- Sep 2, 2021
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Malwarebytes is an anti-malware product from the USA, well known in the world of disinfection.
For several years now, the company has been entering the anti-virus race by combining its know-how with AI Machine Learning detection, and offering shields to respond to threats.
In this version 5, the editor improves its shields and also adds a VPN (in partnership with Mullvad, which is unfortunately optional) as well as a great new feature: Malware.Sandbox.1 detection.
I suspect that Malwarebytes analyzes malware in depth, but we'll see about that in a test run.
User interface :
The interface is just superb, as seen in v5's BETA.
It's a pity, however, that Malwarebytes offers the VPN as a separate subscription.
Web protection: 10/10
Malwarebytes has powerful Web filtering - and it shows!
Its anti-malware engine has also had a nice upgrade, but I was surprised to see "Malware.Sandbox.1" detection, which is a new feature.
Fake crack : 0,80/1
Malwarebytes blocked everything except a Bitcoin script using rundll32.exe, but then disappeared.
I gave it 0.20 points.
Malware Pack : Remaining 18 out of 782 threats.
Let's face it, the Malwarebytes engine is really very good, and Malwarebytes knows how to defend itself.
It succeeded in blocking all connections to scripts, which prevented the installation of payloads.
Only one RemoteAdmin is present (AlteraAgent), as well as a few JS and Java script remnants.
Malwarebytes even managed to catch a few errors during analysis!
The machine can be easily disinfected.
Final scan :
Malwarebytes : 11
NPE : 5
KVRT : 11 (I ignore a file that is a false positive)
Final opinion:
Malwarebytes has done a great job with its v5 version, which I think is a great success.
I was very surprised by its AI Machine Learning detection and its new features!
However, it's not invincible and I still wouldn't recommend it on its own.
It's obviously recommendable, but I'd add CyberLock or WHHLight if you want to use it as your main protection, which is clearly interesting.
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For several years now, the company has been entering the anti-virus race by combining its know-how with AI Machine Learning detection, and offering shields to respond to threats.
In this version 5, the editor improves its shields and also adds a VPN (in partnership with Mullvad, which is unfortunately optional) as well as a great new feature: Malware.Sandbox.1 detection.
I suspect that Malwarebytes analyzes malware in depth, but we'll see about that in a test run.
User interface :
The interface is just superb, as seen in v5's BETA.
It's a pity, however, that Malwarebytes offers the VPN as a separate subscription.
Web protection: 10/10
Malwarebytes has powerful Web filtering - and it shows!
Its anti-malware engine has also had a nice upgrade, but I was surprised to see "Malware.Sandbox.1" detection, which is a new feature.
Fake crack : 0,80/1
Malwarebytes blocked everything except a Bitcoin script using rundll32.exe, but then disappeared.
I gave it 0.20 points.
Malware Pack : Remaining 18 out of 782 threats.
Let's face it, the Malwarebytes engine is really very good, and Malwarebytes knows how to defend itself.
It succeeded in blocking all connections to scripts, which prevented the installation of payloads.
Only one RemoteAdmin is present (AlteraAgent), as well as a few JS and Java script remnants.
Malwarebytes even managed to catch a few errors during analysis!
The machine can be easily disinfected.
Final scan :
Malwarebytes : 11
NPE : 5
KVRT : 11 (I ignore a file that is a false positive)
Final opinion:
Malwarebytes has done a great job with its v5 version, which I think is a great success.
I was very surprised by its AI Machine Learning detection and its new features!
However, it's not invincible and I still wouldn't recommend it on its own.
It's obviously recommendable, but I'd add CyberLock or WHHLight if you want to use it as your main protection, which is clearly interesting.
@nickstar1 request
