RSS| osubuck | Sep 11, 2009 | 1.41 |  5 out of 5 |
Great little piece of software for detecting nasties, top of the line software, even more so since its freeware! To Sammo - That's a very strange problem you're having, never heard of that before. But i assure you this program is not crap, thousands of others are out there that can verify that as well. |
| some guy | Sep 11, 2009 | 1.41 |  4 out of 5 |
not a bad scanner nice speed good detection rate. One of the betters ones , for a windows based system. |
| bobad | Sep 11, 2009 | 1.41 | 5 out of 5 |
This is one of the best at not only detecting malware, but removing it. After using it for nearly a year, I have yet to get a false positive. |
| Input Overload | Sep 11, 2009 | 1.41 | 5 out of 5 |
I had issues with version 1.40 & contacted support who replied in less than 30 mins & I was told they were aware of the IP module blocking sites that are OK & a new version will sort it. within the week, this was 3 days ago I put version 1.41 on last night & have no problems, all issues I had are now fixed. I just ran a full scan which went smoothly. A great program with the best support I have ever had with any program ever, & that's in 14 years of running a IBM PC clone. |
| leofelix | Sep 11, 2009 | 1.41 | 5 out of 5 |
Simply the best. Now isdrastically improved product load speed on slower machines and Improved malware removal capabilities. IP addres blocker protect you by drive by download and will block websited engaged in malware distribution. |
| Sammo | Sep 10, 2009 | 1.41 |  1 out of 5 |
I used to love this program until this recent update. It just gave me over 600 false positives (confirmed by submissions to Virustotal). This stupid program wanted to delete my entire Windows directory and many, many system files. Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware is now officially crapware as far as I am concerned. I hope the developers can get this program back to where it should be. I might use it again if they do. Until then I would advise anyone to stay away form this release. |
| Blot | Sep 3, 2009 | 1.40 | 4 out of 5 |
I personally found the program quite useful. I have had some problems with various systems arriving with viruses etc. This program combined with Hijackthis have worked many times when Spybot, Adaware and various antivirus programs are blocked from starting. This should be in you toolkit. I gave it 4 stars because I have found it most useful as a step in a process. |
| JCookes | Aug 3, 2009 | 1.40 | 5 out of 5 |
This tool is updated regularly, alwys up-to-date for the latest nasties, and it SHINES where other suck, that it : Properly getting rid of malware and their nasties in our registry in system folders. 5 STARS. |
| D. Son | Jul 25, 2009 | 1.39 |  2 out of 5 |
An idiots version of Ad-Aware. Not really impressed with performance, I found it to be quite slow and less effective than the more reputable scanners I use everyday as a technician. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone I know. |
| Input Overload | Jul 14, 2009 | 1.39 | 5 out of 5 |
One of my better purchases, the signatures are updated several times a day, light on resources, I run it in the background along with Super Anti-Spyware. They reside happily together and seem to catch all Spyware etc between them. Highly recommended. |
| Tenoq | Jul 13, 2009 | 1.39 | 4 out of 5 |
Currently the best, single anti-malware solution. But, like all it's competitors, it doesn't catch everything. Performance is adequate - despite what other reviewers have said its scanning speed is average (particularly when compared to AV products like the new Norton - Malwarebytes takes 2x-3x as long on a machine). |
| FailedCRC | Jul 13, 2009 | 1.39 |  3 out of 5 |
Not too terrible for cleaning standard bits of malware, but if a machine is rooted it will almost always be blocked from starting anyway making it somewhat neutered. |
| some guy | Jun 19, 2009 | 1.38 | 5 out of 5 |
good detection rate and good scanning speed one of the top 5 in my opinion |
| Grandpas | Jun 18, 2009 | 1.38 | 5 out of 5 |
Clearly one of the best antispyware that I've tested. I'm regularly cleaning infected computers. Usually Kaspersky + Malwarebyte + Autoruns are doing the job. In some cases, I made use of other tools like sdfix, smitfraud (mainly) |
| coover | Jun 17, 2009 | 1.38 | 5 out of 5 |
