Free Malwarebytes Anti-Malware AlternativesAnti-Malware & Anti-Virus Apps like Malwarebytes Anti-Malware

The best free alternative to Malwarebytes Anti-Malware is Avast Free Antivirus. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Malwarebytes Anti-Malware and loads of them is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to Malwarebytes Anti-Malware are ClamAV, Microsoft Defender, Spybot - Search & Destroy and Bitdefender Antivirus.

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  1. Provides free real-time protection against viruses, malware, spyware, and ransomware, with secure HTTPS scanning, customizable scans, password management, home network security, antiphishing, Smart Scan, rescue disk creation, and software updating.

    139 Avast Free Antivirus alternatives

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    • Windows
    • Android
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    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  2. ClamAV icon
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    Clam AntiVirus is an open source (GPL) anti-virus toolkit for UNIX, designed especially for e-mail scanning on mail gateways. It provides a number of utilities including a flexible and scalable multi-threaded daemon, a command line scanner and advanced tool for automatic...

    102 ClamAV alternatives

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    • Linux
    • BSD
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  3. Windows Security (known as Windows Defender Antivirus before Windows 10 May 2020 Update, Windows Defender before Windows 10 Creators Update, or Microsoft Defender Antivirus before Windows 11) is an anti-malware component of Microsoft Windows.

    111 Microsoft Defender alternatives

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    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  4. Detects and removes spyware, adware, keyloggers, browser hijackers, and tracking cookies, offering system immunization, real-time protection, manual or scheduled scans, quarantine and secure deletion, detailed reports, and multilingual support.

    101 Spybot - Search & Destroy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
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  5. Free antivirus offering comprehensive protection with real-time threat detection, AI-powered security, lightweight performance, Game mode, user-friendly interface, and auto updates. Supports multiple platforms and provides live customer support. Ideal for all users.

    75 Bitdefender Antivirus alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Samsung Galaxy Store
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  6. Detects and removes adware, PUPs, toolbars, browser hijackers, and unwanted plugins with fast scanning and cleaning. Requires no installation and runs as a portable utility. Cleans files and registry traces, fixes altered browser settings, and can run from flash drives.

    55 Malwarebytes AdwCleaner alternatives

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    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  7. Avira Antivirus icon
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    Offers real-time protection from malware, ransomware, viruses, and spyware, with advanced repair, browser safety, software updates, VPN, PC optimization tools, cloud-based updates, and system clean-up. Available for Windows, MacOS, Android, and iOS devices.

    81 Avira Antivirus alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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  8. Tron Script icon
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    Tron is a collection of programs, tools, utilities, and Windows functions that are all scripted together. Those programs and such are designed to remove malware and bloatware, repair damaged operating systems, update old versions of very common applications, free up drive space...

    171 Tron Script alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Windows
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  9. ClamTk icon
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    ClamTk is a graphical front-end for ClamAV, an open source antivirus engine for detecting trojans, viruses, malware & other malicious threats. It is designed to be an easy-to-use, lightweight, on-demand antivirus scanner for Linux systems.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

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    • Linux
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  10. AVG AntiVirus icon
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    AVG AntiVirus Free provides basic antivirus and antispyware protection for home users. Virus database updated every day. Includes innovative LinkScanner for web-protection.

    79 AVG AntiVirus alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • Chrome OS
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  11. Comodo Internet Security is a free, very voluminous and multi-layered security application that keeps hackers out and personal information in.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  12. ClamWin icon
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    ClamWin is a free, open-source antivirus software for Microsoft Windows, using the ClamAV engine. It has an easy-to-use installer and its source code is publicly available. It features high detection rates for viruses and spyware, a scanning scheduler, and automatic updates of...

    66 ClamWin alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
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