Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool 5.48 - May 2017

Brink · May 22, 2017

Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool 5.48 update available for Windows 7, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10 via Windows Update.

You can also manually download at Microsoft Update Catalog.

See also: Malicious Software Removal Tool in Windows Windows 10 Security System Tutorials

Update 5/22/2017: Today, we released an update to the Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) to detect and remove WannaCrypt malware. For customers that run Windows Update, the tool will detect and remove WannaCrypt and other prevalent malware infections. Customers can also manually download and run the tool by following the guidance here. The MSRT tool runs on all supported Windows machines where automatic updates are enabled, including those that aren’t running other Microsoft security products.

Source: Customer Guidance for WannaCrypt attacks MSRC