the scanner. (Download a new copy of the tool)

5

=

Not used

6

=

At least one infection detected. No errors.

7

=

At least one infection was detected, but errors were encountered.

8

=

At least one infection was detected and removed, but manual steps are required for a complete removal.

9

=

At least one infection was detected and removed, but manual steps are required for complete removal and errors were encountered.

10

=

At least one infection was detected and removed, but a restart is required for complete removal

11

=

At least one infection was detected and removed, but a restart is required for complete removal and errors were encountered

12

=

At least one infection was detected and removed, but both manual steps and a restart is required for complete removal.

13

=

At least one infection was detected and removed, but a restart is required. No errors were encountered.

How to parse the log file

The Malicious Software Removal Tool writes details about the result of its execution in the %windir%\debug\mrt.log log file.

Notes

  • This log file is available only in English.

  • Starting with version 1.2 of the removal tool (March 2005), this log file uses Unicode text. Before version 1.2, the log file used ANSI text.

  • The log file format has changed with version 1.2, and we recommend that you download and use the latest version of the tool.

    If this log file already exists, the tool appends to the existing file.

  • You can use a command script that resembles the previous example to capture the return code and to collect the files to a network share.

  • Because of the switch from ANSI to Unicode, version 1.2 of the removal tool will copy any ANSI versions of the Mrt.log file in the %windir%\debug folder to Mrt.log.old in the same directory. Version 1.2 also creates a new Unicode version of the Mrt.log file in that same directory. Like the ANSI version, this log file will be appended to each month's release.

The following example is an Mrt.log file from a computer that was infected with the MPnTestFile worm:

Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool v5.3, August 2013 (build 5.3.9300.0)
Started On Tue Jul 30 23:34:49 2013


Quick Scan Results:
-------------------
Threat Detected: Virus:Win32/MPnTestFile.2004 and Removed!
 Action: Remove, Result: 0x00000000
 regkey://HKLM\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\RUN\\v5mpn
 runkey://HKLM\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\RUN\\v5mpn
 file://c:\temp\mpncleantest.exe
 SigSeq: 0x00002267735A46E2

Results Summary:
----------------
Found Virus:Win32/MPnTestFile.2004 and Removed!
Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool Finished On Tue Jul 30 23:35:39 2013


Return code: 6 (0x6) 

 


The following is an example log file where no malicious software is found.

Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool v5.3, August 2013 (build 5.3.9300.0)
Started On Thu Aug 01 21:15:43 2013


Results Summary:
----------------
No infection found.
Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool Finished On Thu Aug 01 21:16:28 2013


Return code: 0 (0x0)
 


The following is a sample log file in which errors are found.

For more information about warnings and errors that are caused by the tool, go to the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

891717 How to troubleshoot an error when you run the Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool v5.3, August 2013 (build 5.3.9300.0) Started On Fri Aug 02 16:17:49 2013 Scan Results: ------------- Threat Detected: Virus:Win32/MPTestFile.2004, partially removed. Operation failed. Action: Clean, Result: 0x8007065E. Please use a full antivirus product ! ! file://d:\temp\mpcleantest.7z->mpcleantest.exe SigSeq: 0x00001080D2AE29FC containerfile://d:\temp\mpcleantest.7z Results Summary: ---------------- Found Virus:Win32/MPTestFile.2004, partially removed. Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool Finished On Fri Aug 02 16:18:09 2013 Return code: 7 (0x7)

Known issues

Known issue 1

When you run the tool by using a startup script, error messages that resemble the following error message may be logged in the Mrt.log file:
 

Error: MemScanGetImagePathFromPid(pid: 552) failed.
0x00000005: Access is denied.


Note The pid number will vary.

This error message occurs when a process is just starting or when a process has been recently stopped. The only effect is that the process that is designated by the pid is not scanned.

Known issue 2

In some rare cases, if an administrator chooses to deploy the MSRT by using the /q quiet switch (also known as silent mode), this may not completely resolve cleaning for a small subset of infections in situations in which additional cleaning is required after a restart. This has been observed only in the removal of certain rootkit variants.

FAQ

Q1. When I test my startup or logon script to deploy the tool, I don't see the log files that are being copied to the network share that I set up. Why?

A1. This is frequently caused by permissions issues. For example, the account that the removal tool was run from does not have Write permission to the share. To troubleshoot this, first make sure that the tool ran by checking the registry key. Alternatively, you can look for the presence of the log file on the client computer. If the tool successfully ran, you can test a simple script and make sure that it can write to the network share when it runs under the same security context in which the removal tool was run.

Q2. How do I verify that the removal tool has run on a client computer?

A2. You can examine the value data for the following registry entry to verify the execution of the tool. You can implement such an examination as part of a startup script or a logon script. This process prevents the tool from running multiple times.

Subkey: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\RemovalTools\MRT
Entry name: Version

Every time that the tool is run, the tool records a GUID in the registry to indicate that it has been executed. This occurs regardless of the results of the execution. The following table lists the GUID that corresponds to each release.

