Bite back at malware with Malwarebytes
January 08, 2018
Bite back at malware with Malwarebytes
Score 9 out of 10
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Overall Satisfaction with Malwarebytes
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware free version is one of the best free programs available. It is not an anti-virus program, nor does it prevent infection but it does do a great job in identifying and removing potentially unwanted programs such as adware and spyware. For this reason, a great number of IT professionals turn to Malwarebytes when a problem arises that current anti-virus solutions fail to fix. The company does a good job of keeping the table of threat signatures up-to-date and the program can be run with virtually no impact on performance. Neither does it interfere with conventional anti-virus programs. Malwarebytes has cured many problems with computers over the years and I thoroughly recommend it. If you want to pay for the premium version you'll benefit from real-time protection but the free version has always served me well.
- Identifies adware, spyware and other potentially unwanted programs.
- Efficiently quarantines threats
- Does not interfere in any way with anti-virus software
- Has a good, up-to-date library of threat signatures
- Scans take some time. If they could be made faster it would make the product more attractive.
- Once the scan schedule has been set, it is not possible to change in the free version.
- When running individual scans, Malware threat signatures are not updated automatically.
There are alternatives out there but I've never felt the need to look for them. Malwarebytes has always served me well. I often compare anti-virus software as it is the first line of defence and with my SonicWall firewall, anti-virus software does a god job. However, those who create malware threats are always finding ways of getting past first lines of defence and software downloads are often bundled with potentially unwanted programs. It is these undercover threats such as these that Malwarebytes is expert in finding and eradicating.