Jusr playin' with a Windoze machine, did an 'auto update'...
Installing "Malicious Software Removal Tool" - is this something which checks that you only have Micciesoft products on your computer? Can almost imagine it saying something like "Oi Firefox! Feck off!"
In article , Mother writes
It does just what it says on the, er, tin: looks for software you most depend on and (maliciously) removes it.
I think it removes TIN too, if it finds it.
Regards,
Simonm.
PS: Only joking. I still want Bill gates to have my babies*, or at least pay for their upbringing. No they're not his. Does that matter to anyone? Fine then.
*Two teenagers and a nine-going-on-ninteen vamp. Who _wouldn't_ want Bill Gates to pay for theirs?Mother"
It's an emergency fix for the latest gaping hole in Windows "security", aka Windows.
Richard
On or around Mon, 09 Jan 2006 17:16:30 +0000, Mother enlightened us thusly:
uh-oh...
quite possible. Actually, I imagine it's a trojan hunter, but if it's MS-originated than it almost certainly doesn't work.
Personally, give the track record, I decline to let MS software have anything to do with security on my machines.
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