"Ed Mc" <namvtn@noway.com> wrote in message
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> I'm using WindowsXP. The auto update feature wants to install some
> kinda "malicious software" removal tool. What is this for if I have
> adequate protection already in place. Is it really necessary? Thanks for
> replies.

To answer your question that app is not going to do any harm.

But like a few others here, I don't even recommend allowing windows to
auto-update.
I'm just waiting for the day I start hearing on the news that some
enterprising hacker finds a hole in that and starts auto uploading viruses
to everyone's machines

Better to just get into the habit of checking every several days, and then
doing the manual update to see what they are trying to force on you.
I'm still blocking their "critical update" that will put IE 7 on my machine.