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.
v3.0 [Oct 6, 2015]
Performance/protective capability
Several improvements to malware detection and remediation capabilities
Several performance improvements, including improving startup time, addressing memory leaks and reducing CPU usage after a scan has completed
Added MS Publisher as a default Protected Application for anti-exploit protection
Usability
Fixed issue where a previously activated Premium license could be dropped incorrectly
Fixed issue where Malwarebytes version information would revert to default values of 3.0.0 in certain cases, such as when coming back from minimal safe mode
Fixed issue where ‘Real-Time Protection turned off’ notifications would display incorrectly on initial startup
Fixed problem where the "Check for updates every" setting would get stuck at 14 days after changing frequency to "Days"
Fixed Help question marks throughout the main user interface so that they work when clicked
Stability/issues fixed
Addressed several crashes and blue screens, including the BSOD that could occur with Web Protection on Windows Insider Previews
Fixed the issue with Exploit Protection that caused Edge to crash/hang on Windows Insider Previews
Fixed issue when Exploit Protection was enabled that caused PowerPoint to not load
Fixed conditions that could lead to an ‘Unable to connect to service’ error
Fixed issue where exclusions did not work properly when there were associated threat traces detected
Fixed issue where Web Protection would not start up properly
Fixed numerous scan hangs or crashes, including one that could occur during heuristics phase
Numerous other fixes to improve overall program stability and usability
