Did Malwarebytes Get a Fair Shake?

[A Guy]

Has happened with several AV programs as well. Never a good thing. A Guy

 

[ThrashZone]

Lets hear it for scheduled scanning

 

[A Guy]

I've been lucky, never happened to update/scan when the issues were active. But then again, I'd just boot from my Acronis boot disc and put my last backup image back on and done

A Guy

 

[ThrashZone]

Your a smart Guy
I altered my settings long ago to,
What mbam needs to do is alter the default settings to reflects it's unreliability or the dangers of it's updates,
Cheers.

 

[A Guy]

You are really down on Malwarebytes It's not what I would call unreliable, it had an issue. This is not expected to be an ongoing problem. However, defaulting to a less destructive option would be wise. A Guy

 

[ThrashZone]

I'd say I have a problem with mbam's default settings and is what most people use,
But yes 2.0.. has been less than a good experience,
Cheers.
Locked again
https://forums.malwarebytes.org/ind...g-to-reflect-bad-updates-reality/#entry858497

 

[smarteyeball]

All good apps come to an end some day. But I'd still use it since I still employ common sense and caution and don't play the "one click without thinking" game.

However, I don't see why they didn't test both the Free AND paid for Mbam. Could have saved a lot of confusion for the less educated.

 

[ThrashZone]

I thought this was spot on,

." Edwards pointed out that the company's home page displays this message: "The New Malwarebytes Anti-Malware. Protects you from new online threats that antivirus can't detect. Free version download." He felt that many people, seeing that, would figure the free product gives them full protection.

 

[andrew129260]

Yes it was. And that is why it was on the report as well. Though they also should have had the pro version on there.

 

[Gary]

No Free product will give 100% protection. I pay for it.

 

[Cr00zng]

No Free product will give 100% protection. I pay for it.

And for that matter... No paid product will give 100% protection either...

 

[Gary]

You are correct the protection that is really used in between the chair and the keyboard.

 

[A Guy]

An odd stance for a testing service to take to point out it wasn't clear the free version did not have active protection. They themselves surely should know and test accordingly. When I am at my Moms PC, or connected with Teamviewer (as I am now), I am amazed at all the huge DOWNLOAD buttons on even legit sites, It's a wonder the average user can find the correct button for the actual download they desire. Even BleepingComputer has all these buttons. I too agree that a test site should test the Full version if it is going to compare to other full programs. A Guy

 

[Computer0304]

Why are they comparing paid AVs with Malwarebytes Free? It is completly unfair since all of the paid ones have real time scanning annd there was a seperate DOWNLOAD BLOCKING test. Obviously, MBAM would not block it since the free version does not have real time protection. And, Malwarebytes was always supposed to be an alternative to other AVs if they fail at rempving the infection.
And sorry if I am saying things others already said, this whole discussion was going on when I was sleeping.

 

[smarteyeball]

I am amazed at all the huge DOWNLOAD buttons on even legit sites, It's a wonder the average user can find the correct button for the actual download they desire.

I know. it's ridiculous. Even I sometimes almost get caught out by nearly clicking on the wrong link. With all the huge download buttons/arrows/etc and the actual d/l link is a small normal link 'hidden" amongst it all. A pita really.

 

[lehnerus2000]

I am amazed at all the huge DOWNLOAD buttons on even legit sites, It's a wonder the average user can find the correct button for the actual download they desire.

I know. it's ridiculous. Even I sometimes almost get caught out by nearly clicking on the wrong link. With all the huge download buttons/arrows/etc and the actual d/l link is a small normal link 'hidden" amongst it all. A pita really.

Agreed.

 

[Computer0304]

There should be a scanning system that removes any ad that says Download because many of them are scams or fakes or even malware.

 

[ThrashZone]

I often feel the need to take a screen shot of the actual download button on busy sites to point op's in the right direction,
Kind of a pain in a butt it's all good though,
Cheers.
Screen shot of the download button to use for Adwcleaner

 

[Computer0304]

Yep, you don't want to possibly lead them to even worse problems.

 

[Bertison]

For everyone's info, Dennis Labs is part of the huge Dennis Publishing Group, originally created by the late great Felix Dennis. One of the Group's titles is "Micromart" magazine, which some UK forumites here may know and read. MM is I believe, the world's only weekly computer magazine. MM also has a forum, with a dedicated following (ahem!) but recently the forum has been down several times, there is speculation whether this is anything to do with the recent death of Felix himself!

I use Bitdefender Total Security and MWB Pro. There is no conflict between the two and both can be set to work in the background, updating and scanning at set times, however they also both spot anything that should not be there and report it. I began with the MWB Free version, which first picked up malware 2 years ago. I purchased the Pro version and was amazed by the amount of garbage it found. I accessed the MWB forum (only in paid for versions) and received great advice, over the course of 2 days I found and removed literally dozens of nasties: toolbars, malware, PUPS and even Trojans.

I have never been without either programme since. They are for me, complementary and each works in a different way to watch for and take care of trouble. I carry out a system scan with BD once a week, and MWB does its "Threat Scan" thing 2 or 3 times a day.

To test any Free programme against a purchased version would seem to be against common sense to me. Check out what is available in any purchased AV and then check out a similar free AV programme, to see what I mean.

I might also add that, at the time my PC suffered an attack, I had been using the AVG paid for Internet Security. It picked up none of the nasties that BD and MWB spotted and killed. Now, before anyone tells me that they use AVG and it works for them: how do you know there is not something lurking in your machine? And it has probably been improved since I used it, the AV was bought up by a larger company I believe.