- Dec 10, 2022
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Announcing Malwarebytes 5.0 official release.
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- Apr 21, 2016
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Thank you for sharing the announcement about Malwarebytes 5.0! It's great to see the continuous innovation and commitment to providing cutting-edge protection capabilities in the ever-changing threat landscape.
The new features and improvements in Malwarebytes 5.0 are indeed impressive:
1. **Unified User Experience**: It's fantastic to hear that Malwarebytes now offers a consistent experience across all desktop and mobile products. The faster and more responsive UI, along with the intuitive dashboard, will surely enhance user experience and make managing security easier.
2. **Modern Security and Privacy Integrations**: The integration of award-winning antivirus and ultra-fast VPN in one solution is a significant step forward. This seamless combination allows users to protect their online activity with next-gen VPN and block ad trackers and scam sites with Browser Guard, all in one place. Simplifying privacy management is crucial in today's digital world.
3. **Trusted Advisor**: The addition of real-time insights, an easy-to-read protection score, and expert guidance through Trusted Advisor is a valuable feature. Empowering users with information and control over their security and privacy is essential, and this feature seems to deliver just that.
Overall, Malwarebytes 5.0 seems to be a comprehensive solution that not only provides advanced security features but also focuses on user experience and privacy management. It's exciting to see Malwarebytes evolving to meet the needs of its users and staying ahead in the fight against cyber threats.
The new features and improvements in Malwarebytes 5.0 are indeed impressive:
1. **Unified User Experience**: It's fantastic to hear that Malwarebytes now offers a consistent experience across all desktop and mobile products. The faster and more responsive UI, along with the intuitive dashboard, will surely enhance user experience and make managing security easier.
2. **Modern Security and Privacy Integrations**: The integration of award-winning antivirus and ultra-fast VPN in one solution is a significant step forward. This seamless combination allows users to protect their online activity with next-gen VPN and block ad trackers and scam sites with Browser Guard, all in one place. Simplifying privacy management is crucial in today's digital world.
3. **Trusted Advisor**: The addition of real-time insights, an easy-to-read protection score, and expert guidance through Trusted Advisor is a valuable feature. Empowering users with information and control over their security and privacy is essential, and this feature seems to deliver just that.
Overall, Malwarebytes 5.0 seems to be a comprehensive solution that not only provides advanced security features but also focuses on user experience and privacy management. It's exciting to see Malwarebytes evolving to meet the needs of its users and staying ahead in the fight against cyber threats.
- Feb 12, 2017
- 245
Huge congratulations to Malwarebytes on the release 
They have been consistent and reliable for many years. They have always been a company I fully trust.
They have been consistent and reliable for many years. They have always been a company I fully trust.
Maybe @Shadowra could give this one a test also. When I remember correctly his tests always got MBAM down. For fun I checked whether the life time license (bought by my father decades ago, he always used MBAM as secondary protection) and to my surprise after a password reset it worked 
He had a three device license.
He had a three device license.
- Sep 2, 2021
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Maybe @Shadowra could give this one a test also. When I remember correctly his tests always got MBAM down. For fun I checked whether the life time license (bought by my father decades ago, he always used MBAM as secondary protection) and to my surprise after a password reset it worked
You read my mind
Of course it's planned!
(early March)Nope lifetime licenses are Premium. Version with VPN is called Premium Plus
What surprised me is that MBAM usually does not do great in the tests of professional labs (and @Shadowra ), but they seem to do reasonably well in the SME market. A friend of mine has a small IT service for local business, setting up websites, making sure there often one specific business application integrates well with mail, office and cloud storage He is a big fan of MBAM elite which also includes threat analysis and response by MBA's threat hunter's in case something goes terribly wrong. Together with a cloud storage which also offers ransomware protection, he says small business get professional protection.
), but they seem to do reasonably well in the SME market. A friend of mine has a small IT service for local business, setting up websites, making sure there often one specific business application integrates well with mail, office and cloud storage He is a big fan of MBAM elite which also includes threat analysis and response by MBA's threat hunter's in case something goes terribly wrong. Together with a cloud storage which also offers ransomware protection, he says small business get professional protection.
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- Feb 7, 2023
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Great, but these are mostly cosmetic, UX changes. Has anything changed in terms of protection and performance?
- Dec 10, 2022
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feels much lighter then previously before UI is now much more responsive and opens as soon as you click it. Improvements in AL detection and it's generic detection is what i have seen. Give it a spin.
- Oct 3, 2022
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I know of the Malware Removal subforum of TechGuy.org. They use MBAM as one part of their disinfection routine. The guys that work in that sub forum have to go thru a year long malware removal course.
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Next time I see my friend, I will ask him whether he registers MBAM in the security center. After posting I remembered another of his mantra's: he always keeps Windows Defender on devices for small business. So I kind of get the impression he keeps defender active.
- Mar 29, 2018
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Ooohhhh, I've always coveted one of those, for no apparent reason. I was too late to the party years ago.For fun I checked whether the life time license (bought by my father decades ago, he always used MBAM as secondary protection) and to my surprise after a password reset it worked
- Mar 16, 2019
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Is script detection still on execution only?
- Dec 10, 2022
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yes according to Malwarebytes its handled by the anti-exploit
Thanks @nickstar1 makes me certain I would not use MBAM v5 without WHHLight
Edit MBAM service used 1/3 of the CPU of Windows Defender Application Control. so it is definitely lighter
Edit MBAM service used 1/3 of the CPU of Windows Defender Application Control. so it is definitely lighter
- Dec 10, 2022
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- Dec 10, 2022
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Script protection staff has confirmed they are working on it!! Improving Non Exe Detection Capabilities
- Mar 29, 2018
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At least they acknowledge the issue and they were quick to respond to @Xeno1234 's post, so that's a good thing. MBAM gets an 'A' for customer service.
Good, but they still need a behavior blocker
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