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"Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool" Reboot required
I just installed Windows Admin Center and after connecting to one of our servers, in "Updates" category I noticed "Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool". I remembered I forgot to install it and I ...
- My "problem" was not whether my servers have malware or not, let's ignore it for now. I was only talking about "Windows Admin Center" stating that "Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool" requires reboot. And now I can answer this myself, because I just noticed that in WSUS on "Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool" there is "Restart behavior: Can request restart". And cumulative updates also have "Can request restart", So there you have it, developers of "Windows Admin Center" used "Reboot required" for something that means "Can request restart".
Probably not, but yesterday I clicked on Install to see what would happen and server didn't restart after install. But after connecting to it using RDS I still see this update in Windows Update. "UsoClient.exe StartScan" don't change anything. When I clicked on download it quickly disappeared from the list and I'm "up to date".
- 2019
Just Windows Defender- Have you tried running a full system scan with the Windows Defender?
If yes, what was the result?- Why do you insist that malware is probably somewhere on this server? MRT didn't detect any.
Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool v5.89, (build 5.89.18135.1)
Started On Wed May 26 00:59:04 2021
Engine: 1.1.18000.5
Signatures: 1.335.1214.0
MpGear: 1.1.16330.1
Run Mode: Scan Run From Windows Update
Results Summary:
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No infection found.
Successfully Submitted Heartbeat Report
Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool Finished On Wed May 26 00:59:44 2021
Return code: 0 (0x0)