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Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool
The Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) offers valuable adjunct protection - but it's not a substitute for installed antivirus protection and it's not a measure of malware prevalence. For more details on what MSRT is (and is not), see The Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool.
| How Prevalent is Malware: 1% or 50%?
The first step towards determining malware prevalence is understanding the source of the data. Unfortunately, failing to understand the source data is an all too common pitfall, which often leads to seriously skewed findings.
| How to Enable Windows Automatic Updates
Windows Automatic Update feature can not only deliver critical security updates, it can also deliver the Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool. Unfortunately, malware often disables Windows Automatic Updates, preventing delivery of the patches and the tool. Make it a point to periodically check and enable Windows Automatic Updates. Here's how.
| Beware the Ammyy.com Scam
These scammers phone you up, pretending to be from Microsoft and claiming your computer is infected. If you fall for this scam you'll not only be giving criminals full access to your PC, you could be paying for counterfeit software too.
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