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Type of Support: Live Chat and a Ticket System You also get a very competent ransomware blocker, which is capable of identifying ransomware and stopping it in its tracks. Scanning multiple additional locations takes longer, but it still doesn’t hog system resources. It’s capable of scanning the basics in just a few minutes, and it’s lightweight enough that we didn’t see our test system take any kind of performance hit.

Performance: Lightning Fast and Lightweightĭuring our in-house testing, we found Malwarebytes’ default scan to be lightning fast.

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Malwarebytes releases updates daily, but they don’t have a published update schedule. The default is for it to check for updates every hour, but you can set it to any interval between 15 minutes and 14 days. The premium version of Malwarebytes is capable of updating itself, and it also allows you to choose your update frequency. It will also prompt you to update if you don’t update for a long time. The free version of Malwarebytes doesn’t update automatically, so you have to update it yourself manually. Update Frequency: Database is Updated Daily The Settings section is more complicated, with various options spread across six sections, but most users will be able to leave these settings alone anyway. When you’re ready to dig deeper, you’ll find the scan options in the Scan tab, quarantined files under the Quarantine tab, reports under the Report tab, and a variety of settings under the Settings tab, without any guesswork required. There are technically a handful of settings you can tweak before scanning, but first-time users will find the default scan to be quite thorough. There are technically a handful of settings you can tweak before scanning, but first-time users will find the default scan to be quite thorough.įinding individual settings can be a little tricky if you don’t know what you’re looking for, but an inexperienced user will have absolutely no problem running the default scan and eliminating any malware that’s present on their machine. The dashboard screen may be a little difficult to understand for some users, but there’s a big Scan Now button front and center when you launch the app.

The user interface isn’t too hard to wrap your head around, but it does have some problems. Since MalwareBytes doesn’t have the ability to identify threats on networked devices other than drives, there is no network scan. The third option is Quick Scan, which checks a few problem areas really quickly. If you want to scan additional locations, the Custom Scan allows you to select additional hard drives, USB drives, and network drives. The default scan, which they call the Threat Scan, scans your main hard drive, memory, startup registry, and file system objects. Every threat found is placed under quarantine and then Malwarebytes requests you to apply various remedies.The specific locations that Malwarebytes scans vary depending on the type of scan you run. You can either run the scans manually or schedule them around your time.

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It will allow you to specify the place and the time the full scan should begin.Īfter completing the virus scans, Malwarebytes malware protection then provides you with a list of threats that it found. Custom scanįor those who prefer customizing their own scans, this antivirus program gives you the option of a custom scan. I tested its threat scan with several viruses and anti-malware and it detected all of them which is really good considering most antiviruses don’t have perfect detection. It uses artificial intelligence to analyze and block malware that traditional anti-virus fails to detect in the real world.

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Checks malicious software in windows file system objects.

Checks for modifications or edits done during a booting process.

Looks for any suspicious activities in the computer memory where operating system, computer drivers, and applications are located.

Checking for any unauthorized configuration changes made in the windows registry.

This is a more deep level threat scan that looks for malware in different parts of the computers such as You can use it instead of a quick scan to see if you can get malware in computer memory and hard drive. The free antivirus version allows you to run this type of threat scan which quickly checks through critical locations of a computer such as memory and startup objects for various security concerns. You can add, edit, or delete scans without interfering with your computer. The malware scans are extremely customizable and can be set to run at a preferred time. For instance, it provides three different scanning options to not only remove threats but also potentially unwanted programs that slow you down. Malwarebytes free scanner is what puts the company on the map.