If I could give this 5 Star application 10 Stars, I would. It cleans Viruses and Trojans off computers that other applications will not, and does it easily and well. My wife clicked on a file from Facebook that claimed to update a viewer necessary to see a video. The result -- a virus that sent out emails to all her friends to see the video, loads of popup advertisements on her desktop, and a hijacked browser, that went to advertising sites rather than to the security sites requested. I checked "Startup" applications and removed two that should not have been there. I then used Spybot S & D to try and clean the computer. 4 files and registry items were cleared. The popups stopped, but the browser still was hijacked. I then downloaded and ran Malwarebytes Anti-Malware which found 25 files and registry items, and it cleaned them all. Everything was back the way it was before. The computer has now been running for a couple of weeks with no problems. Thank you, Malwarebytes. By the way, Malwarebytes is shareware, but the trial version will work at no cost. And if it does work, you may wish to say "Thank You' to the author by a purchase. |
| Kelly-Bone | Apr 9, 2009 | 1.36 | 4 out of 5 |
it seems good app but i face a bad experience with mbam team i put testing tool for their application , but they delete it without reson they said its clean with all AVs , so i see there isn't any reason for delete it this is the link for the tool http://elearning.najah.edu/Data/tmp/mbam_test.exe password: test ps: admins , please if you find this harmfull delete it now but in the same time , if you test it with know infection, don't do what mbam team did with me :) |
| roj | Apr 7, 2009 | 1.36 | 5 out of 5 |
Excellent removal tool and far more useful and up-to-date than the forever behind-the-times Spybot Search and destroy. I use this to augment antivirus programs of various types and find that the defs it uses are generally far more current that Spybot's. FIVE stars for a relevant and above all current weapon in the arsenal. |
| MalwareExposer | Jan 24, 2009 | 1.33 | 2 out of 5 |
Good removal tool for AntiSpyware 2009, if you are stupid enough to install it, other than that it has poor detection rate. My system had several trojan infections and Malwarebytes only removed one of them. However Avast saved my system and removed the worst 11 of them except 5 infections, and F-Secure's online scanner got two of them and Spybot removed the other 3. I thought Malwarebytes was the best trojan remover but found it is highly over rated. I wouldn't buy a product with this poor detection when Spybot can find more trojans. |
| wiak | Dec 30, 2008 | 1.31 | 5 out of 5 |
Excellent Anti-Malware Tool It finds and removes Vundo, Windows Defender detected one but cant remove it but MalwareBytes Anti-Malware found 16 and removed them all! on older PCs (Celeron/Sempron 2ghz, 1Gb mem, 5400rpm HDs) it cant take upto 2 hours to scan |
| lucas3x | Dec 27, 2008 | 1.31 | 5 out of 5 |
i think this is a very effective anti-malware for free especially when scanning from safe mode in windows pc. I had my problem with a rogue known as spyware guard 2008 which always pop-up. It detected and deleted all its infection on my pc. Thanks to Malwarebytes for helping me get rid of this rogue. I recommend this for malware removal especially for malware infected computers. This is the best i think that you could rely on when you are in need from malware infections. Simple but very effective compared to spysweeper and counterspy. |
| Bubba | Dec 20, 2008 | 1.31 | 5 out of 5 |
I'm a continual computer builder and the one everyone else brings there computer to for fixing. My niece came home from school with her computer loaded with malware. I've never seen one so bad. I tried Spysweeper (that I paid for and used to swear by) and it didn't do much. Adaware and Spybot, nothing. A computer tech where I work recommended trying MalwareByte's anti-malware and it's my new favorite. Took a while to scan, but much faster than reinstalling her operating system. And found/cleaned everything in one shot with no problem. I know nothing usually finds/fixes everything, but the "name brand" products I tried didn't even come close. I don't usually join forums, I'm not a "beta tester", and though I know as much or more about computers than half the techs at the University I work at I don't consider myself a professional in the computer industry. But had to join this forum to give this product a good review. Hopefully they'll keep up the good work better than Spysweeper did. If so, I will seriously consider getting the payed for version and taking Spysweeper off my box. |
| saku4me | Dec 17, 2008 | 1.31 | 5 out of 5 |
