- Quick specs
- Price: Free to try; paid upgrade avaialable (Realtime protection disabled); $24.95 to buy (Buy it now)
- Operating system: Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/Server 2008
- Date added: April 06, 2009
- Total Downloads: 28,935,785
- Downloads last week: 634,683
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 2636 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: Seth Rosenblatt on February 10, 2009
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware is a surprisingly effective freeware antimalware tool. It's a relatively speedy malware remover, with the quick scan taking about 8 minutes even with other high-resource programs running. 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 including networked drives, 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 a high performance anti-malware application that thoroughly removes even the most advanced malware and spyware. With one of the fastest, most effective quick scans and malware removal capabilities on the market, this program is the perfect addition to your PC's defenses. The full version of the product includes a number of key features, including the ability to schedule updates and scans and most importantly, a real-time malware protection module that blocks malicious processes before they even start.
Version 1.36 adds new heuristics for Vundo infections.
What's new in this version:
Version 1.36 adds new heuristics for Vundo infections.
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User reviews of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware 1.36
- Average user rating: 4.5 stars out of 2636 votes
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Version: Malwarebytes Anti-Malware 1.36
Pros: Great job. Found a redirect virus that had plagued me for weeks.
Cons: Zippo complaints.
Summary: Great program and I am using the free version and it did more than my paid for spyware removers.
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Version: Malwarebytes Anti-Malware 1.36
Pros: The software rescued my computer from the worm.win32.netsky virus when nothing else worked. What can I say? I downloaded the free version but purchased it as thanks for a great product!!! Thank you.
Cons: Nothing yet.
Summary: See above. Says it all.
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Version: Malwarebytes Anti-Malware 1.36
"Amazing. See rant at bottom."
Pros: Free version is fully functional and is updated frequently. Tech support seems to be available whether you pay or not. Even if my case is a fluke and you have to pay $25 to get the red-carpet treatment I got, you're still getting at least 75% off.
Cons: None. Nada. Zilch.
Summary: Okay, if I were reviewing an app that costs, say, sixty bucks, and had a "golden fancypants club: whiner edition" handholding tech support option where I shell out maybe another fifty clams a year (which you can score three years of for $119.95 duri... read more >>
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Version: Malwarebytes Anti-Malware 1.36
"One of the best products out there!"
Pros: Use of use, easy to understand interface, powerful yet simple. Does not use much memory.
Cons: For what you get for free, there is nothing one can complain about. The engine I used, 1.42, only allowed a one-time scan. But it found and fixed all but one small prefetch item.
Summary: I do a lot of virus and malware removal for people. This product finds and removes malware that Brand name companies such as McAfee did not touch, even though I knew it was there. The cost is well worth what the free scan shows you what it can do.
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Version: Malwarebytes Anti-Malware 1.36
Pros: The product was easy to use and did the job that my AVG security program didn't fully do
Cons: I am so happy at the moment to be up and running again I don't have much to say here.
Summary: Merv Nash, Dec 27 05:17 (CST):
I have just suffered an attack and here is my story that happened today 27
Dec 09
I got this "Personal Security Program" page that came up after I had clicked
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