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Is Malwarebytes safe?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Malwarebytes is a safe antivirus service. Their advanced virus detection techniques and several security features protect against a garden variety of online threats. That said, it doesn’t have an integrated firewall. Not to mention, the free version only has malware scans, and other features are locked behind a firewall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s worth mentioning that Malwarebytes were recently affected by a cyberattack. Some of their emails were breached by the same attackers responsible for the SolarWinds hack<\/a>. So, some of their internal emails were leaked. That said, there is no evidence that any user data was compromised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Independent Malwarebytes testing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Before you download any antivirus software, it is a good idea to not only read its reviews, but also check its independent testing results. After all, you don\u2019t want your <\/em>computer to become the test subject \u2013 that\u2019s what testing labs are for. The company decided to participate in AV testing<\/a> in 2018 and their results have been improving ever since.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In April 2021, the 4.3.0 version of Malwarebytes was selected as the top product by the experts. It scored a maximum of 6 points in Performance, Protection, and<\/strong> Usability.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s nice to see the improvement, especially when keeping in mind that Malwarebytes has managed to beat the industry average in virus detection<\/strong>. The antivirus program detected from 99.4% to 100% of zero-day threats and 100% of 4-weeks old malware. With results like these, you can be sure that your device is protected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moreover, Malwarebytes has recently joined the AV Comparatives<\/a> testing in 2021. The independent experts performed the Real-World protection, malware protection, and performance tests with it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Real-World protection tests include using all security-related features on the web. Malwarebytes Premium version showed that it can successfully block from 99.4% to 99.6% threats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The malware protection tests execute malicious files on the system and not on the web. Unluckily, Malwarebytes results here are not as impressive \u2013 experts categorize its security as standard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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However, the testing of its performance shows a rather promising improvement. Malwarebytes performance abilities have risen from standard to advanced in just 6 months (April, 2021 – October, 2021).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Security features<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Even though Malwarebytes offers quite a few useful features, it is not as feature-rich<\/strong> as, say, Avast, McAfee or any other top antivirus software<\/a>. For example, you won\u2019t find Parental Control or a firewall in your Malwarebytes antivirus package. However, you won\u2019t miss any crucial features like virus protection or file quarantine<\/strong> – in other words, Malwarebytes will simply act as decent, no-nonsense antivirus product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s one more thing I want to mention in this Malwarebytes review. During installation, the program will ask you whether you want to install it on your home<\/strong> or work computer.<\/strong> Don\u2019t worry about this choice – both versions are identical in terms of features.<\/strong> The only difference is priority customer support for business users, which is not such a big deal for most people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Real-time protection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This is a feature that is only available with the Premium version<\/strong> of Malwarebytes – and it\u2019s quite important, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You see, real-time protection is a background process that prevents various online threats (like viruses, malware, and ransomware) from entering your device. It uses minimal system resources and has virtually no effect on CPU usage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Real-Time Protection option of Malwarebytes antivirus includes Web Protection<\/strong> (that blocks infected websites), Malware Protection, Ransomware Protection,<\/strong> and Exploit Protection.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Exploit protection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Even though included in the Real-Time Protection list, the Exploit Protection feature deserves its own paragraph. That\u2019s because this is an advanced security technique<\/strong> that deals with exploit attacks against security flaws<\/strong> and software vulnerabilities in applications.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These kinds of attacks are much sneakier than regular viruses, as they only require you to open an infected page or a file. Luckily, Malwarebytes Premium has you covered – it \u201cshields\u201d vulnerable applications so that malicious code couldn\u2019t exploit their security issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Three system scan modes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

If you had Malwarebytes antivirus software on your computer a couple of years ago and decided to reinstall it, don\u2019t be surprised by the scan mode changes. You see, Malwarebytes Version 3 had four types of scans: Full, Threat, Hyper, and Path.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, Version 4 changed things up a bit. Now, we only have the<\/strong> Quick scan, the Custom scan,<\/strong> and the Threat scan.<\/strong> It seems that Malwarebytes simply adapted to the market and adjusted some of their scanning titles into more familiar ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keep in mind that Malwarebytes can only run one type of scan at a time<\/strong>. For example, you cannot do a system scan and check a specific file for antiviruses. So, schedule them accordingly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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