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Malwarebytes Review 2017
Malwarebytes is a relatively new & highly appreciated player in malware protection & cyber security industry.

Prior to version 3.0, Malwarebytes claimed that they didn’t have a full suite antivirus protection software; in fact, they recommended that alongside their product, one should install an anti-virus product from another vendor.

We have always had a problem comparing Malwarebytes to other end-point protection solutions, so this is first time we are comparing Malwarebytes to other anti-virus software.

Version 3.0 has real-time virus protection, but now you can use Malwarebytes as your main standalone anti-virus software!

The company bundled everything into the Malwarebytes 3.0 version which also includes the Anti-Exploit product as part of the security package. In the past, Anti-exploit protection required a different software and a separate license.

It is important to take into consideration that although Malwarebytes is a new player in the Antivirus playground, they have a proven track record in malware removal and disinfection of 0-day malware, which relies heavily on heuristics detection and is something that legacy anti-virus products can have difficulties with.

In fact, most computer geeks I know recommend Malwarebytes for a first aid situation when something is wrong with your PC.

►Pros:

Rootkit detection
Zero influence on computer speed
Excellent Performance hands-on test
A built-in sophisticated Anti Exploit tool
Active ransomware protection and detection
The best malware disinfection software in its class

►Cons:

web preventetion - below average

►Background of Malwarebytes

Malwarebytes was founded in 2008 after the CEO, Marcin Kleczynski, wrote the first version in 2004.

Kleczynski has earned himself quite a name in the world of cyber security with awards like Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year in 2015 and Forbes 30 under 30.

Today Malwarebytes has emerged as a formidable competitor in strong malware removal and protection software with offices in 15 countries and more than 500 employees.

The Headquarters are located in Santa Clara, California.

Malwarebytes’s claimed philosophy is that everyone deserves free malware protection, and so it is their duty to provide the best real-time disinfection and protection software on the market.

Although they offer a free version, it is limited which means that it only protects your assets when you trigger a manual protection scan.

In order for you to get the all-important real time protection, you have to buy the Premium product.

►Comparison: Which Malwarebytes Product is Right for You?

In version 3.0 the answer is very clear – if you want this software to replace the traditional antivirus, you must go with the premium version.

The free version detects malware that is installed on your PC, but it doesn't stop malware from infecting your machine in the first place.

If you will choose to stay with the free version, you will have a very sophisticated scanner that will clean your PC but only when you manually start scan your computer. This means there will be no real time protection or scheduled scans, not to mention that the free version also excludes Exploit and Ransomware protection.

Malwarebytes 3.0 can be downloaded for a free 14-day trial, but after the trial period it automatically switches to the free version mode.

It is also important to know that a license continues until canceled for both free & paid licenses.

Many external labs didn’t test Malwarebytes in past because it wasn’t an anti-virus provider.

This will probably not change in the near future because Malwarebytes focuses on behavioral blocking & post infection disinfection and less on traditional malware file detection. As a result, mainstream protection tests that all external labs perform can’t really measure the real protection & detection capabilities of Malwarebytes 3.0.

►Hands-On Malware Detection Test

Despite the seemingly disappointing results of this malware detection test (85.07%), you have to bear in mind that Malwarebytes is a "next-generation" antivirus software which is focused on behavioral detection as opposed to traditional antivirus software which is more inclined to detect malware based on a signature database.

This means that it specializes in identifying malware when it's executed as opposed to laying dormant in my honeypot folder.

This is also one of the reasons that Malwarebytes doesn't participate in independent lab test results as much as other companies - it would be like comparing apples to oranges.