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- Price: Free; paid upgrade avaialable $24.95 to buy (Buy it now)
- Operating system: Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/Server 2008
- Date added: June 17, 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 2637 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 1.38 adds new command line parameters: /logtofolder, /logtofile; adds some proxy support and fixes a few bugs.
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Version 1.38 adds new command line parameters: /logtofolder, /logtofile; adds some proxy support and fixes a few bugs.
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User reviews of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware 1.38
- Average user rating: 4.5 stars out of 2637 votes
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Version: Malwarebytes Anti-Malware 1.38
"best anti malware product i have ever tried"
Pros: regular updates & quick scan are great!
Cons: full scan takes a lot of time
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Version: Malwarebytes Anti-Malware 1.38
Pros: Good user interface.
Cons: No paths to updates etc when blocked by malware.
Summary: This software repeatedly detected and apparently removed a trojan but came back with ever restart. Obviously it wasn't getting all the malware.
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Version: Malwarebytes Anti-Malware 1.38
Pros: Very good they found 8 with the first pass and 15 with the long scan.
Cons: I don't know of any cons
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Version: Malwarebytes Anti-Malware 1.38
"Excellent tool for quick diagnosis of malware problem."
Pros: Small size, small footprint, doesn't autostart on startup, can be updated with one click and easily uninstalled.
Cons: I would like a standalone version that doesn't require installation, but not really a con, more like a personal preference. It is very good software
Summary: If you think you have something malicious installed on your computer and/or you think your AV software has been compromised, try this scanner in quick mode just to see if anything suspicious is going on.
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Version: Malwarebytes Anti-Malware 1.38
"Just a basic removal tool nothing special"
Pros: Tends to find rogue programs that others miss, but doesn't detect the major malware that will destroy your system.
Cons: Small database compared to other programs, should be listed as a extra removal tool not a anti-malware program because that is deceptive.
Summary: I tired to find just how many malwares this program could find that the other major players can't detect since it appears to be a mystery on their site and numbers were very few. I rate it one star because it doesn't stand up to its name. Could be u... read more >>
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