Microsoft cleans fake antivirus tool from 994,061 PCs

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The Microsoft Malware Protection Center has released data regarding a fake antivirus tool that was removed this month by the company's Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT). However, there's more to this story than just the 994,061 pieces of malware that were removed; real antivirus programs appear to be working well.

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