mrt.exe task purpose and description:

The windows task MRT.exe is a software program (software app) which was most likely on your computer without you attempting to even install it. The disk location for this MRT.exe file is listed at the bottom. You should always double check where the task is located or at least what folder the task is found, as it is sometimes common for virus creators to use similiar named files or just locate them in other folders with the hope of fooling you into thinking its a good file. This MRT.exe task is a software module that is really part of Microsoft Windows, as it occasionally will start up and shut down on its own as it attempts to clean up malware or known malware related files on your computer. You do not need to remove this program and it will continually show in your ctrl-alt-del task list. This MRT.exe file is considered safe, and is not a virus, adware, or spyware related software task. (See the details below for the actual location of this file.)

Actual process or task name: (You can view alphabetical task list here)
mrt.exe

File type:
This is an executable program from Microsoft.

Where is this file and folder located on my computer?
This file will be found at C:\Windows\System32\MRT.exe

General information:
Be aware that many tasks will be similiar names to existing tasks or processes. You can always view the running tasks on your computer by pressing ctrl-alt-del to view the windows "task manager", and then view the "processes" tab. This will show you all tasks running or currently active on your PC. Although this shows you all running tasks, it does not show dll file thats are loaded, as they get loaded as part of other processes. Many spyware writers attempt to hide their files on your computer, for example, mrt.exe may be intentionally misspelled to look like a similiar task, or spyware may be named very similiar to a Windows system task. The reason they do this is so you cannot easily recognize the name in your tasklist as I have mentioned above. Make sure always check the location of the file if you are concerned. You can always find the location of mrt.exe on your computer by using your Windows search options, but I will also try to list the file location of every file described on this website, so you can verify the correct location. You can view the entire tasklist directory with the link below.

View entire task list here!