Windows 10: Running MCert and it reports over 1000 infected files but ends with a report screen and log...

The scan takes about 17 hours, I have run it about 3 times and each time it clicks up the number of infected files to something over 1000. The first time it ended with a report of finding and fixing one issue. The next two had the same report of over 1000 infected files but it ended with a screen saying no infected files found. Does this make sense?

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MS Malicious Software Removal Tool (KB890830) while running said found Infected Files, when Finished reported No Infections Found?

Hello All,



I have the current McAfee antivirus engine on my Windows 7 laptop. Nevertheless as my laptop is often painfully slow I decided over the weekend to download and run on my laptop “MS Malicious Software Removal Tool (KB890830)”.

I ran a ‘Complete scan’. It took the whole weekend to run and during this run-time and just before it finished it reported “File Infected:
35”.

However immediately after the complete scan was finished the final report stated; “No Infection Found”.

(The detailed breakdown scan reported list for all elements “No Infection found”).

Also in the “MS Malicious Software Removal Tool” log (C:\Windows\debug\mrt.log), it also (with the correct time/date) reported “No Infection Found”.

Note also there was no mention at all of the 35 files that during runtime it reported as infected?

FYI; also I discovered the msert.log log in the same folder. This is the “Microsoft Safety Scanner v1.0, (build 1.257.615.0)” log. (That I did not know I even had on this laptop!). This log of Microsoft Safety Scanner” that was auto ran the
week before also said ‘No infections found”.

I have also (just-now) ran and completed the “MS Malicious Software Removal Tool” for a second time, but this time in 'quick-scan mode'. This time during run-time it reported “File Infected: 0”. Thus nothing found!

So my simple questions is:-

Is it normal that during run-time the “MS Malicious Software Removal Tool (KB890830)” will report finding infected files, however immediately after it has finished it than reports; “No Infection Found” for everything ?

Perhaps I might assume that the complete scan after it finished auto cleaned/removed the 35 infected files! Hence also why the 2nd time I ran this tool in ‘quick-mode’ during run time it also reported No Infected files found! However surly during
the original full-complete scan final report it would have told me it had cleaned/removed these infected files in the GUI of this tool and in the mrt.log ?

Of Course there is the possibility – that if I do have a virus on my pc, this virus is clever enough to also change the final report and log?

What are your thoughts!!

Brgds

Denis

 

Saves log files ?

You can either read the files in Windows or my preferred method is.....

Download CCcleaner from here...........

http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner

You can then run cleaner, you will see the log files listed, then if you right click you can save as a text file and then have a read. You may also get an "error reporting" log listed seperatly.

 

MS Safety Scanner - During run reports "3 virus found". At End of Run "Results Summary: No infection found"

I download msert, the MS Malware Scanner, every few days, and run it over-night. In the morning when I start the day it has completed and has always reported "No infection found". Last night I checked in on the run after midnight. The progress bar was
about 2/3 complete and, as always, there was a "blur" of files being scanned reported in a text box. I noticed that 3 viruses had been found, which caused me some concern. However, this morning, as usual, the run had completed and reports, "No viruses found".
I checked the log file, mrt.log. It too reports "No infection found".

I know its probably just some junk email that has a virus attachment, but shouldn't the details be reported in the log?

Thanks