• Home  >  Security  >  Malware families cleaned by the Malicious Software Removal Tool

  • 
    
  • Print

  Malware Families Cleaned by the Malicious Software Removal Tool

  The Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool removes specific, prevalent malicious software families from computers running compatible versions of Windows. Microsoft releases a new version of the tool on the second Tuesday of every month, and as needed to respond to security incidents.
  Additions are made each month to address the latest threats.
  
  Download the tool

  Complete list

  This list includes every major virus and worm family the tool provides detection and cleaning capabilities for since its initial release on January 11, 2005.

  Afcore Alcan Alemod Allaple Alureon Antinny Atak Babonock Badtrans Bafruz Bagle Bagz Bamital Bancos Banker Banload Beenut Berbew Blaster Bobax Bocinex Bofra Bredolab Brontok Bropia Bubnix Bugbear Busky Captiya Carberp Ceekat Chir Cissi Claretore Cleaman Codbot Conficker Conhook Corripio CplLnk Cridex Cutwail Cycbot Daurso Dishigy Dofoil Doomjuice Dorkbot Dumaru Dursg Esbot Evaman EyeStye Eyeveg FakeCog FakeDef FakeInit FakePAV FakeRean FakeScanti FakeSecSen FakeSpypro FakeSysdef FakeVimes FakeXPA Fareit F4IRootkit Fizzer Folstart Fotomoto Frethog Funner Gael Gamarue Ganda Ganelp Gaobot Gibe Gimmiv Goweh Hacker Defender Hacty Hamweq Harnig Haxdoor Helompy Helpud Hiloti Hioles Horst Hupigon InternetAntivirus IRCBot Ispro Jeefo Kelihos Kelvir Kexqoud Koobface Korgo Kuluoz Ldpinch Lefgroo Lethic Locksky Lolyda Lovgate Mabutu Magania Magistr Maslan Matsnu Matcash Medfos Mimail Mitglieder Mydoom Mytob Mywife Nachi Netsky Newacc Nitol Nsag Nuqel Nuwar Oderoor Oficla OneScan Opaserv Optix Optixpro Parite Passalert Phdet Phorpiex Plexus Pluzoks.A Poison Pramro PrivacyCenter Purstiu Pushbot Qakbot Ramnit Randex Rbot Reatle Redyms Renocide Renos Rimecud Rjump Rorpian Rustock Ryknos Sality Sasser Sdbot Sefnit Sinowal Sirefef Slenfbot Sober Sobig Spybot Spyboter Szribi Storark Stration Stuxnet Swen Taterf Tibs Tilcun Torvil Tracur Tupym Unruy Valla Vesenlosow Vicenor Virtumonde Virut Vobfus Vundo Waledac Wecykler Weelsof Winwebsec Wootbot Wukill Yaha Yektel Yeltminky Yimfoca Zafi Zbot Zindos Zlob Zonebac Zotob Zuten

  
  
  
  
  
  Download the tool
• Find tool help
• Get tool information
• Malicious Software Removal Tool Privacy Statement
• Stop spyware or a virus in your small business
    Microsoft Download Center