This is actually the preferred reflex, since PUPs aren't necessarily harmful, and extracting them can disable the program that they came with. Malwarebytes defaulted to placing these files in quarantine rather than deleting them. The scanning engine remains high-quality: During our tests, the app's malware scanner picked up some files and a Registry entry left over from an apparently incomplete uninstallation of a third-party driver management utility that, according to Malwarebytes, may have bundled a potentially unwanted program (PUP).
This was the only truly major issue we saw in version 3.0, so addressing it brings Malwarebytes back up to "recommended" status. However, we can report that we didn't see any BSODs in Windows 10 during our testing of 3.2. As a result, there wasn't a lot to distinguish the paid version from the free one. It's stable in Windows 10: With version 3.0, some users (us included) experienced seemingly random blue-screen errors in Windows 10 unless we disabled most or all of Malwarebytes' active scanning functions.
With version 3.2, the company claims it has corrected some major issues, so let's take a look at how this revision stacks up. If it won’t update after installing, update manually.Malwarebytes 3.0 was a major update when it arrived in December 2016 - and like many major updates, some aspects were a little rough, particularly stability within Windows 10. exe files in the Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware folder and try to run it again. If it installed but will not run, navigate to this folder:Ģ: C:\Programs Files\Malwarebytes’ AntiMalwareĪt the top of the page, Tools > Folder Options > View, click > Show hidden files and folders and untick > Hide extensions for known file types. As you are in the process of downloading when you get to the point that the “enter name of file to save to” box appears, in the “filename” slot, rename mbam-setup.exe to something.exe, then click Save. Next redownload Malwarebytes but rename it before you download it to your desktop. If it won’t run, rename the downloaded mbam-setup.exe file to mb.exe to help work around certain malware that will block it from being run.ġ: Go to Control Panel > Programs and Features and uninstall Malwarebytes. To check if you are infected with the Spyware Protect/Antispyware types of infections, run Malwarebytes’ Anti-MalwareĬommon Issues, Questions, and their Solutions, Frequently Asked Questions.
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