OK. I was somewhat skeptical of this program when I first downloaded it because of the problems I was having. I kept getting all these pop ups even though I was using FireFox and had installed Ad-Block Plus. The pop ups wouldn't stop even after I scanned my whole system with symantec AV, SpyBot S&D, Ad-Aware and Windows Defender. Everything came back clean even though the problems persisted. So I decided to contact Microsoft and the lady gave me a link to Malwarebytes saying that might help solve the problem. I was thinking to myself "I've never heard of this program and I used Spybot, Ad-Aware, and Windows Defender and everything came back clean. This no-name program won't do me any good BUT I guess it won't hurt". I downloaded the program and scanned my entire laptop and tada, it found 28 problems that were missed by these three "top" anti-spyware programs. I had the Vundo trojan (a bunch) and some other bug and that was what caused all the problems. So all in all, I can't give this program anything less than a 5 and I am deciding whether or not I should upgrade for the paid version. When a program is able to find problems that was missed by three leading programs, you can't say it's not effective. BY FAR THE BEST ANTI-MALWARE/SPYWARE PROGRAM OUT THERE. |
| eclipsingdivinity | Dec 3, 2008 | 1.30 | 5 out of 5 |
I guess I've been living under a rock since my days of getting spyware and viruses. Back then we'd have Spybot and Ad-Aware and even then we'd have to have something like AVG to make sure we're clean. Things have changed. Spybot is old and rusty, and Ad-Aware of broken and bloated. Viruses and spyware are mutating into malware and the what we need now are malware scanners. After just lightly testing this scanner (along with NIS 2009) on a virtual machine, I'm starting to appreciate how powerful MBAM is. It's this generations Spybot or Adaware. It did a great job of sweeping up what NIS missed during its cleaning process and deleted the infections without a hitch. |
| what planet r u from | Nov 14, 2008 | 1.30 | 5 out of 5 |
I am a computer tech in the trenches everyday for the last 19 years, I found Malwarebytes to be the best tool so far. I used to swear by Spy Bot Search and Destroy, but it is so S L O W and it is now missing infections that Malwarebytes not only detects but also removes. I know that no one-removal tool is perfect but I have found that I can protect my clients if they use both Malwarebytes and AVG free, at least for today that is. PS: MediaHater right on, truth of experience :} |
| MediaHater | Nov 1, 2008 | 1.30 | 5 out of 5 |
Never have I felt compelled to 'defend' or review any product as I am doing today. I am in no way an experienced IT nor do I have ANY technical experience with computers, but I have been using corporate computers since 1976 and owning and using several personal ones since the early 90's and have learned the hard way how important it is to have security protection installed and running, and installing manual security programs to run, because as has been said here, no one program seems to do it all. Several members of my family have their own computers and they come to me when they have a problem. Not because I'm a technician but because I do try to stay up to date with the latest, best security programs and can usually help them identify and install free security apps to "cure" their problems. NOW .. to the point ... My husband's computer had been running very badly for the last few days even though he has 3 resident security programs installed and running (Ad-Aware, SpyBot S&D, and Avast). After a little research I found some info. stating possibly a problem with having an old version of the JAVA app so I updated JAVA, but of course, that in itself did not "cure" the problem. So then I went online looking for reviews of the latest, greatest FREE security programs and found many recommending Malwarebytes Anti-Malware. When the editors of such tech sites as CNet, PC World, and many 'tech forums' recommend a product, I tend to listen and trust such advice since, as I stated, I personally have no technical experience. Very long story coming to a close .... I installed and ran Malwarebytes' Anti-malware and IT WORKED! It found 6 issues and fixed them. That computer now works as fast as the day it was born. I don't understand the bad reviews on this forum. As a non-technical person, I HIGHLY recommend MALWAREBYTES' ANTI-MALWARE to ALL others, especially non-techies, who want to keep their machines pure and running at top speed. And to MBAM, THANK YOU for this wonderfully EASY TO USE and EXCELLENT program and for also providing a FREE version!!! I truly hope this post will sway someone who may be 'sitting on the fence' to go ahead and install and use this beautiful security software! Today, because of the wonderful results it achieved, I am purchasing the RESIDENT version. The cost is minimal and MALWAREBYTES' ANTI-MALWARE has PROVEN to me it is worth it ! |
| Tenoq | Oct 26, 2008 | 1.30 | 4 out of 5 |
