Windows 10: MSRT over-reporting?

Discus and support MSRT over-reporting? in AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security to solve the problem; HiWhile I normally depend on a 3rd party AV as an installed scanner and another 3rd party tool for secondary scans, today I decided to download and and... Discussion in 'AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security' started by Stevie will, Nov 18, 2021.

  1. STEVIE WILL
    Stevie will Win User

    MSRT over-reporting?


    HiWhile I normally depend on a 3rd party AV as an installed scanner and another 3rd party tool for secondary scans, today I decided to download and and perform a full scan using MSRT. The progress report shocked meThe scan result only showed 2 results, not 212 or more.One of the entries removed seems to be MSRT reporting a restore setting set by Defender.The other is my hosts file in which there are 12,789 records, not 211. One possible infection for the host file seems reasonable, as does an unwanted setting restore but they are not infections as reported. Does anyone have an explanation

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    Stevie will, Nov 18, 2021
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  2. JSSSSSSSSS
    Jsssssssss Win User

    msrt

    The Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) is quite a useless and antiquated tool...

    It might show during scanning any number of "infected" files but at the end of the scanning come to the conclusion that they were not infected. The result counts...

    Suggestion to read these older threads (especially the posts of Rob Koch and quietman and GreginMich) which are explaining a bit about the "usefulness" of the MSRT...

    I, personally, never even download/use it...

     
    Jsssssssss, Nov 18, 2021
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  3. JAMESYOUNGMO
    JamesYoungMO Win User
    microsoft msrt

    ran msrt during scan indicated 30 infected files after scan reported no infected files. ran msrt again same. just wondering what's going on?

    Thanks
     
    JamesYoungMO, Nov 18, 2021
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  4. JSSSSSSSSS
    Jsssssssss Win User

    MSRT over-reporting?

    Removal program (MSRT) doesn't remove Infected files

    Bernie,

    The Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) is quite a useless and antiquated tool which tends to throw all kinds of errors and misinformation...

    Suggestion to read these threads (especially the posts of Rob Koch and quietman and GreginMich) which are explaining a bit about the "usefulness" of the MSRT...

    I, personally, never even download/use it...

     
    Jsssssssss, Nov 18, 2021
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