Can I get rid of Malicious Software Tool download prompt? | Thread profile

Quote: Originally Posted by shayser Anyone know if I go ahead and download/install this "tool" of a program is it uninstallable? pretty sure it asks your pc to reboot after its installed, and after the reboot it runs a manual scan and uninstalls itself

It won't go away! Windows Automatic Update keeps insisting I download this even when I deselect this download and select "Do not remind me of this download again".

It won't go away!

I had a similar problem before with a different update, instead of installing it through Windows Updates I dowloaded the update and manualy installed it, restarted Windows searched for updates and the problem was gone, don't know why or how but it worked. Here's a download link to your update, maybe try what I did and see if it sorts it, long shot but worth ago. Windows Updates can be very...

Thanks keen.. but my problem is that I don't want it! Automatic Update has a checkbox for every update in the list that allows the user chose not to download a particular one. When an update is deselected the user can select another box so that you won't be prompted to download it again. But everytime the computer is switched on the prompt appears to download it.

Anyone know if I go ahead and download/install this "tool" of a program is it uninstallable?

I believe it is, not 100% but 99.9% sure!

Yeah, as far as I know too they only run once then disappear.

Thanks. I'll go ahead an install it then seeing as MS are so desperate for me to have it!

sadly a new one comes out every month, so its going to be an ongoing problem http://support.microsoft.com/kb/890830 Quote: How to remove the Malicious Software Removal Tool The Malicious Software Removal Tool does not use an installer. Typically, when you run the Malicious Software Removal Tool, it creates a randomly named temporary directory...