Malicious Software Removal Tool Update Stub

finman101 · Apr 3, 2006

Every morning when I go the computer I'm greated with this message from Kerio Firewall.

Application path: d:\6dea927460168400023fb8aad6a6\mrtstub.exe
Description: Malicious Software Removal Tool Update Stub
File version: 1.14.1298.0
Product name: Malicious Software Removal Tool Update Stub
Product version: 1.14.1298.0
Created: 2006/3/9, 06:26:34
Modified: 2006/3/9, 06:26:34
Accessed: 2006/4/2, 17:00:20

Process started by: c:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\Download\Install\Windows-KB890830-
V1.14-Delta.exe
Description: windows-kb890830-v1.14-delta
File version:
Product name:
Product version:
Created: N/A
Modified: N/A
Accessed: N/A
I've run HijackThis and it isn't picked up.

Adaware doesn't see it also.

Any thoughts?

chaslang · Apr 3, 2006

Welcome to Majorgeeks!

That is the type folder and those are the files created when Microsoft's Malicious Software Removal Tool is being run. Normally this folder disappears as soon as the applications stops running. Perhaps you are having a problem because your firewall is blocking the program from running and getting its updates.

As far as I know Version 1.14 is the current version. I have never seen Windows-KB890830-V1.14-Delta.exe All I have seen is Windows-KB890830-
V1.14.exe.

finman101 · Apr 4, 2006

So just let the fire wall accept it....yes???

DavidGP · Apr 4, 2006

finman101 said:

So just let the fire wall accept it....yes???
Click to expand...

YES

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