MS Malware Tool Updated (October, 2005)

Microsoft has updated the malware removal tool they wrote and maintain for October, 2005. The new malware entities they detect are:

• Antinny
• Gibe
• Mywife
• Wukill

As always, this is just one tool in a Windows malware remediation toolkit. Also, it does not run in real-time, so it offers no ongoing protection. Instead, look at an AV solution for that. This only looks for the obvious signs of these malware families, but may not catch all future variants.

As always, make sure you get the latest version from Microsoft. The number of families they detect and clean up is always growing.