Malwarebytes
You are a computer user, general, or expert if you came here and are reading this. Using a computer and the internet is necessary in today’s modern world. But when we do this, many times we are threatened.
Causes are hacks, ransomware, viruses, malware, and other such ever-evolving threats. To protect our computer against these threats, we must equip it with a shield or we should say a digital shield. It will keep the computer protected and keep our important works on it going without worry.
What is Malwarebytes?
Malwarebytes (or MBAM – Malwarebytes Anti-Malware, as it was formerly called) is such a Digital Shield for your computer. It was released in 2006 and runs on Windows, macOS, iOS and Android operating systems.
Recognized for its efficiency in monitoring and removing malware, Malwarebytes is a quality security suite. The software integrates several layers of protection and detection engines to detect the most recent threats.
What’s new for Malwarebytes 3?
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware has changed its name to “Malwarebytes”. Whether the free or Premium version, Malwarebytes assumes its identity as an antivirus suite. Thanks to : –
- A new faster and more efficient engine,
- Real-Time multi-layer protection against malware, ransomware, exploits and suspicious site.
- A redesigned interface.
Why choose Malwarebytes?
A benchmark for PC protection, Malwarebytes focuses on the essentials, namely protection against advanced modern threats and cleaning up machines infected with malware of all types.
Unlike other security suites, it does not include any function such as a password manager, a parental control system, or PC optimization. It is for this reason that this solution is aimed less at general users than at expert users who are primarily concerned with their safety and the performance of their machines.
Many threats covered
Malwarebytes includes several layers of protection and detection engines to block attacks, some of which are based on behavioral detection and others on viral signature databases.
It effectively protects against all types of known and unknown threats such as viruses, malware, ransomware, fraudulent and suspicious phishing sites, malicious links, infected advertisements, or exploits.
Malwarebytes has also presented a solution for Vonteera. It is notorious adware that uses stolen certificates and could disable anti-malware and virus protection.
Defensive modules
In its full Premium version, Malwarebytes is distinguished by its large number of protection modules to activate/deactivate in its parameters:
- Real-time protection,
- Web protection to prevent connections to malicious websites,
- Protection against exploits. To stop exploit attacks against software vulnerabilities and attacks due to security breaches in certain software,
- Protection against malware infections,
- Protection against ransomware to prevent them from encrypting data,
- Detection of potentially unwanted programs and modifications, commonly called PUP and PUM,
- Comprehensive analysis of memory, boot files, registry, and file system.
Malwarebytes versions
- Malwarebytes: free (PC, macOS, Android).
- Malwarebytes Premium: € 39.99 (1 PC, macOS, Android).
When installing the free version, the Premium version is available for trial for 14 days. After this period, the free version will be functional but will only offer disinfection after infection and no longer upstream.
Malwarebytes is said to be used 187,000,000 times in a month for scanning computer systems and it is said to detect or block more than 8,000,000 threats per day. It cleans up an infected machine better than traditional antivirus. It gives protection against newer threats.
