Using Microsoft’s Malicious Software Removal Tool
Malicious, malcontent, maladapted, maladjusted, malaprop, maleficent, malodorous, malevolent … they’re all bad things. So is malware–software that can infect your computer and wreak havoc on your programs and data. Common types of malware include viruses, Trojans, and worms; some notorious examples of these nefarious entities are Mydoom, MSBlast, Sasser, and Netsky. Antivirus software usually prevents such critters from infecting your computer–so why has Microsoft gotten into the act by providing its Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT), a free tool that can detect the presence of common malware and clean them from your machine?