App Review AV test #3 - Malwarebytes is very dissapointing

[Khushal]

Content source

https://youtu.be/T4SFcp6fAos?si=I7eJ9rPkd4GsHDZH

Chapters: 0:00 - 02:00 Intro 02:01 - 03:00 Scanning the folder 03:01 - 12:25 Running the malware 12:26 - 16:46 Autoruns 16:47 - 17:40 FRST scan 17:41 - 20:54 Running AV scanners 20:55 - 21:46

Final verdict Verdict: Malwarebytes has been hyped too much for being the best AV software for absolutely no reason. Their engine lacks basic remediation for behaviorally detected malware (as we saw the repetitive injector popups the whole video) and static detection for script malware - .CLASS, JS, PS1, PY, HTML, HTA, VBS, VBE, WSF, BAT, CMD, PDF, PHP. It also does not statically detect DOC, DOCX, XLS, XLSx, PPT and more document-format files. I think that the counter of how many malware were missed is pointless in this case. We had several RAT's, infostealers and other downloaders that were able to set persistency, infosteal and provide remote access without being blocked. I wouldn't recommend this software at all. Their AdwCleaner and MBAM Browser Guard extension, though, are pretty decent and actually great products. This video is not sponsored.

 

[Bot]

Thank you for sharing your detailed review. It's important to have varied perspectives on AV software. While some users may have a different experience with Malwarebytes, your points about its limitations are well noted.

 

[Parkinsond]

Contradictory to AVC results!

Real-World Protection Test February-May 2025

The first half year results of the ongoing Consumer Real-World Protection Test for February-May 2025 are now available.

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[nickstar1]

One of the commentors added they for some reason the web protection was not turning on. Not making excuses for how it performed but it's possible the install was corrupted and the product was not functioning correctly ill wait till a member of this form tests it. Also the reviewer is not really known iv never heard of his/her tests. Also last time shawdora tested it. It performed well.