Malwarebytes 4.0.4

[Back3]

I have a lifetime license of MalwareBytes Premium...but did not install it on my latest computer. Too heavy.. Virus protection average..I prefer Windows Defender with Configure Defender. I installed MalwareBytes Browser Guard extension ( add tracking disabled) ( Chrome and Edge) after reading this review:

Test of web browser extensions for protection against malicious software

One of the positive aspects of cooperation with developers, who provides security solutions for SOHO and Enterprise markets, is access to information about attacks and malicious software. From data obtained we learn that threats that are sent with HTTP and HTTPS protocols using drive-by download...

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It's a little heavy but the protection is good!

 

[Burrito]

I used to be a fan of MBG.

And it's "MBG" rather than "MBBG."

It reminds me of my early enthusiasm for Cylance.

And Cylance does absolutely have great 0-day and ransomware protection.

But it's chuck full of false positives.

They are both full of false positives.

MBG breaks websites. Lots of websites.

Example: Costco.com

The way it is supposed to look --

With MBG enabled --

Title missing, additional pics missing, reviews missing, purchase button missing...

And it's often like this with MBG.

And like Cylance... it's pretty good at some things... but there are a lot more false positives than actual threats.

 

[BVLon]

And it's "MBG" rather than "MBBG."

I thought Malwarebytes was stylized MalwareBytes... didn't realise they've changed that, but then again, they are not the most important business on this planet for one to keep current with them .
Their MBG is quite good, but needs some work. I noticed it's a whole thing to bypass a warning. It opens 10 additional tabs, before opening the blocked site. It's good for novice users tho, as it blocks quite a lot of scam pages and it might be great for elderly people as well. Few broken pages are a tolerable toll to pay in the name of keeping finances secure.
BB Cylance is one product that I've never tried and I should.

 

[Nightwalker]

I used to be a fan of MBG.

And it's "MBG" rather than "MBBG."
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It reminds me of my early enthusiasm for Cylance.

And Cylance does absolutely have great 0-day and ransomware protection.

But it's chuck full of false positives.

They are both full of false positives.

MBG breaks websites. Lots of websites.

Yeah, so true.
Does it still break webpages if you disable the adblock functionality ? Personally I dont bother with it, just the malware/phishing/scam protection.

 

[Burrito]

Yeah, so true.
Does it still break webpages if you disable the adblock functionality ? Personally I dont bother with it, just the malware/phishing/scam protection.

Hey Nightwalker,

Good question. In this case, it's the "Scams" toggle that causes the issue.

In this image, the additional pictures show up... and other things hidden by the MBG GUI.

And that's exactly the thing.... I got tired of things not working, and I learned to always suspect it was MBG, and then I'd start the process of trying to figure out what part of MBG is breaking a website..

If you have the patience and tolerance to do that... you are probably safer.

But like SO many other products over time... ultimately I want my security products to be really smart. I don't want a lot of extra work to get the browser to function correctly.

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[oldschool]

Emsisoft is smooth and "private", but of course it's not for risky or frisky browsing! I actually went back to Emsi after I encountered the problems with MBG @Burrito describes i

 

[sg09]

Hi, I can see from the feedback that scans can be quite slow, but how much?

I recently installed the latest build and found that it was awfully slow! It took nearly 3-4 times the time it took in earlier v3.

Now, I am confused! Is the scan supposed to be this much slow, or the software is suffering some interference from F-Secure Safe! F-Secure has the habit of making us uninstall every other resident software before installation, but is actually compatible with many. Has anyone tried this combo lately?

Disc: I have a lifetime MBAM license.

 

[Nightwalker]

Hi, I can see from the feedback that scans can be quite slow, but how much?

I recently installed the latest build and found that it was awfully slow! It took nearly 3-4 times the time it took in earlier v3.

Now, I am confused! Is the scan supposed to be this much slow, or the software is suffering some interference from F-Secure Safe! F-Secure has the habit of making us uninstall every other resident software before installation, but is actually compatible with many. Has anyone tried this combo lately?

Disc: I have a lifetime MBAM license.

In my machine Malwarebytes 4 is far from being slow at scanning, it doesnt take more than 30 seconds to be complete.

 

[sg09]

In my machine Malwarebytes 4 is far from being slow at scanning, it doesnt take more than 30 seconds to be complete.

Interesting! I was talking about complete custom scan with rootkit scan enabled.

 

[Nightwalker]

Interesting! I was talking about complete custom scan with rootkit scan enabled.

I see, but you should not use this kind of scan anyway, especially if you are using Windows 10.

 

[sg09]

I see, but you should not use this kind of scan anyway, especially if you are using Windows 10.

Yes, I am using Windows 10. Why are you suggesting that?

 

[Nightwalker]

Yes, I am using Windows 10. Why are you suggesting that?

Because rootkit as a threat is essentialy dead, save for some hardcore targeted attack that you will never be infected with and that Malwarebytes wont help anyway.

Otherwise, you dont need to full scan your system, the default mode is optimal because it is targeting active infections and common potential infected directories.

 

[sirius777]

Hi, I can see from the feedback that scans can be quite slow, but how much?

I recently installed the latest build and found that it was awfully slow! It took nearly 3-4 times the time it took in earlier v3.

Now, I am confused! Is the scan supposed to be this much slow, or the software is suffering some interference from F-Secure Safe! F-Secure has the habit of making us uninstall every other resident software before installation, but is actually compatible with many. Has anyone tried this combo lately?

Disc: I have a lifetime MBAM license.

Did you white list (excluded) Malwarebytes in your other security software? I see you are using Malwarebytes Premium together with Emsisoft Home Premium and Rogue-Killer Antimalware.

 

[sg09]

Did you white list (excluded) Malwarebytes in your other security software? I see you are using Malwarebytes Premium together with Emsisoft Home Premium and Rogue-Killer Antimalware.

No, I didn't that time. I Don't have Rogue-Killer in real-time.

 

[sg09]

@sirius777 today I again installed Malwarebytes but this time I excluded all folders & drivers of MBAM in F-Secure settings. Still, I faced the same painstakingly long scanning times. Also, I noticed that MBAM interfered with the functioning of Adguard, for example Adguard Assistant wasn't showing up and a number of ads & pop-ups were thrown, (which normally adguard blocks & in fact did after I uninstalled MBAM), which were then blocked by MBAM. I used to use MBAM v3 with Adguard before without issues.