Safety Scanner is available in 32- and 64-bit versions, and it's free. However, it falls short in one key area: It can't download updated virus definitions on the fly.

Microsoft has a standalone security scanner that you can use to give your system the once over. The tool is approximately 70MB in size and includes all the latest definition/signature files that ...

The Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) and the Microsoft Safety Scanner (MSERT.exe) do more or less the same thing: scan for and remove Windows malware. We explore and explain the ...

Microsoft Safety Scanner: Yet another on-demand scanner, although this time with a more comprehensive malware database. Safety Scanner is updated every ten days, which is better than monthly but ...

Microsoft notes that the patch will only work against attacks that it has seen so far and may not be effective against future hacks. It also said that it's not a replacement for the previously ...

The security and tune-up application, called Windows Live OneCare Safety Scanner, runs from a Microsoft website. It doesn’t have to be installed onto a PC.

It will also run the Microsoft Safety Scanner and attempt to reverse any changes made by identified threats. However, the Redmond giant was at pains to point out the tool shouldn’t be used as a ...

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Add or Remove Programs entry for Windows Live OneCare safety scanner. The Windows Live OneCare safety scanner is a small anti-virus, anti-malware scanner tool from Microsoft. Uninstall Command ...