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- Price: Free to try (Protection module disabled); $24.95 to buy (Buy it now)
- Operating system: Windows 2000/XP/Vista/NT
- Date added: August 20, 2008
- Total Downloads: 10,106,063
- Downloads last week: 359,958
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 2607 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware is a surprisingly effective freeware antimalware tool. It's a relatively speedy malware remover, with the quick scan taking about 10 minutes. The heuristics engine proved on multiple computers during empirical testing that it was capable of determining the difference between false positives and dangerous apps.
The app has some nice features rolled in, too. It supports multiple drive scanning, context menu options including a scan-on-demand for individual files, and the FileAssassin option under the More Tools section for removing locked files. The interface is simple, but pleasant-looking and well-organized. Tabs live just below the oversized logo, with few options per tab to keep down the clutter. The installation process was fast enough, but interestingly offered up the well-kept changelog and an instant definition file update.
Do note that the real-time protection is restricted to the paid version, as is the scheduler for updates and scans. Overall, though, Malwarebytes Anti-Malware is a responsive malware remover that does what it should with a minimum of fuss.
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Publisher's description
From Malwarebytes :Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware is an anti-malware application that can thoroughly remove even the most advanced malware. It includes a number of features, including a built in protection monitor that blocks malicious processes before they even start.
Version 1.24 is a bug-fixing release.
What's new in this version:
Version 1.24 is a bug-fixing release.
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User reviews of Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.24
- Average user rating: 4.5 stars out of 2607 votes
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1 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Version: Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.24
"excellent!! switched from superantispy"
Pros: quick scans, thorough, great protection
Cons: none
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1 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Version: Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.24
Pros: Free and finds what other programs don´t
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1 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Version: Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.24
"It reached the parts others couldn't"
Pros: Excellent. The only program I've found which got rid of several different Antivirus 2008 malwares. I've now paid for the full version and it's already picking up lots of stuff that Search and Destroy, and Adaware don't.
Cons: I can't find any log of the routine scan I've set up.
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0 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.24
Pros: was the only product out of 5 I used to get the computer up and running again. Found things that the others couldn't
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0 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.24
Pros: After a wasted weekend trying a lot of anti-spyware programs to remove the Antivirus 2008 false warning Malibyte Malware found and destroyed this nuisance.
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