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Malware Removal Kit from Microsoft, including a boot from CD solution

Malware Removal Kit

The Malware Removal Kit is a download from TechNet that provides you with excellent guidance and tools to help you restore PCs infected with malware. The newest Solution Accelerator from Microsoft, it provides free, tested guidance to help you combat malware attacks and restore infected systems - so users can safely get back to work. The kit shows you how to use the Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE) to discover malware by performing a thorough offline scan of your computers, uncovering malware that may be hiding in the operating system. And once malware is located and identified, it can be quickly removed from infected PCs with a number of free anti-malware tools, like the Malicious Software Removal Tool from Microsoft.

 

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David

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on Thu, Jul 26 2007 10:28 PM

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Terry wrote re: Malware Removal Kit from Microsoft, including a boot from CD solution
on Thu, Jul 26 2007 11:03 PM

I was hoping to just download an ISO, but after wading through pages of commands I gave up. Think I will stick with my ubuntu boot disk until MS figures out how to do things easier.

David Overton wrote re: Malware Removal Kit from Microsoft, including a boot from CD solution
on Fri, Jul 27 2007 10:03 AM

Terry,

I've also waded through the documents and it really boils down to a few steps.  This has sooo many niceer features vs your boot CD.

1) Native booting from USB Key

2) Runs almost all windows apps that don't need installing from the command line

3) Has a simple process for adding device drivers for hardware you want supported during your fix up

4) Is supported by Microsoft and others as a way to access and repair your system

The key part of the document has 12 commands to run which create your WinPE directory, modifies it to create a RAM disk, creates the folders for the tools and then creating an ISO (if you want to burn to DVD).  I think there is a good 5-10 mins work there once you have downloaded the Windows Audomated Installation Kit.

thanks

David

brian perro wrote re: Malware Removal Kit from Microsoft, including a boot from CD solution
on Wed, Aug 26 2009 3:02 AM

Sir i am tired! I have tried everyway i know how to get this windows antivirus 2010,sofatnet.exe and a host of  other  garbage off my pc. I DOWNLOADED  this file in  a zipped format.But my nero wont open and I am not permitted to open new programs  that i download.HELP! [email protected]

I am on  dell pc with windows xp pro service pkg 3, 1.2 gigs ram.

David Overton wrote re: Malware Removal Kit from Microsoft, including a boot from CD solution
on Wed, Sep 2 2009 11:07 PM

Hi,

it sounds like the download was not successful.  Once downloaded, you need to extract the zip - if it will not extract, that is likely your problem

uksbsguy.com wrote re: Malware Removal Kit from Microsoft, including a boot from CD solution
on Wed, Mar 30 2011 6:25 AM

Malware removal kit from microsoft including a boot from cd solution.. Peachy :)

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