On the other hand, the full scan conducts a much more thorough analysis of the entire system, which on some computers might take hours to complete. Should any threat be found, you might be prompted to run a more through scan. The quick scan only analyzes areas where it is most likely to find malicious software or files. You are prompted to select the type of scan to choose out of three different options: quick scan, full scan and customized scan. Run quick, full or custom scansĭesigned to be as simple as possible, Microsoft Safety Scanner runs a wizard that guides you through the steps needed to initiate a scan. With its help, you can make sure data and files are secure and that the entire system in clean.

You may refer to the table below for the aliases of Citadel malware.As its name implies, Microsoft Safety Scanner provides a security software utility that targets viruses, spyware and potentially unwanted software on the host computer. You can refer to the link below:ĭifferent security vendor may have different naming standard. HKCERT received and analyzed some samples of Citadel Malware, the preliminary result show that most of the anti-malware softwares are able to detect Citadel malware.

If your computer was infected by Citadel Malware, it will be detected and removed by the scanner.

Scanning was completed and no viruses, spyware, and other potentially unwanted software were detected.

Select “Full scan” and click “Next” to start scanning.

Double click to run msert.exe and select Accept all terms of the preceding license agreement check box, then click “Next”.

Click 'Download Now' to download Microsoft Safety Scanner.

If you are worry about your computer was infected Citadel Malware, you can download a Microsoft Safety Scanner from Microsoft at and run a full system scan.

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