Microsoft Standalone System Sweeper for Offline Scan and Start Unbootable PC

After releasing two free anti-virus tools, Microsoft Safety Scanner and Microsoft Security Essentials, Microsoft has also released a beta version of recovery tool that can help the users to start their infected PC when all other anti-virus solutions failed. The Microsoft recovery tool is called as Microsoft Standalone System Sweeper, which is being designed to reboot the infected PC and perform an offline scan to help identify and remove rootkits as well as other advanced malware. Besides working as a recovery tool, it also can be used when the installed anti-virus solutions can’t be started, and detect or remove malware on the PC.



Microsoft Standalone System Sweeper Beta is not a replacement for a full antivirus solution that provides ongoing real-time protection. In fact, the software intends to be kind of last resource to be used in situations where you cannot start your PC due to a virus or other malware infection.

o create a bootable media which can be used to recover a PC, users need to prepare a blank CD, DVD or USB drive with at lease 250MB of space to allow Microsoft Standalone System Sweeper to install necessary files. In addition, to use the bootable media to recover a PC, the bootable media must have same system http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifarchitecture (32-bit or the 64-bit) as the Windows operating system of the computer infected with a virus or malware.

Microsoft Standalone System Sweeper Beta supports Windows XP Service Pack 3, Windows Vista (RTM, Service Pack 1, or Service Pack 2, or higher) and Windows 7 (RTM, Service Pack 1, or higher).

Download Microsoft Standalone System Sweeper here