What is MRT.exe?

MRT.exe is part of Herramienta de eliminación de software malintencionado de Microsoft Windows and developed by Microsoft Corporation according to the MRT.exe version information.

MRT.exe's description is "Herramienta de eliminación de software malintencionado de Microsoft Windows"

MRT.exe is digitally signed by Microsoft Windows.

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

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on MRT.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameHerramienta de eliminación de software malintencionado de Microsoft Windows
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionHerramienta de eliminación de software malintencionado de Microsoft Windows
Internal namemrt.exe
Original filenamemrt.exe
Legal copyright© Microsoft Corporation. Reservados todos los derechos.
Product version5.39.12900.0
File version5.39.12900.0

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

Product nameHerramienta de eliminación de softw..
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionHerramienta de eliminación de softw..
Internal namemrt.exe
Original filenamemrt.exe
Legal copyright© Microsoft Corporation. Reservados..
Product version5.39.12900.0
File version5.39.12900.0

Digital signatures [?]

MRT.exe has a valid digital signature.

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

Filename variants

MRT.exe may also use other filenames. The most common variants are listed below:

Folder name variants

MRT.exe may also be located in other folders than C:\WINDOWS\system32\. The most common variants are listed below:

Other files also named MRT.exe

MRT.exe (15 votes)

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5649bbc16880d6d85cb91873c81a1094c
SHA256abf9fedba4c35dddd0cc9e8d56b89a78272ed80f77c675f102d6a640fc475d1b

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.

Herramienta de eliminación de software malintencionado de Microsoft Windows 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. 50% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 2 users.

User vote results: There were 1 vote to remove and 1 vote 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 2 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

Malware or legitimate?

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Comments

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