Windows malicious software removal tool

Besides when you think you may have a problem, is it a good thing to run this program or does it run in the background anyway?

 

Hi peterr,

It's an On-Demand scanner (does not run in background).

For more details see the below:

• http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=16
• http://www.microsoft.com/security/pc-security/malware-removal.aspx

 

Thank you for the referrals. It seems you should not run this if you have a good a/v program unless you wish to look further to solve a problem.

 

You're welcome.