ID

Title

March 2024

59D35913-97A6-4AB2-A2F6-97908773E5F2

February 2024

325DE823-70F1-4125-BC00-7CC18A11E00B

January 2024

738B258B-99BA-4C9A-8600-ED8A0BB1D024

November 2023

ABE6CED3-EAE8-4BBB-AE10-FB3F05CA9020

October 2023

E71B9E2F-EB6A-40AD-94F1-19CAA0BB032A

September 2023

E51D9ECB-5D8F-4125-8AAA-38D8D92AA4C6

August 2023

DEE7C907-CBB0-4A09-99AE-9B8E34193ED6

July 2023

36FF48C4-BEC6-44C1-9B6C-82EE550BF050

June 2023

EF121ADE-1609-4DAF-9262-751D8ABBBDD0

May 2023

2513D400-AA6E-408E-BFC6-CC259D1EA45A

April 2023

1B7A18EE-2F25-43D3-980E-C5BE2D343DD3

March 2023

FE6388DE-6736-42AA-8D43-7B7739607D83

February 2023

0CE14838-EA74-4C87-AF4A-E9B482CCCCC2

January 2023

E98B6D0B-B951-4C25-98D0-B03D83CA8642

December 2022

7F5C317E-E4A0-4D06-9292-8E7B0EABC82C

November 2022

F10637FE-89BF-4611-B8A5-CA565D55A2A6

October 2022

CE7BF0F3-E664-422F-AA47-D5588871F45A

September 2022

64F1036F-24EB-4790-95FF-C8D8E6BF9A52

August 2022

6A18629D-500E-437F-B64B-394F5EE7416E

July 2022

BD5F3FC1-AE41-43E5-8775-ABA1EFA1BFDC

June 2022

C63E2630-F9C8-4FC2-8DD3-8F8FC504D228

May 2022

1E134355-080F-4C0A-AAEB-5D74350F734B

April 2022

2BC2E250-85C6-49C0-9BBC-5296D5ADE3E9

March 2022

528C99D1-D536-476A-97CC-AE56E360B841

February 2022

B5DDA3D9-48FA-4217-9F36-D9DC7FA91FD5

January 2022

A84F59DF-616B-4F7B-B64D-4F3C42C6E377

December 2021

5C859D8A-C553-48AA-AEE0-68E0FB58FD6C

November 2021

F2DBB55A-EAF9-4F8D-BDD6-D2C15C5C6823

October 2021

4E7B66E3-987E-4788-BBB3-A5030922FC8D

September 2021

2A9893F6-6CFA-4C4E-8CDC-F6C06E9ADAFD

August 2021

2B0ABF61-2643-4716-9B15-4813BC505DF4

July 2021

8AE004C7-42D7-4FEC-9ABE-48A7E4C1CBC8

June 2021

E3A0B6EE-FE26-44C1-96DB-2BFDB5BDB305

May 2021

8586F868-D88E-461F-8C9F-85D50FCBCC84

April 2021

439B1947-E9BC-40E0-883D-517613D95818

March 2021

3DC01EF0-0E9D-4D88-8BC7-A3F3801FAB49

February 2021

45EEFC65-BFCF-458A-8760-ECC7ACEC73A2

January 2021

0AAB5944-A7BC-4D17-9A3A-2FAB07286EE9

November 2020

F7A1FB98-0884-4986-884D-FFBEA881A2A1

September 2020

E0118D9B-6F80-4A16-92ED-A8EB4851C84C

May 2020

EFB903C3-1459-4C91-B79D-B7438E15C972

March 2020

71562B8C-C50D-4375-91F3-8EE0DD0EF7E3

February 2020

9CCD5E4F-11C8-4064-8C37-6D1BA8C1ED37

January 2020

38281425-A1C7-400F-AE79-EFE8C1E9E38F

December 2019

6F46913B-8294-43FD-8AA8-46984911C881

November 2019

1ED49A70-3903-4C40-B575-93F3DD50B283

October 2019

E63797FA-851A-4E25-8DA1-D453DD437525

August 2019

96F83121-A86A-497A-8B18-7F1BBAE6448D

July 2019

FCF0D56B-99A4-4A39-BAC8-2ED52EF10FEC

June 2019

10188A60-F140-42EF-984F-E4B3CA369BD1

May 2019

A8F12582-E642-4070-91E6-D6CF31796C0B

April 2019

7C55425A-FBE7-44D0-A226-6FF46F085EAF

March 2019

5DCD306C-136C-4C03-B0E4-3C1E78DE5A19

February 2019

3A57513A-D489-4B41-A40D-5ACD998F294A

January 2019

8F732BDE-182D-4A10-B8CE-0C538C878F87

December 2018

FD672828-AC76-41B9-95E0-6F5859BDDB74

November 2018

F1E75593-4ACF-4C29-BD2D-0F495D7B8396

October 2018

D84C2D59-B81F-4163-BC39-3CDDD8BB68BC

September 2018

18674908-417F-4139-A22C-F418420D2B7B

August 2018

6600605A-7534-41BF-B117-579EA0F5997D

July 2018

3A88B54D-626C-4DBE-BBB3-4EE0E666A730

June 2018

968E16D7-8605-4BA4-9BE5-86127A0FAC87

May 2018

02683B53-543A-4200-8D43-B69C3B3CE0E9

April 2018

62F357BA-9FC0-4CED-A90C-457D02B33DEE

March 2018

C43B8734-0004-446C-8F37-FD8AD3F3BCF0

