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Old 04-22-2011, 01:30 AM
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Microsofts version of a portable virus scanner. 32 and 64 bit versions available.

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Old 04-22-2011, 01:41 AM
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Sounded good untill...

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the bigger question is does it work??
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The 32 bit version was 65 mb.
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The 32 bit version was 65 mb.
Its not the size of the code that counts, but the quality of your code. At least that what I heard....
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Its not the size of the code that counts, but the quality of your code. At least that what I heard....
Yeah, Microsoft always tries to over do it......
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Has anyone used this program on a severely infected system? I want to believe that MSS would have a way to stop an already-running infection better than most antivirus, but I haven't had a chance to test it on a really bad system yet. Better yet has anyone out there tried the MSS and it didn't work worth a damn?
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I have used it 4 or 5 times and it has fully removed the infection every time. I would however always recomend doing a full scan with a full AV scanner after using the tool.
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