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    Malwarebytes Anti-Malware

    Malwarebytes Premium is smarter, faster, and lighter than ever before. Go beyond antivirus and stop worrying about online threats.

    • Freemium • Proprietary
    • Anti-Malware
    • Anti-Virus
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Kindle Fire
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    What is Malwarebytes Anti-Malware?

    Secures your PC, files, and privacy 24/7
    Real-Time Protection uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to keep you safe from online threats, even emerging threats that no one has ever seen before.

    Protects against online scammers
    Web Protection blocks online scams, infected sites, and malicious links. It also blocks phishing scams, which use fake sites to trick you into revealing private info like your bank details.

    Security Advisor all-in-one dashboard
    Security doesn't have to be complex; our all-in-one cyberprotection dashboard highlights your security status in real time- so you're better informed and empowered to act.

    Keep hackers out of your network
    With more people working from home, Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) attacks are on the rise. Brute Force Protection stops hackers from guessing your username and password, getting remote access to your computer, and infecting it with ransomware or other malware.

    Stops ransomware
    Ransomware Protection uses proprietary tech to create a powerful defense against malware that locks down your PC and takes your files and photos hostage.
    Respects your space
    Scans now use 50 percent less CPU resources than before, and with Play Mode, you can even turn off notifications and updates while you game or watch movies.
    Makes your security simple
    Our all-new user interface makes it easier than ever to customize your protection. Schedule scans, adjust protection layers, and choose from three scan modes.

    Malwarebytes Katana Engine
    Our all-new detection engine finds more threats, in less time, with less performance impact than ever before. It also tells you more about threats it finds, like their type and behavior, so you can make smarter security decisions. For example, instead of seeing a generic threat name like “Malware123,” you'll see a name like “Spyware.PasswordStealer,” along with a link to information about that specific threat.
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    • Top positive comment  over 3 years ago • 0 replies
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    Although Malwarebytes premium finds some legitimate issues while browsing web that other products have not alerted, the real time protection significantly impacts performance despite exclusion rules. In other words, you absolutely do not want to run this product while gaming or developing (my code changes take twice as long to refresh with this product enabled so I have to turn it off every morning).

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    • Top positive comment  7 months ago • 0 replies
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    Best malware scanner complement for any free virus scanner out there. For people that talk about nagging do the following after you install it.

    1. Since MBAM more or less FORCES you to get the 14 day PRO trial, which you do not want, go to Settings>Account and deactivate the annoying 14 day pro license ASAP.

    2. Settings>Security Disable Window Startup.

    Doing these two steps after you install it, will remove the nagging to upgrade and also stop starting MBAM with PC, so it will go back being the normal free on demand malware scanner.

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    • Top negative comment  over 4 years ago • 0 replies
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    The free version must be installed, there is no portable version.
    The nag to "update" (not upgrade to PRO) is very irritating and in spite of settings I still get nagged.
    Ridiculous considering free version does not auto-scan, you have to pay for that
    What MBAM really mean is "upgrade"
    Goodbye MBAM, this is the end of a v.long relationship, I don't like being nagged

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    Comment • 10 months ago • 0 replies
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    Got work

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    sedeti
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    • Negative comment • 10 months ago • 0 replies
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    the free version is just a scanner and its nagging you about promotions,about its vpn,about its browser

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    • Negative comment • 12 months ago • 0 replies
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    NAGWARE. Constant nagging to upgrade, update, etc that CANNOT be turned off. Literally more than 5 times a day you are interrupted because these devs are morons. Garbage garbage garbage.

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    • Positive comment • about 1 year ago • 0 replies
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    number one without removing viruses.

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    Platform details

    Windows: Although it installs on Windows XP and higher the anti-ransomware protection only works on Windows 7 and above.

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    • Malware Removal
    • anti-ransomware
    • Anti-Malware
    • anti-spyware
    • free-antivirus-for-windows

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    Our users have written 27 comments and reviews about Malwarebytes Anti-Malware, and it has gotten 791 likes

    • Developed by Malwarebytes
    • Proprietary and Freemium product.
    • One time purchase (perpetual license)
    • Average rating of 3.3
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    Malwarebytes Anti-Malware was added to AlternativeTo by zteff on Mar 15, 2009 and this page was last updated Dec 16, 2021. Malwarebytes Anti-Malware is sometimes referred to as MBAM, Malwarebytes AntiMalware, Malwarebytes Anti Malware, Malwarebytes.

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