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The tool stored a log file with all scan results. Where are the log files that store scan results? any other path should be considered a security warning and analysed immediately! MRT.exe can be found in C:/Windows/system32. There’s nothing wrong with that, in fact it’s a positive sign when the MRT.exe is running in the background. The program (MRT.exe) will have a lot of disk activity at specific times and is also sending anonymous data to Microsoft about viruses and problems. It scans for malicious files like viruses in the background and is updating itself every patch day (second Tuesday in a month). MRT.exe is the Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool. Do you happen to see a lot of disk activity and you’re wondering what the MRT.exe is? Also, here are some infos why you should *not* delete the MRT.exe or disable anonymous reports.
