OT (KB890830) MRT is available

[Stu]

Thank you Engel. I have wandered over a few NGs in my time BUT have always
felt like `fish out of water` when I go there. This is home for me made
possible by resident people like yourself and Bill S. If I ever get to the
States I would make you guys my first visit if you will allow. You have been
warned!! Then there are the other lovely people` .... too many to mention
..... all great people who I have good feeling for.

Stu

 

[Alan D]

Thanks Engel. I'd much prefer a delayed release to a risk of false
positives.

Mine came in this morning too.

Hi Bill, good to see you back,

Look what I found:

Copied ?esponse from MowGreen [MVP] 12/10/2008 1:01 PM PST

The MSRT was pulled because of a False Positive and, puportedly, fixed
and
reissued. Found this on a private anti-malware site with no attribution of
where it came from:

Note: On 19th November a signature for TrojanDropper:Win32/Renos.N
started >detecting particular uninstall files.

This incorrect detection affects users of all Microsoft Antivirus
solutions, including >MSRT (Malicious Software Removal Tool) December 2008
(version 2.5.2419.0).

On 9th December Microsoft released a new signature that addresses the
issue.

Signature versions 1.49.299.0 and higher include this fix, as does the
latest version of >MSRT December 2008 (version 2.5.2423.0).

Here's a thread discussing the issue:
http://www.simforums.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=28749

So far I haven't been able to find any 'official' info from MS nor have
seen the MSRT offered to my systems via Windows nor Automatic Updates.

MowGreen [MVP 2003-2009


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FWIW, the new targets added to MRT this month are more of the same from
last
month--more variants of fake antimalware scam programs.

 

[Bill Sanderson]

Very interesting. Could happen--glad they fixed it.
--

Hi Bill, good to see you back,

Look what I found:

Copied Ñesponse from MowGreen [MVP] 12/10/2008 1:01 PM PST

The MSRT was pulled because of a False Positive and, puportedly, fixed
and
reissued. Found this on a private anti-malware site with no attribution of
where it came from:

Note: On 19th November a signature for TrojanDropper:Win32/Renos.N
started >detecting particular uninstall files.

This incorrect detection affects users of all Microsoft Antivirus
solutions, including >MSRT (Malicious Software Removal Tool) December 2008
(version 2.5.2419.0).

On 9th December Microsoft released a new signature that addresses the
issue.

Signature versions 1.49.299.0 and higher include this fix, as does the
latest version of >MSRT December 2008 (version 2.5.2423.0).

Here's a thread discussing the issue:
http://www.simforums.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=28749

So far I haven't been able to find any 'official' info from MS nor have
seen the MSRT offered to my systems via Windows nor Automatic Updates.

MowGreen [MVP 2003-2009


Ǝиçεl
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FWIW, the new targets added to MRT this month are more of the same from
last
month--more variants of fake antimalware scam programs.

 

[Engel]

Hi Alan D,

You are welcome.

I agree with you.

After all this time, I learn, in this days to be the last person getting the
Updates, one or two days later don't make any difference for me and many
others, who practice safe Hex

I'm sure the majority's in this NGs follow that rule, I believe MS once in a
while can have a delay, after all they are humans and like humans we are
propens to make a mistake.

Well Alan, thank you again.



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Thanks Engel. I'd much prefer a delayed release to a risk of false
positives.

Mine came in this morning too.

Hi Bill, good to see you back,

Look what I found:

Copied ?esponse from MowGreen [MVP] 12/10/2008 1:01 PM PST

The MSRT was pulled because of a False Positive and, puportedly, fixed
and
reissued. Found this on a private anti-malware site with no attribution of
where it came from:

Note: On 19th November a signature for TrojanDropper:Win32/Renos.N
started >detecting particular uninstall files.

This incorrect detection affects users of all Microsoft Antivirus
solutions, including >MSRT (Malicious Software Removal Tool) December 2008
(version 2.5.2419.0).

On 9th December Microsoft released a new signature that addresses the
issue.

Signature versions 1.49.299.0 and higher include this fix, as does the
latest version of >MSRT December 2008 (version 2.5.2423.0).

Here's a thread discussing the issue:
http://www.simforums.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=28749

So far I haven't been able to find any 'official' info from MS nor have
seen the MSRT offered to my systems via Windows nor Automatic Updates.

MowGreen [MVP 2003-2009


??ç?l
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FWIW, the new targets added to MRT this month are more of the same from
last
month--more variants of fake antimalware scam programs.

--

You're welcome, Stu.

Now you can have time to said Hello to JaGavankar ))

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:

Thank you Mr E. It must be in the ether somewhere BUT I don`t see it
yet.

Stu

:


Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool December 2008
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[Stu]

Thank you so much for those words of encouragement. I take it they are words
of encouragement?

Stu

 

[Bill Sanderson]

Absolutely!
--

Thank you so much for those words of encouragement. I take it they are
words
of encouragement?

Stu

 

[robinb]

I totally agree to that one!
robin

Bill,

1,000,000 times better Stu than Jack Ass. Right ?

Stu keep this newsgroups with variety and good and clean humor.


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[Bill Sanderson]

I was last in your part of the world at age 21, and spent much of the time
in Slough--where my younger sister was having her appendix removed (at no
cost!) I might make it back some time, who knows? A fellow some called
"tricky dicky" was president then, if you want absolute dates...
--

 

[Bill Sanderson]

And I forgot to say I'd be happy to see you if you were ever in my neck of
the woods (does that phrase translate?)
--

 

[Engel]

Hi Stu,

Whoa, I miss your answer

Hurry up. Other way the lager is getting warm, and the ice is melting in the
Irish Scott.
I'm sure, you don't mind a Boiler maker

Welcome to an island off Southern California 33°22′29.7″N, 118°25′11.6″W.
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