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What is Malwarebytes?

Malwarebytes is a antimalware application for home and small businesses, which blocks viruses, malware, hackers, viruses, and malicious websites.

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Pricing

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Premium (1 device)

$39.96

On Premise
Annually

Premium (5 devices)

$80.04

On Premise
Annually

Premium + Privacy

$99.96

On Premise
Annually

Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Product Details

What is Malwarebytes?

Malwarebytes Technical Details

Deployment TypesOn-premise, Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsWindows, Mac
Mobile ApplicationNo

Frequently Asked Questions

Malwarebytes is a antimalware application for home and small businesses, which blocks viruses, malware, hackers, viruses, and malicious websites.

Reviewers rate Support Rating highest, with a score of 8.9.

The most common users of Malwarebytes are from Small Businesses (1-50 employees).
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Reviews and Ratings

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Malwarebytes is a widely used and trusted anti-malware solution that offers reliable protection against a wide range of threats. Users, including IT professionals and general contractors, have found Malwarebytes to be effective in identifying and removing potentially unwanted programs like adware and spyware. It is often recommended as a solution when other antivirus software fails to fix a problem. Malwarebytes keeps its threat signatures up-to-date and has minimal impact on system performance, making it an ideal choice for individuals and organizations looking for an additional layer of security. Whether it's scanning and identifying threats on desktop computers or keeping files safe and protecting client information, Malwarebytes has proven to be a valuable tool for mitigating malware issues and maintaining the overall security of workstations. With its user-friendly interface and quick scan times, Malwarebytes is highly regarded for its ability to detect and eliminate malware, viruses, trojans, and unwanted popups. It works seamlessly with other security solutions to prevent drive-by malware attacks, ensuring increased user productivity. From corporate-wide adoption in internal networks to deployment across multiple locations for remote users, Malwarebytes serves as an integral part of risk mitigation strategies in universities, organizations, and businesses. It effectively detects potential malware infections from websites and email attachments while providing centralized management capabilities to improve IT staff efficiency. Overall, Malwarebytes is known for its effectiveness in catching threats that other solutions may miss and addressing the critical need for reliable anti-malware protection in today's digital landscape.

Highly effective at not slowing down the computer: Users have consistently praised Malwarebytes for its ability to provide robust protection against malware without causing any slowdowns or interference with other programs. Many reviewers have stated that they appreciate this aspect of the software, making it a standout feature.

Easy to update and install: Reviewers have found Malwarebytes to be user-friendly when it comes to updates. They mention that the software provides clear indications when updates are available and makes it easy to install them with just a few clicks. This streamlined process ensures that users can keep their system protected without any hassle.

Allows users to decide how to deal with threats: A notable advantage of Malwarebytes is its flexibility in dealing with identified threats. Users appreciate that they are given options on how to handle potential dangers, such as quarantining all or selectively removing them. This level of control empowers users and allows them to tailor their security measures according to their needs.

Active Protection Concerns: Some users have expressed concerns about the active protection aspect of Malwarebytes, such as Connectwise and Autotask, stating that they do not feel safe relying on a single program for protection against malware.

Lack of Pricing Transparency: Several users have mentioned that they find the pricing of Malwarebytes to be lacking transparency. They would like clearer information about yearly subscription costs and multiple PC packages to make informed decisions about their purchase.

Issues with Updates: A number of users have reported experiencing issues with updates in the free version of Malwarebytes. They have found the update process to be inconsistent, sometimes slow or unreliable. These users suggest improving the update system to ensure more consistent and timely updates.

Attribute Ratings

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Pete Maddox | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 1 out of 10
Vetted Review
Reseller
  • Low overhead
  • Vulnerabilities and Patch Management module is invaluable
  • Accounting is amateurish and unprofessional
  • Double billed on a renewal of 88 clients three weeks ago and no refund yet
  • ACCOUNTING - they overcharged me over $6,000
  • NO REFUND after three weeks
  • Messaged the CEO on LinkedIn and he "escalated" this to his team
  • Still NO REFUND
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • The weekly reports help me see which employees are not being careful in the emails they open or programs they run.
  • This program gives me peace of mind that our computers are kept relatively safe from hackers.
  • Malwarebytes will warn you if a website does not look safe.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • Admin console is great because it is easy to use and understand.
  • Malwarebytes was easy to deploy not only because of our small number of endpoint installs but also because of their deployment tool.
  • Malwarebytes often detects malware that other solutions don't.
  • Admin console easily allows you to manage endpoints and apply specific/different policies among your endpoints.
  • As of 2021 Q1, I have had issues with upgrading Malwarebytes installs on endpoints from the admin console. On about 30%-50% of the endpoints, I have to manually uninstall them, reboot, and reinstall Malwarebytes. This is a relatively new feature over the last year that Malwarebytes has done that let's you control updating the endpoint agent.
Philip Dixon | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • Very effective at detecting and blocking threats. Stays up to date with the latest threats.
  • Makes clean up easy for IT when there is a security incident.
  • Portal makes it easy to manage incidents and build custom policies.
  • I would like to see behavior monitoring tools on their baseline product. I think these should be standard in our current threat environment.
  • Like many other endpoint security products, prices are based on device count. I think this model is outdated and pricing should be based on an agent or other criteria that are more cost-effective to scale and adjust.
Mauro Biefeni | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • Malwarebytes constantly monitors for all malware and ransomware, protecting your systems and network from being attacked. This can save a company millions of dollars even if one attack is averted.
  • Malwarebytes runs silently and does not create a bunch of overhead, dragging your system resources down. It is efficient and effective.
  • Malwarebytes has been one of the best values with reasonable subscription costs
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • Stops drive-by malware attacks/infections.
  • Blocks potentially hazardous website.
  • Pricing has increased dramatically over the last few years.
  • License renewals always require negotiation by us to mitigate price increases.
Mark Piskura | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • Protects against ransomware
  • Scans quickly and accurately assesses real and potential dangers
  • Provides and ongoing, running tally of items quarantined and those from last scan
  • I feel there should be more options of types of scans to run.
  • Auto updates fail at times
  • More layperson explanations of threats detected
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • It integrates well with Active Directory.
  • Implementation is smooth and easy.
  • The central management of endpoints makes it easy to monitor, etc.
  • Reporting could be a little more robust and having the ability to drill-down would be nice.
  • Initial configuration is a bit involved.
  • The GUI for the cloud interface could use improvement.
Marc Shaffer | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • It is great at detecting malware and other such attempts to take over our systems.
  • Its deep scanning finds things we had no idea were on a system, then fixes it.
  • As I stated above, MB is very functional and quite easy to use, even for a novice. However, a better explanation of things found and their impact would be helpful.
  • Stop trying to sell me more time even when my license is good for well over a year.
January 26, 2020

