What is the "mrt.exe" ?

Our database contains 202 different files for filename mrt.exe . You can also check most distributed file variants with name mrt.exe. This files most often belongs to product Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool. and were most often developed by company Microsoft Corporation. This files most often have description Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool. Agregate rating is 5(5) stars - based on 10 reviews.This is executable file. You can find it running in Task Manager as the process mrt.exe.

In most case this file is the main executable for the Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool - "This tool checks your computer for infection by specific, prevalent malicious software (including Blaster, Sasser, and Mydoom) and helps to remove the infection if it is found." - check more on their download page : http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=16

mrt.exe Process

File details of most used file with name "mrt.exe"

Product:
Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Description:
Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool
Version:
4.10.6402.0
MD5:
d9f0ea1101a5da13654e9e465ebbd028
SHA1:
f50e87d7806441e7c19f1e40a6f1ed5945ceb811
SHA256:
8806934a9562d176164e5bf5e8f32c1ad335dc284e87f43c9f3c7fb126960a21
Size:
57442464
Directory:
C:\Windows\System32
Operating System:
Windows XP
Occurence:
High oc2

Is the Process "mrt.exe" Safe or Threat ?

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100% of reviewed files are marked as Safe .
Latest new variant of the file with name "mrt.exe" was discovered 4250 days ago. Our database contains 36 variants of the file "mrt.exe" with final rating Safe and zero variants with final rating Threat . Final ratings are based on file reviews, discovered date, users occurence and antivirus scan results.

User Reviews of the "mrt.exe"

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Reviews for all files with name "mrt.exe"

  • SAFErating from user zmbdog for file C:\Windows\System32\mrt.exe (Variant: 23856994)

    Safe as long as it's in C:WindowsSystem32. Other locations are malware

  • SAFErating from user MikeOne for file C:\Windows\System32\MRT.exe (Variant: 10538900)

    Main executable for the Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool - "This tool checks your computer for infection by specific, prevalent malicious software (including Blaster, Sasser, and Mydoom) and helps to remove the infection if it is found." - check more on their download page : http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=16

  • SAFErating from user demerzal for file C:\Windows\System32\MRT.exe (Variant: 397260)

    Part of MS' Malicious Software Removal