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Malwarebytes FREE and PRO/Premium - Mini-Review.
IainB:
@crabby3:
Yes, please refer to the updated opening post and my update notes here Re: Malwarebytes FREE and PRO/Premium - Mini-Review..
-IainB (July 08, 2014, 12:47 AM)
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I guess just a one-fourth screen-shot link is okay? Is this the Authentic IainB? ;D :)
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-crabby3 (July 08, 2014, 04:24 AM)
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Your initial question was in:
@IainB
There is a new look for MBAM you may want to add? Some functions are different as well. Or gone... i.e. tabs, 3rd-party stuff, etc.
As of this posting you can scroll down and see some of the screens here: https://www.malwarebytes.org/antimalware/
-crabby3 (July 07, 2014, 12:37 PM)
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What I was referring to was in particular response to that question, and it was was where the opening post of my mini-review now says So, for more information, please refer to that review - which also includes 10 or so screenshots of the MBAM GUI and windows. (see quote below).
I often post some/all of the comment-worthy text content sourced from other posts sans embedded hyperlinks/images, for purely informational purposes and so that people can independently use the hyperlink to the source to access the real McCoy for fuller information. However, I would generally avoid copying/duplicating all the content (including screenshots) of a perfectly good existing review - e.g., like the excellent one by PCmag - to avoid unnecessary duplication and the risk of detracting from their well-deserved potential traffic hits.
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1. Using MBAM version series 2.x Premium (PAID)
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...There's not a lot to report otherwise, except that the latest MBAM Premium version 2.x GUI and modus operandi are different/improved to the MBAM PRO version 1.x. These differences are discussed in a rigorous test review report of MBAM Premium, by the excellent Neil J. Rubenking - Lab Results Looking Up - Malwarebytes Anti-Malware 2.0 Review & Rating | PCMag.com.
So, for more information, please refer to that review - which also includes 10 or so screenshots of the MBAM GUI and windows.
(My thanks to @Arizona Hot for pointing out the PCMAG review in his comment Re: Interesting "stuff".)
Summary rating from that PCMAG review:
Note that Install and scan in Safe Mode is a newly-added feature, and the Chameleon and rootkit scan features were previously functions that were separate to and not integrated with MBAM v1.x.
PROS
Installs and scans in Safe Mode.
Chameleon technology resists malware attack.
Excellent results in malware removal lab test.
Improved user interface and ease of use.
Integrates previously separate rootkit scan.
CONS
No real-time protection against attack.
BOTTOM LINE
When other antivirus products fail, tech support
agents turn to Malwarebytes Anti-Malware 2.0.
It remains a very effective cleanup tool, and
with version 2.0 it gets significant improvements
in appearance and ease of use.
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-IainB (October 30, 2012, 07:20 AM)
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crabby3:
@IainB
I'm not meaning to dis anyone here but I have to admit I don't click on every link in any post. No posted image(s) ...no interest.
:o This newest MBAM version is totally different anyway so it's image may look out of place.
The Premium, Pro and Free all look the same with Premium having the most features and Free having the least.
IainB:
Malwarbytes fails to start at Windows startup.
I had a bit of a panic attack today:
This is on a laptop under Win8.1-64 PRO.
I had been having a great deal of difficulty trying to install a large suite of software that just would not run nicely like it should. I tried uninstalling it and reinstalling it, but all to no avail.
Then I saw that MBAM would not start after a system restart. The Windows Event Log said:
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Faulting application name: mbam.exe, version: 1.0.0.532, time stamp: 0x53518532
Faulting module name: MSVCR100.dll, version: 10.0.40219.325, time stamp: 0x4df2be1e
Exception code: 0x40000015
Fault offset: 0x0008d6fd
Faulting process ID: 0x11c0
Faulting application start time: 0x01cfcdfab61ab97f
Faulting application path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Malwarebytes Anti-Malware\mbam.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Malwarebytes Anti-Malware\MSVCR100.dll
Report ID: f5b39ad6-39ed-11e4-bf4a-008cfa3f089f
Faulting package full name:
Faulting package-relative application ID:
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So I tried manually starting MBAM, but that failed, and so, imagining the worst, I promptly thought it might be a virus, especially after trying to reinstall MBAM and getting this kind of error every step of the way:
Internal error: Expression error 'Runtime Error (at 79:177):
External exception E06D7363.'
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So I ran MBAM's Chameleon, and that alarmingly kept saying it was unable to start MBAM, throughout its 13-step process.
I calmed down a bit and did some DuckGo searching, finding nothing particularly useful at first. Then I searched MBAM discussion forums and eventually found a discussion where several people seemed to have had a similar problem: Mbam update on XP now wont start on 2 machines - Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Help - Malwarebytes Forum
The solution was this from MBAM Support:
27 December 2011, by Maurice Naggar.
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Please folow this sequence for MBAM removal & re-install:
1) Go to Control Panel and Add-or-Remove programs.
uninstall Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware
Exit Control Panel
2) Logoff and restart your computer
Get, save, and then run the utility at the following link
http://www.malwareby.../mbam-clean.exe
3) Logoff and restart your computer again.
4) Now, reinstall Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware.
You may download a fresh copy for the reinstall from the following link:
http://malwarebytes....am-download.php
If you have MBAM PRO (have a license) you will need to reenter your ID and Key afterwards to get the Protection module enabled.
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Worked a treat. I do not understand what the causal problem was, but MBAM support evidently knew.
crabby3:
Worked a treat. I do not understand what the causal problem was, but MBAM support evidently knew.
-IainB (September 12, 2014, 02:58 AM)
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Glad you found out about the *Top Secret* mbam-clean utility. Back in Feb my issue was reinserting ID/key.
Different MBAM Admin but similar steps. :Thmbsup:
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I guess there's a logical reason why some programs require a clean-up and some don't?
IainB:
EDIT 2014-09-26: Just updated the OP to clarify an important difference in the PROs and CONs regarding real-time protection of MBAM, viz:
- Real-time protection cannot be enabled in the $FREE version.
- Real-time protection can be enabled in the $PAID (Premium) version.
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