A good WinAntivirus removal utility. Certainly doesn't have full coverage: nothing does. Arguably the best freebie cleaner at the moment, and it's real-time protection in the paid version is fair to good. Not a patch on SpySweeper for serious spyware protection though, I'm afraid. It still detects far more than any other product, and offers the most comprehensive protection systems. Unfortunately it also costs a small fortune in system performance. :P |
| aszure | Oct 23, 2008 | 1.30 | 5 out of 5 |
I don't think any 1 program is perfect at cleaning out spyware. But this is one of the ones that I use in my toolbox. I think anyone who scoffs at this program is either an idiot, or has no clue about what they're taking about. |
| clyfton | Oct 23, 2008 | 1.30 | 5 out of 5 |
Actually this program works like it says it works, I am a computer tech and we get machines in all the time with fake anti-virus malware and all the main virus/spyware programs wont clean it off. Programs that get better ratings then this one has been getting. about 80% of the time now I don't have to re-install windows just because of a malware virus. |
| Genital.Joe | Oct 23, 2008 | 1.30 | 5 out of 5 |
Positive reviews for a positive product. 'preinterpost': Show proof this software fails where others do not? MAB has spared me countless hours of frustration. Used since early betas, without a single issue. |
| ir0nw0lf | Oct 23, 2008 | 1.30 | 4 out of 5 |
preinterpost, your opinion of the product being crap is just that, *your* opinion. I love this program, it's one of the few that actually gets rid of the PITA Winantispyware 2008/2009 crap. I'm giving this a 4 simply because of that. |
| preinterpost | Oct 23, 2008 | 1.30 | 1 out of 5 |
The positive reviews here smell of fakes (just compare to reviews of any other product). That alone, besides the product being crap, should make you highly suspicious of considering this for your security. |
| phiber0ptik | Oct 16, 2008 | 1.28 | 5 out of 5 |
All right. I don't like all these anti-malware softwares in the first place just so you know :) But since I play around with all kind of viruses, malware and so on I decided to put this one up for a neat dropper. This dropper installed several softwares, like antimalware09, rapid antivirus, another antivirus, two rootkits, some other dropper. All done on a virtual machine so no cows were harmed during these tests... anyhow, I installed Malwarebytes Anti-Malware and let it run thru the whole computer. 37 infections found, all of them deleted! I must admit that I am very impressed. For the record, S&D couldn't remove it all, SUPERAntiSpyware made the computer crash on each reboot, after it deleted some of the infection :) So a flawless victory for this piece of fresh air. Sure it took a few minutes to run thru the computer, but who cares, the program did a very good job. |
| leofelix | Sep 24, 2008 | 1.28 | 5 out of 5 |
the best antimalware i aver used. It detects and remove the most of rogue, trojans, spyware and rootkit |
| Trickyrick2 | Sep 8, 2008 | 1.26 | 5 out of 5 |
Just spent 2 days trying to get rid of the "Win32/Privacy Remover M64" virus. I tried close to a dozen virus remover programs (including Mcafee). Nothing worked until I found a forum (not this one) where someone had downloaded Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware and it worked immediately and it was FREE. I'm glad I didn't give up and head over to the "Geek Squad" (I almost did) ..... Malwarebytes worked fast and removed that pesky virus without any problems. Thanks ... |
| darin12 | Aug 27, 2008 | 1.25 | 5 out of 5 |
I fix computers for a living. I have used malwarebytes on several occasions. It has always performed well in using it. I have used it mostly for removing winantivirus2008-2009 as well as many other nasties. |
| sorlag | Aug 20, 2008 | 1.25 | 2 out of 5 |
neat, but very low detection rate :( personally im sticking with mamutu and a-squared, as theire still unreached in therm of detection rates... i hope malwarebytes does some homework on its rates in the future... |
| JeanInMontana | Aug 18, 2008 | 1.25 | 5 out of 5 |
Paid or free versions have the same removal capabilities. Only the paid version has a tray icon. Vundo is a mutating trojan and no program will always remove it. The newest version of Vundo must be added to the definitions first. MBAM is always on the cutting edge of removal and often updates several times a day. All issues with BSOD will be corrected for the small percent of machines affected in the next three weeks max. We just keep getting better and we don't have to bad mouth another program to do that. |
| ninjeratu | Jul 19, 2008 | 1.21 | 3 out of 5 |
