Hands-on Project 1 – 4 (Practical 2)

Objective: Scan for Malware Using the Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool


When Microsoft Windows updates are installed on your computer (if you have it set to automatically install updates), an updated version of the Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool is installed and runs in the background. It checks computers for infections by specific malware and helps remove any infection found. This tool can also be downloaded and run at any time. In this project we will download and run the Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool.

1) Open your Web browser and enter the URL www.microsoft.com/security/malwareremove/default.mspx.

2) Click Microsoft Download Center.

3) Click Download.

4) Click Save and save the program to the desired location on your local computer.

5) When the download completes, click Run and follow the default installation instructions.

6) When the Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool dialog box appears, click Next and
    accept any license agreements.

7) Select Quick Scan if necessary.

8) Click Next.

9) Depending on your computer, this scan may take several minutes. Analyze the results of the scan to
    determine if there is any malicious software found in your computer.

10) Click View detailed results of scan.

11) If any malicious software was detected on your computer, run the scan again and select Full Scan.

12) Close all windows.

Reflection

I find that Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool is very useful. It helps my computer to scan for prevalent malicious software and helps to remove them. Thus, I will consider using this tool to scan my computer for prevalent malicious software.