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- Price: Free; paid upgrade available $24.95 to buy (Buy it now)
- Operating system: Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/Server 2008/7
- Date added: September 10, 2009
- Total Downloads: 28,935,785
- Downloads last week: 611,480
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 2550 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.
What's new in this version:
- (FIXED) Drastically improved product load speed on slower machines
- (FIXED) Issue with IP Protection blocking certain IPs it should not
- (FIXED) Improved memory usage in scanner and protection module
- (FIXED) Improved malware removal capabilities
- (FIXED) Scan detecting items that did not exist (junction issue)
- (ADDED) Support for Hebrew language
- (ADDED) Support for both 32-bit and 64-bit
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User reviews of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware 1.41
- Average user rating: 4.5 stars out of 2550 votes
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Version: Malwarebytes Anti-Malware 1.41
Pros: used on a friends PC . done what it said , pretty simple
Cons: no problems
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Version: Malwarebytes Anti-Malware 1.41
Pros: Deep scan, nothing quick about this. Cleans up some hard to kill junk. I'm impressed and I recommend it to all of my friends.
Cons: slow but thats o.k. as long as it kills viruses and trojans!
Summary: I like the product. It really KILLS trojans, viruses, and malicious ******** that slows down your computer.
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Version: Malwarebytes Anti-Malware 1.41
Pros: Thorough. Easy to use and updatable.
Cons: A little bit on the slow side.
Summary: I used Anti Malware to take care of a particularly nasty Trojan that had infiltrated my laptop. The laptop had Norton Anti-Virus on it, yet even though it assured me my system was clean, it wasn't. The pop ups only disappeared after running Aniti... read more >>
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Version: Malwarebytes Anti-Malware 1.41
"Thorough, finds items others miss"
Pros: After running full scans with two other programs, Malwarebytes was still able to find 59 items of risk and eliminate them.
Cons: Took 12 hours to scan whole computer.
Summary: Definitely worth it, but carve out the time.
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Version: Malwarebytes Anti-Malware 1.41
"Program works as good as list in spec's"
Pros: I wanted this program after being recommended by a techie that uses it
I found that it is very easy to use,an cleans out all malwareCons: There is none
Summary: Go to download site and download install,run program now!!!
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