The suite maintains the safety and stability of the work of an operating system. It runs a scan of selected drives or the entire system in the application with built-in algorithms to identify and contain malware, Trojans and similar threats. It supports database updates.
Malwarebytes Anti-malware is intended to protect your system from several types of threats, particularly those that your main antivirus software might miss. Besides virus signatures, the tool uses artificial-intelligence technologies to identify suspicious behaviors, which allows it to detect viruses even before they are included in any database. Another advantage of using smart virus detection is that the application can work quite effectively in the event the database has not been updated.
The program has two main scan modes: one of them is quicker and shallow, while the other takes considerably more time but does a more thorough job. Besides, it can also offer real-time protection, although it is not available if you are using the free version. Besides, it includes a memory protection module, which prevents the use of your RAM by any potentially dangerous process. Another feature available is File Assassin, which can come in handy to delete those files Windows has blocked. In addition, it can also help you have a safer browsing experience by deterring web threats. Finally, apart from on-demand scans, you can also schedule checkups to happen at a specified frequency.
In general, Malwarebytes Anti-malware is ranked among the most effective tools of its type. It has the advantage of being compatible with other AV applications, so it can run along with them with no problem. This product has two editions, one of them is free; yet, it has multiple limitations. This means that, if you want to enjoy such features as real-time and heuristic protection and faster scans, you should buy its Pro edition.
v2.1 [Mar 3, 2015]
2.1.8 (June 29, 2015)
Improvements:
License key is now displayed on the My Account screen
Remaining subscription duration now displayed on My Account screen
Implemented other licensing improvements to clarify license status
Enhanced protection capabilities of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Web Protection
Numerous enhancements to prepare for full compatibility with Windows 10
Enhanced Malwarebytes Chameleon's ability to fully restore Malwarebytes functionality when affected by a malware infection
Updated data collection techniques to improve malware research and analysis
Removed "Exclude" button on Website Blocked notification to reduce inadvertent allowing of malicious sites
Updated button text on Malware Detected and Non-Malware Detected notifications to clarify meaning
Added enhanced support for High DPI displays
Enabled the Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free version to receive incremental database updates
Added appropriate copyright notices and license statements for all third-party open source software
Corrected translation errors for core non-English languages (German, French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian and Polish)
Added support for Chinese Traditional, which is provided as a convenience for our users by a community volunteer and is not an officially supported language
Several improvements to malware detection and remediation capabilities
Issues Fixed:
Reverted the temporary change in v.2.1.6 that disabled checking for updates prior to scheduled scans
Fixed SDK Database load errors for error code 2 and 1812
Removed obsolete "Terminate program when no threats are found" setting since scans now run from the tray application
Fixed several crashes that could occur during scan and quarantine operations
Fixed crash that occurred when clicking the Clear Policies link on Access Policies screen
Fixed issue where "Show notification after successful update" setting was not properly retained during an upgrade from v.2.1.4 to v.2.1.6
Fixed issue where "Close notification" setting was not retained during upgrade from v.2.1.4 to v.2.1.6 if the user had changed that setting back to 7 seconds after installing v.2.1.4
Fixed issue on the Quarantine screen where unselecting a quarantined item disabled the Delete and Restore buttons
Fixed issue where an incorrect program version was listed in the scan logs
Disabled option to specify rootkit scanning as part of a Hyper scan
Fixed issue in Windows 10 Tech Preview and Windows 8.1 where Malwarebytes Anti-Malware was unable to start in certain cases after self-protection was turned on
Fixed issue where Malwarebytes Chameleon did not load properly on Windows XP SP3 in certain conditions
Fixed issue which prevented Malwarebytes Anti-Malware v.2.1.4 (and higher) from upgrading over certain Malwarebytes Anti-Malware v.1.75 consumer builds
