Zotob Virus Removal by Microsoft
Filed in: Downloads — August 18th, 2005
Microsoft updates the Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool to detects and removes the Zotob worms.
The Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool detects and removes malicious code placed on computers. Microsoft typically releases a new version of the tool every month with its security patches. The tool can be run online through Microsoft’s Web site or downloaded from the Microsoft Download Center.
The updated cleaning program checks for and removes infections from Zotob.A through Zotob.E as well as Bobax.O, Esbot.A, Rbot.MA, Rbot.MB and Rbot.MC, according to Microsoft. The list represents all known variants based on Microsoft’s investigation, the company said.
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Thought:
I can’t run the online checking tool(both Firefox and IE), it may due to the security settings. No problem to download and run the tool, anyway. The offline checking tool only take a minute to scan the computer for about 40 malicious software.
