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  1. Posts : 101
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 / Windows 10 Home x64
       #1361

    So is this the best thing to use that's not a real antivirus? I don't want to pay 39.99 for this "Premium" package.

    Installed Kaspersky.
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  2. Posts : 9,600
    Win 7 Ultimate 64 bit
       #1362

    Collin2011 said:
    So is this the best thing to use that's not a real antivirus? I don't want to pay 39.99 for this "Premium" package.

    Installed Kaspersky.
    I can understand not wanting to have to pay year after year for a product (if I didn't have lifetime licenses for MBAM, now Mawarebytes, that have been grandfathered, I wouldn't use it either) but I question the wisdom of using a Russian based AV in these times when has been hacking into various Governments. Sure, Kaspersky has claimed that they do not have a backdoor for the Russian Government and never will but the Russian Government is bigger than Kaspersky and is not above bribing (everyone has a price) or forcing Kaspersky to put one in (the Russians could also hack their way in or issue phony definitions) and claim it isn't there.

    It's also possible for the SSA (Squabbling States of America) to do the same but, as repugnant as that would be, I would rather have the SSA accessing my data than a known enemy.
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  3. Posts : 53,363
    Windows 10 Home x64
       #1363
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  4. Posts : 71,975
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
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       #1364

    New Malwarebytes Beta version 3.4.0.2380 now available. See first post for more details. :)
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  5. Posts : 9,600
    Win 7 Ultimate 64 bit
       #1365

    Considering how many buggy new versions Malwarebytes has been coming out with lately, methinks I will wait a while until a well tested version comes out before updating.
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  6. Posts : 53,363
    Windows 10 Home x64
       #1366

    Wow, I could have never imagined you'd say that

    A Guy
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  7. Posts : 9,600
    Win 7 Ultimate 64 bit
       #1367

    A Guy said:
    Wow, I could have never imagined you'd say that

    A Guy
    Why not? Ever since 2.0 first came out, Malwarebytes updates have frequently been as buggy as a flophouse bed. It's been less than a handful of weeks since the definitions update that bricked many to most computers using it. I still have problems with the malware protection module dropping out from time to time after a reboot and the only way to get it back is to close Malwarebytes, then restart it. I get frequent false positives on perfectly harmless programs (FreeFileSync's installation file being the worst). It's not surprising since Malwarebytes has become feature bloated (remember Nero, how many people use it now?). The only reason I still bother with it is I have four lifetime licenses. The day they drop honoring them, it's coming off my computers.
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    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Service Pack 1
       #1368

    Lady Fitzgerald said:
    Why not? Ever since 2.0 first came out, Malwarebytes updates have frequently been as buggy as a flophouse bed. It's been less than a handful of weeks since the definitions update that bricked many to most computers using it. I still have problems with the malware protection module dropping out from time to time after a reboot and the only way to get it back is to close Malwarebytes, then restart it. I get frequent false positives on perfectly harmless programs (FreeFileSync's installation file being the worst). It's not surprising since Malwarebytes has become feature bloated (remember Nero, how many people use it now?). The only reason I still bother with it is I have four lifetime licenses. The day they drop honoring them, it's coming off my computers.
    I don't know whether it is still blocked but the FFS site was blocked in December. I had to add an exclusion.
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  9. Posts : 9,600
    Win 7 Ultimate 64 bit
       #1369

    kado897 said:
    I don't know whether it is still blocked but the FFS site was blocked in December. I had to add an exclusion.
    It still is; I had to do the same (it's a frequent complaint on the FFS forums). Also, when running a scan, I have Malwarebytes set to merely alert me about PUPs instead of treating them as malware. The vast majority of PUPs are actually harmless as long as one doesn't blindly click before reading.

    The Malwarebytes folks still haven't got the memo about FFS. They feel any program installation file (and any website that supports the program) is malware if it uses software that uses a subprogram (referred to as a PUP, Potentially Unwanted Program), such as Open Candy, to offer additional programs during installation, even if users can opt out of them.
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  10. Posts : 10,455
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Service Pack 1
       #1370

    Lady Fitzgerald said:
    It still is; I had to do the same (it's a frequent complaint on the FFS forums). Also, when running a scan, I have Malwarebytes set to merely alert me about PUPs instead of treating them as malware. The vast majority of PUPs are actually harmless as long as one doesn't blindly click before reading.

    The Malwarebytes folks still haven't got the memo about FFS. They feel any program installation file (and any website that supports the program) is malware if it uses software that uses a subprogram (referred to as a PUP, Potentially Unwanted Program), such as Open Candy, to offer additional programs during installation, even if users can opt out of them.
    They need to start blocking CCleaner then but I bet they don't
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