February 2018

CED42968-8B11-4886-8477-8F22956192B0

January 2018

C6BD56EC-B2C1-4D20-B94D-234F8A9C5733

December 2017

3D287184-25B3-4DDC-ADD3-A93C626CD7EB

November 2017

AAF1DA7A-77D4-4997-9C0C-38E0CFA6AB92

October 2017

9209C00F-BD62-4CB8-9702-C4B9A4F8D560

September 2017

FE854017-795E-4685-95CE-3CCB1FFD743D

August 2017

1D3AE7A6-F7BA-4787-A240-284C46162AFA

July 2017

2A9D9E6C-14F4-4E84-B9B5-B307DDACA125

June 2017

28BE7B9C-E473-4A73-8770-83AB99A596F8

May 2017

E43CFF1D-46DB-4239-A583-3828BB9EB66C

April 2017

507CBE5F-7915-416A-9E0E-B18FEA08237D

March 2017

F83889D4-A24B-44AA-8E34-BCDD8912FAD7

February 2017

88E3BAB3-52CF-4B15-976E-0BE4CFA98AA8

January 2017

A5E600F5-A3CE-4C8E-8A14-D4133623CDC5

December 2016

F6945BD2-D48B-4B07-A7FB-A55C4F98A324

November 2016

E36D6367-DF23-4D09-B5B1-1FC38109F29C

October 2016

6AC744F7-F828-4CF8-A405-AA89845B2D98

September 2016

2168C094-1DFC-43A9-B58E-EB323313845B

August 2016

0F13F87E-603E-4964-A9B4-BF923FB27B5D

July 2016

34E69BB2-EFA0-4905-B7A9-EFBDBA61647B

June 2016

E6F49BC4-1AEA-4648-B235-1F2A069449BF

May 2016

156D44C7-D356-4303-B9D2-9B782FE4A304

April 2016

6F31010B-5919-41C2-94FB-E71E8EEE9C9A

March 2016

3AC662F4-BBD5-4771-B2A0-164912094D5D

February 2016

DD51B914-25C9-427C-BEC8-DA8BB2597585

January 2016

ED6134CC-62B9-4514-AC73-07401411E1BE

December 2015

EE51DBB1-AE48-4F16-B239-F4EB7B2B5EED

November 2015

FFF3C6DF-56FD-4A28-AA12-E45C3937AB41

October 2015

4C5E10AF-1307-4E66-A279-5877C605EEFB

September 2015

BC074C26-D04C-4625-A88C-862601491864

August 2015

74E954EF-6B77-4758-8483-4E0F4D0A73C7

July 2015

82835140-FC6B-4E05-A17F-A6B9C5D7F9C7

June 2015

20DEE2FA-9862-4C40-A1D4-1E13F1B9E8A7

May 2015

F8F85141-8E6C-4FED-8D4A-8CF72D6FBA21

April 2015

7AABE55A-B025-4688-99E9-8C66A2713025

March 2015

CEF02A7E-71DD-4391-9BF6-BF5DEE8E9173

February 2015

92D72885-37F5-42A2-B199-9DBBEF797448

January 2015

677022D4-7EC2-4F65-A906-10FD5BBCB34C

December 2014

386A84B2-5559-41C1-AC7F-33E0D5DE0DF6

November 2014

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Q3. How can I disable the infection-reporting component of the tool so that the report is not sent back to Microsoft?

A3. An administrator can choose to disable the infection-reporting component of the tool by adding the following registry key value to computers. If this registry key value is set, the tool will not report infection information back to Microsoft.

Subkey: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\MRT
Entry name: \DontReportInfectionInformation
Type: REG_DWORD
Value data: 1

Q4. In the March 2005 release, data in the Mrt.log file appears to have been lost. Why was this data removed, and is there a way for me to retrieve it?

A4. Starting in the March 2005 release, the Mrt.log file is being written as a Unicode file. To make sure of compatibility, when the March 2005 version of the tool is run, if an ANSI version of the file is on the system, the tool will copy the contents of that log to Mrt.log.old in %WINDIR%\debug and create a new Unicode version of Mrt.log. Like the ANSI version, this Unicode version will be appended to with each successive execution of the tool.

Skipped releases

No MSRT update was released in the following months:

  • December 2023

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