What is MRT.exe?

MRT.exe is part of Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool and developed by Microsoft Corporation according to the MRT.exe version information.

MRT.exe's description is "Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool"

MRT.exe is digitally signed by Microsoft Windows.

MRT.exe is usually located in the 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\' folder.

If you have additional information about the file, please share it with the FreeFixer users by posting a comment at the bottom of this page.

Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on MRT.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameMicrosoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionMicrosoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool
Internal namemrt.exe
Original filenamemrt.exe
Legal copyright© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Product version5.42.13202.0
File version5.42.13202.0

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product nameMicrosoft Windows Malicious Software..
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionMicrosoft Windows Malicious Software..
Internal namemrt.exe
Original filenamemrt.exe
Legal copyright© Microsoft Corporation. All right..
Product version5.42.13202.0
File version5.42.13202.0

Digital signatures [?]

MRT.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameMicrosoft Windows
Certificate issuer nameMicrosoft Windows Verification PCA
Certificate serial number3300000042bfa1047d039e42ca000100000042

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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD57c3627987c4e17c3d0377c4560626399
SHA2561271fc7b70b59c32c69f2d6ccb0b65b6fb8ded37b4b400f77e83e77315c2f0ea

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to mrt.exe:

mrt.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

mrt.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.

Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool has stopped working.

End Program - mrt.exe. This program is not responding.

mrt.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

mrt.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

What will you do with MRT.exe?

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with MRT.exe. 33% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 3 users.

User vote results: There were 1 vote to remove and 2 votes to keep

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with MRT.exe. Only 3 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

Malware or legitimate?

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Comments

Please share with the other users what you think about this file. What does this file do? Is it legitimate or something that your computer is better without? Do you know how it was installed on your system? Did you install it yourself or did it come bundled with some other software? Is it running smoothly or do you get some error message? Any information that will help to document this file is welcome. Thank you for your contributions.

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