Solved MBAM is popping in every now and then. :(

[Arc]

Hi friends.

I have been using MBAM over years. But the new version of free MBAM is annoying me too much. It pops up whenever it updates the database version or starts a scheduled scan. Too much annoying.

MBAM is not set to start automatically with windows, there is MSE only.

Can I stop it to behave in this way, whiting getting rid of it?

Thanks a great lot.

 

[Layback Bear]

Go into Malwarebytes Settings then into Update Settings. You should be able to select how many days you want to check for Updates.

I don't schedule any scans. I do them manually. While you are in Settings go to Automated Scheduling and change the settings.

I use Malwarebytes Premium and I don't remember how it works in the free version.

 

[ThrashZone]

Hi Archie,
Yea you need to try to edit the exiting update auto task or delete it and create another and set it to your preference,
As you can see I do not use auto scanner either just a couple update tasks,
Why two :/
Because one does not work
fwiw the update popup does not work for me even though it's checked it never has,
One of my gripes with no solution other than the same mbam clean and re-install and activate till I get sick of it,
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[Arc]

Altered the update settings, but it appears that the advance scheduling is not accessible for the free version .... everything is greyed out there.

 

[Layback Bear]

Then I would make sure that Malwarebytes in not checked in msconfig Startup or Non Microsoft Services. Of course everything would have to be done manually: Updates and Scans.

 

[Arc]

It was not in startup, now disabled from services.

Will report back soon. Thanks.

 

[Layback Bear]

I will be back tomorrow to see how things are going.

 

[DavidE]

The free version doesn't have scheduled scans or updates.
Did you perhaps install with the Trial option, and let the Trial automatically expire after 14 days ?

 

[Arc]

Using the free version only. As I said earlier, Scheduled is not accessible for me ... everything is greyed out there.

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[DavidE]

From Post #1

It pops up whenever it updates the database version or starts a scheduled scan.

Something is wrong, the free version should not start a scheduled scan.
I would do the MBAM Clean / reinstall.

 

[Arc]

From Post #1

It pops up whenever it updates the database version or starts a scheduled scan.

Something is wrong, the free version should not start a scheduled scan.
I would do the MBAM Clean / reinstall.

But it starts the scan after every two hours and searches for update after an hour, regularly.

 

[DavidE]

Did you ever have the trial version (or paid version) enabled/installed ?

Here is the MBAM page that shows the Free version doesn't have scheduled updates and scans.
https://www.malwarebytes.org/antimalware/

Could be a bug with the latest version, but i think many others would complain ...

 

[Arc]

Yes, I earlier used a premium license. But I want it as an on-demand scanner only. So I like to use the free version.

 

[DavidE]

That might explain it.
There are probably still some scheduled things that the free version can't access/control, but they still run.
If you have a paid license you're not using, you could activate it, and remove all scheduled MBAM tasks.
Or, run the MBAM-clean and reinstall the free version.
If you have a license, you should be able to configure everything so it works like the free version.

 

[Arc]

Or, run the MBAM-clean and reinstall the free version.

I will do that, thanks for your guidance.

 

[ThrashZone]

Yea mbam premium has some crazy defaults,
You can limit the premium version to on demand scanning easy enough,
Just remove the default updater and scanning task and add a new one,

But for 10tp yes the free would be much better

 

[Layback Bear]

Wow I was gone for a few hours and this has went from Free version to maybe Trial version and now Paid for version.

My suggestion would be remove all of Malwarebytes and reboot. Then install only which version you want.

Arc I'm not understanding why you don't want the Premium version.
You can set it to do what you want or set it not to do what you don't want.

 

[DavidE]

Here's the MBAM uninstall instructions with a link to the MBAM-clean uninstall tool:
https://support.malwarebytes.org/cu...ninstall-malwarebytes-anti-malware-?b_id=6438

 

[Arc]

Arc I'm not understanding why you don't want the Premium version.
You can set it to do what you want or set it not to do what you don't want.

Yes, I can.

As you keep an eye on my posts regularly, I can share my view about it with you. Perhaps you have noticed that I sometimes suggest users to not use their regular antivirus products and use MSE+MBAM as a test basis. As per the forum traditions I should not suggest for paid programs regularly, it will be a form of spamming. Specially from a member like me who post a big lot daily. So I need to suggest for free MBAM.

When I suggest something to the other members, I should be aware of it on a regular basis. Otherwise it will be a worthless suggestion.

The premium MBAM license that I have is a gift from a forum member/leader who is a great friend and a great source of support and inspiration for me forever. Still I sometimes dump it and use a free version, to check what it has at this moment.

There are other couple of arguments for using free MBAM which is beyond the scope of this issue.

 

[Arc]

Cleaning and re-installing MBAM did the job perfectly!

Thanks a big lot to Mike, Jack and David! You guys are awesome!