A new update hit today with the following description: Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool x64 - September 2010 (KB890830) Download size: 3.0 MB You may need to restart your computer for this update to take effect. Update type: Important After the download, this tool runs one time to check your computer for infection by specific, prevalent malicious software (including Blaster, Sasser, and Mydoom) and helps remove any infection that is found. If an infection is found, the tool will display a status report the next time that you start your computer. A new version of the tool will be offered every month. If you want to manually run the tool on your computer, you can download a copy from the Microsoft Download Center, or you can run an online version from microsoft.com. This tool is not a replacement for an antivirus product. To help protect your computer, you should use an antivirus product. Could this update interfer with RemoveWAT somehow?
The Malicious Software Removal Tool is designed to capture some viruses, anyway (if want to feel more safe) you can de-select it and hide to not install. Who knows...
Well I thought about it because I have a nice anti malware tool which checks for stuff that normally the antivirus let it pass, and it does detects a file I have saved of RemoveWAT.exe as an infection in "high risk" level, so I'm concerned that this microsoft update tool maybe remove it which it wouldn't be a good thing for me So I will leave it on hold until I get more information about. If anyone can test this update on a spare machine and post the results versus RemoveWAT that would be greatly appreciated.
They come out with a new version like every month and it hasn't been a problem before. But I guess if Microsoft wanted to they could include a patch in there but i severely doubt it.
I didn't notice this kind of update had been around before seems to me to be the first time on my windows 7. Are you referring to previous windows versions?
Alright I have downloaded and installed and all good so I guess no worries... Is there a thread in this forum where we can check which updates safe to install and which maybe not? Would be good instead of creating a new post everytime one is not sure. I tried to find but no luck.
://forums.mydigitallife.net/threads/10233-Microsoft-Windows-7-Updates-Compatibility-Center Doesn't yet include the updates from this week.