Malawarebytes Anti-Malware latest V2 fixed

[MadScientist]

With their latest version 2.02.1012 Custom scans locking up when Scan for Rootkits is enabled appears to be fixed. Ran custom scans in Win 7 and Win 8.1 with no hangups.
Download: https://www.malwarebytes.org/

 

[Kaido]

Ah, I actually think I ran into this recently, ended up having to use TDSSKiller. Will try on next repair, thanks.

 

[bruceb]

Thanks for the heads up. Not sure, but it probably would have notified me of the update the next time I opened the program.

 

[MontyAC]

I'm staying with v 1.75 and using the anti-rootkit beta.

 

[corkyg]

Thanks for the link and alert. I downloaded and updated Malwarebytes Premium and installed it and Win 7, 8.1, and . . .XP Pro! An easy update. No problems observed.

 

[nemesismk2]

Thanks for the link and alert. I downloaded and updated Malwarebytes Premium and installed it and Win 7, 8.1, and . . .XP Pro! An easy update. No problems observed.

i had no problems as well and easy update for me too

 

[manko]

Thanks, I had trouble a few weeks ago and had to switch to the beta to stop it from crashing all the time. I hope this update is stable. Never had any issues before v2.

 

[coasthub]

Thanks for the info

 

[Chiefcrowe]

Thanks. Does anyone know if it will prompt you to update the version from within the program itself or do you have to manually download/install to upgrade?

 

[Steltek]

Thanks. Does anyone know if it will prompt you to update the version from within the program itself or do you have to manually download/install to upgrade?

Mine has never prompted me even once to update the program since I installed v2 - the only thing it does is check for database updates.

EDIT: It finally alerted the update for the first time after a restart. Apparently, at restart is the only time it checks for new versions.

 

[ringtail]

Is there any point in running Malawarebytes IN CASE you already have a good antivirus program like NOD or Kaspersky or Trend Micro?

As you already know, having more than one antivirus program doesn't work very well. I want anny "extra" protection
Malawarebytes might give, but I already have Kaspersky Internet Security which reacts to parallel installations of other antivirus installations lie Malawarebytes.

 

[corkyg]

You are not a candidate for MBAM. Enjoy Kaspersky.

 

[Matt1970]

You are not a candidate for MBAM. Enjoy Kaspersky.

Everybody is a candidate for MBAM.

 

[HOSED]

I have always thought of MBAM as a supplement to an AV program. As long as it is not running in the background I have not had any obvious issues. I do run it (full scan)once in a while but I make sure my AV (which was MSE till recently) was turned off.
Is my thinking faulty here?
Note I am running Panda Cloud 3.0 now as my primary AV.

 

[GrumpyMan]

MBAM isn't an antivirus program........

 

[cubby1223]

MBAM isn't an antivirus program........

And yet somehow it is far, far superior to antivirus programs.

One computer I recently cleaned up, I set the antivirus software to scan (forget if this one was Norton or MSE) along with MBAM concurrently. Malwarebytes found everything that the antivirus found, plus it found a couple dozen more things that the AV software did not.

I've just been so frustrated with antivirus software. My basic routine for cleaning up a bad system, first step is uninstall whatever AV software is on the machine, run tdsskiller, combofix, malwarebytes, & hijackthis. After all of that I then reinstall the AV software, and it still detects nothing like it detected nothing wrong when I began the cleanup process.

I don't know, just my rant against the ineffectiveness of antivirus software against a massively wide range of crap that every other good cleanup software finds and deletes off.

 

[corkyg]

MBAM isn't an antivirus program........

It is more than AV - MBAM Premium, latest version does very well in that area. It is anti-malware, and that includes virii..

http://www.techterms.com/definition/malware

 

[MongGrel]

Have had that one awhile now it looks, thanks for the info though.

Not using the premium one though I guess.

 

[GrumpyMan]

It is more than AV - MBAM Premium, latest version does very well in that area. It is anti-malware, and that includes virii..

http://www.techterms.com/definition/malware

So you run MBAM Premium with no other anti-virus installed then? Is that your recommendation? Just curious.

 

[MontyAC]

I run this with Avast. There is no conflict with the two programs.

 

[corkyg]

So you run MBAM Premium with no other anti-virus installed then? Is that your recommendation? Just curious.

No, it runs with MSSE very well. Interesting that all the blocks are by MBAM. But, they get along well.