Serious Discussion Malwarebytes Became Region Restricted

[anirbandutta01]

NPE for a 2nd opinion scan

ESET online scanner & NPE.

 

[lokamoka820]

Malwarebytes claims that this is not related to the company itself, it is related to new US policies, so I guess we will see this happen with more US software.

 

[Parkinsond]

Malwarebytes claims that this is not related to the company itself, it is related to new US policies, so I guess we will see this happen with more US software.

But Jordan is an ally with US!

 

[ForgottenSeer 94738]

But Jordan is an ally with US!

Does the US still have any allies?

 

[lokamoka820]

But Jordan is an ally with US!

Just the authority not the people although Jordan is not mentioned in the list.

 

[Parkinsond]

Just the authority not the people although Jordan is not mentioned in the list.

But you cannot download MB in Jordan, regardless of the list.

 

[Jonny Quest]

Just the authority not the people although Jordan is not mentioned in the list.

I see in search's regarding the VPN restrictions, but as far as downloading the app itself even the free version, is there a link of the list you could post? TIA

 

[lokamoka820]

But you cannot download MB in Jordan, regardless of the list.

I think they don't know the real location of every country in the Middle East, which makes errors in blocking just depending on the list.

I see in search's regarding the VPN restrictions, but as far as downloading the app itself even the free version, is there a link of the list you could post? TIA

Here is the link that Malwarebytes offer:

https://ofac.treasury.gov/sanctions-programs-and-country-information

 

[Parkinsond]

I think they don't know the real location of every country in the Middle East, which makes errors in blocking just depending on the list.

Trust me, they know; when I check for dns leak, they pinpoint my location.

 

[Trident]

Is anyone really paying for MalwareBytes this day and age? I mean fair enough it’s grown to become a serious security package with Identity Protection and VPN, but one can do better than Malwarebytes easily.

 

[lokamoka820]

Is anyone really paying for MalwareBytes this day and age? I mean fair enough it’s grown to become a serious security package with Identity Protection and VPN, but one can do better than Malwarebytes easily.

It was the king of scanning when Avast was the king of free antivirus software in the old gold days of Windows 7, but not anymore.

 

[Parkinsond]

It was the king of scanning when Avast was the king of free antivirus software in the old gold days of Windows 7, but not anymore.

Microsoft security essentials is still receiving updates.

 

[lokamoka820]

Microsoft security essentials is still receiving updates.

And where it could be used?

 

[Parkinsond]

And where it could be used?

I really do not know.

 

[lokamoka820]

I really do not know.View attachment 288974

I think it is the same definition updates of Microsoft Defender.

 

[Parkinsond]

I think it is the same definition updates of Microsoft Defender.

The old dog is still barking

 

[ForgottenSeer 94738]

And where it could be used?

As far as I remember, CatchPulse's predecessor (SecureAPlus) included Microsoft Security Essentials as an AV program. I can't say whether this is still the case with CatchPulse, as CatchPulse is very non-transparent.

 

[Fan-of-spyshelter]

could you say to me, if this is a cloudfront blocking server from AWS or the file it self from the cdn ?

try to download this : https://data-cdn.mbamupdates.com/web/mb5-setup-consumer/MBSetup.exe and tell me after you click on the link

 

[lokamoka820]

could you say to me, if this is a cloudfront blocking server from AWS or the file it self from the cdn ?

try to download this : https://data-cdn.mbamupdates.com/web/mb5-setup-consumer/MBSetup.exe and tell me after you click on the link

I get the following error:

403 ERROR​

The request could not be satisfied.​

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The Amazon CloudFront distribution is configured to block access from your country. We can't connect to the server for this app or website at this time. There might be too much traffic or a configuration error. Try again later, or contact the app or website owner.
If you provide content to customers through CloudFront, you can find steps to troubleshoot and help prevent this error by reviewing the CloudFront documentation.

I even tried to download the offline installer using this link and get the same error: https://downloads.malwarebytes.com/file/mb5_offline

 

[Parkinsond]

I get the following error:

I even tried to download the offline installer using this link and get the same error: https://downloads.malwarebytes.com/file/mb5_offline

The same message I have got yesterday; no wonder, were are next-door.