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I have no idea as they are two different types of scanners. I would imagine each has there own specialities and are important in their own rights.I found this Microsoft article:It states in part:How the Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool differs from an antivirus productThe Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool does not replace an antivirus product. It is strictly a post-infection removal tool.
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Therefore, we strongly recommend that you install and use an up-to-date antivirus product.The Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool differs from an antivirus product in three key ways:. The tool removes malicious software from an already-infected computer. Antivirus products block malicious software from running on a computer. It is significantly more desirable to block malicious software from running on a computer than to remove it after infection. The tool removes only specific prevalent malicious software.
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Specific prevalent malicious software is a small subset of all the malicious software that exists today. The tool focuses on the detection and removal of active malicious software. Active malicious software is malicious software that is currently running on the computer. The tool cannot remove malicious software that is not running.
However, an antivirus product can perform this task.For more information about how to protect your computer, visit the following Microsoft Protect Your PC Web site:Note The Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool focuses on the detection and removal of malicious software such as viruses, worms, and Trojan horses only. It does not remove spyware. However, you can use Windows Defender to detect and remove spyware. (My note: Included in Vista and Windows 7).You do not have to disable or remove your antivirus program whenyou install the Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool.
The Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool is a program that was released by Microsoft on January 2005, which is updated monthly and can be used to remove various types of infections on a Windows computer. A Trojan has been discovered by Bharath that impersonates. Similar help and support threads Thread: Forum: November 2017 update Malicious Software Removal Tool I noticed with this months updates (4) marked important, that this one 'Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool - November 2017 (KB890830)' was not checked like other three.
However, if prevalent, malicious software has infected your computer, the antivirus program may detect this malicious software and may prevent the removal tool from removing it when the removal tool runs. In this case, you can use your antivirus program to remove the malicious software.Because the Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool does not contain a virus or a worm,the removal tool alone should not trigger your antivirus program. However, if malicious software infected the computer before you installed an up-to-date antivirus program, your antivirus program may not detect this malicious software until the tool tries to remove it.Message was edited by: ExBrit on 30/04/11 7:17:57 EDT AM.
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