Malwarebytes for PCs

Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • Malwarebytes catches some malware apps that other security programs don't catch.
  • The user interface is easy to understand.
  • Malwarebytes used to be available for one-time purchase. Now the premium version is available only for yearly subscription.
  • Occasionally, Malwarebytes misses a suspicious application that other security programs catch.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • One thing that makes it a great product is its ability to find malware that is always not picked up by other AV solutions. It digs deeper into the OS to scan/find threats.
  • Another thing it does well is scanning is usually fast, and it doesn't really use a lot of system resources when running. This can help end-users to still be productive on their computers while Malwarebytes is running.
  • It would not really be recommended to use as a standalone AV product without any other AV software. It is not a complete all-in-one AV solution, as it is good at finding some hard-to-discover malware, but for other viruses, an actual anti-virus product would be recommended.
  • There is not a "quick scan" option, so it will generally do a full/complete threat scan. The scanning completion time has gotten better over years, even with it doing a full scan, although for some users, a quick scan option would be nice.
October 21, 2019

Best for Startup

Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • Background scan and hunt for virus
  • Manage multiple licence
  • Remote support
  • App Based monitoring for all devices
  • Price discount and offers
  • Device Location Identification
Kyle Dennis | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • Detection - Malwarebytes is extremely thorough and very quick, realtime detection has been very helpful.
  • Mitigation - Malwarebytes is effective at removing any malware that it detects and uses a simple user interface which helps enable our end users to be proactive.
  • User Friendliness - It is straightforward and easy to use.
  • Not a full-stack Anti-Virus solution - While good with Malware, it was not built to be a full suite antivirus program.
  • Lack of centralized reporting - Does not report back to system administrators, only locally
  • Updates can be somewhat intrusive - A silent background update feature for program updates would be great, currently only updates definitions that way.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • It's very good at detecting and removing possibly unwanted programs, like iffy extensions, etc.
  • It's great at blocking questionable sites from being accessed by users.
  • It's quite good at keeping clients up to date.
  • The admin client push install is a great tool, but I've had to take a couple of tries occasionally to install a client. Not often, but it happens.
  • The push install tool could be a little more flexible in terms of how you'd like to install and when.
  • The client dashboard has a lot of information but I'd like to be able to customize it more than I can now.
Jeff Henkel | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • Real-time malware and ransomware protection. I never worry about attacks.
  • Automatic scans that don't affect computer performance. Runs at start-up and periodic scans to not only keep my computers running without a hiccup but also without any delay.
  • Almost hidden from view so I hardly know it's there.
  • More clarity on the different versions and which is best and why.
  • Before I purchased Malwarebytes the pop-up to purchase in the free version was very annoying.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • Easy to install.
  • Always running to offer protection.
  • Offers a variety of scan types.
  • Updates frequently.
  • Updates can be intrusive with pop up messages.
  • Free version always pushes you to upgrade to paid product.
  • Updates always turn on premium trial mode that will eventually expire and prompt users even more for their attention.
dishant sharma | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • Very powerful scanning mechanism
  • Frequently updated virus definitions
  • Very effective against the rootkits
  • Scans and detects even those virus which were left out by other antiviruses
  • Real-time protection is not available in the free version.
  • Gets a little costly on purchasing for a yearly basis after the first discounted year.
  • Its resource consumption is higher as compared to other similar products. Hence, I find a performance drop when it is running in the background.
December 19, 2018

Best overall protection

Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • Keeps your computer clean of malware, blocks and removes all malware extremely well.
  • There is a free version.
  • There are updates to the database definitions frequently.
  • Simple interface and easy software to use.
  • Effeciently quarantines and removes threats.
  • Scanning is slow to complete.
Debbie Johnson | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • It is one of the best malware testers I've ever used. It finds things others don't.
  • It updates the database quickly so it always seems to be one step of others in a removal or block.
  • It runs quickly, even the full scans take less than and cover more ground than competitors.
  • I wish it could update its software without admin rights once it is installed so it's always up to date when needed.
Jen Garfinkel-Canseco | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • Malware protection is top of the line, keep your computer clean of malware and spyware.
  • Virus protection is also top of the line, and I've had Malwarebytes catch viruses that Symantec didn't!
  • Updates are provided quickly and you are always prompted to download the updates as soon as they are available making sure you're always protected.
  • And the absolute best part of Malwarebytes....it won't slow down your computer or interfere with other programs such as some of the big antivirus software companies!
  • I have not found any cons for Malwarebytes. I have never had any issues with it in the 9+ years I've been using it as my sole malware/spyware/virus protection.
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