Reviewing the free version here, of course. It's one of the better tools for finding trojans like Vundo (mentioned below), but the quarantine and removal is, at best, terrible. Sometimes it actually tells you it removed something - when in reality it failed and the infection is still there. Most Vundo infections are good examples of this program's fundamental issues. This is not acceptable. Want to find stuff quickly? Use this and SUPERAntiSpyware. Want to be able to actually remove what you find, use HiJackThis. And, unfortunately, both Spybot and Ad-Aware are competely useless when it comes to serious malware/adware. |
| MHJ | Jul 8, 2008 | 1.20 | 3 out of 5 |
As of now, i have mixed emotions about this program (v1.20). Finding and removing malware like Trojan.Vundo is quite good, if i had to rate just that it would be a 4-5, but when it comes to the "Protection Module", the rating drops to a clear 1, and that's since v1.10 when i started testing it. I did NOT experience a BSOD yet but several error messages that caused the module to crash, and that was only caused due to loading some portable apps i use, and/or messing with the settings a little bit, which is unacceptable. Also the load times of several programs are inappropriate when you are using the protection module. I've read several threats in their forums and the developers keep saying "developing takes time" and such, but after testing 10 new versions with no real improvement, i start losing my faith. For now, not recommended to spend your money on this, unless u have enough of it and don't care. Otherwise, you better stay away from purchasing it, because it's just the same as throwing your cash out of the window, sorry. |
| Eldar | Jul 8, 2008 | 1.20 | 5 out of 5 |
@Undesired Username: If you do experience a BSOD, just send your minidump file to their support. They are very responsive to possible problems and a fix will follow shortly after. A previous version produced a BSOD when performing a scan, which was fixed pretty quick when it was reported. As for the icon it does show when you're using the paid version. (= realtime protection & automatic updates) I'm not saying it's a perfect program, but they're doing their best. Also most spyware warriors are recommending it today, instead of the previous AVG AS, which does tell us something about the quality of this software. Problems can always arise with protection software, but I applaud them for their swift response to those concerns. I say well done & keep up this excellent work. :-) |
| Undesired Username | Jul 3, 2008 | 1.19 | 1 out of 5 |
normishmael--It DOES have a tray icon, as a matter of fact. The icon only appears when you use the REAL-TIME component, which is for paying users. I can see you really know your way around the program. As for knowing what the cause of my machine "biting the dust" is, well it's pretty clear, since it happened (1) The instant I performed an action with the program, and (2) the name of the Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware driver was listed right in the BSOD text! |
| normishmael | Jun 30, 2008 | 1.19 | 4 out of 5 |
Undesired username: what the hell are you talking about? this program does not have a tray icon! Just the open window tabs. I am toggling these from restore,move,size,minimize,maximize and close, with no problem. Just because your machine bites the dust while a certain program is installed or active,does not mean its the cause. My machine is the most skittish,nurosis ridden, tempermental twit to ever escape from CastleGates,but it has no problem with this one. |
| Undesired Username | Jun 28, 2008 | 1.18 | 1 out of 5 |
Want a BSOD? Start a scan and then right click the tray icon and exit the application. Fun stuff! Does ANYONE test software these days? |
| Genital.Joe | Jun 10, 2008 | 1.17 | 5 out of 5 |
Outstanding software, with the best results, (for me) at fully removing the crapware others like Ad-Aware ( |
| [deXter] | Jun 6, 2008 | 1.15 | 5 out of 5 |
Used this on many machines to clean as many as 7 different variants of Vudno. Worked like a charm. This alone speaks volumes about this program, considering that Vundo is such a pain to remove. Malwarebytes shines where all other AVs and antimalware apps fail. |
| esr | Jun 6, 2008 | 1.15 | 5 out of 5 |
I won't speak towards the fights below- I will offer my direct experience with this tool. I finally got tagged by one of the java trojans this week. Random slowness & attempts to open various ips in the 85. range meant to be adverts of some sort. One of the Vundo varients. Was unable to clean with ad-aware, which did not find a thing or spybot, which found parts of it, but was unable to clean it. Nod32 3.0 never alerted. Manual instructions for cleaning were mostly accurate, but not overall helpfull. MBAM found it, and a second that hadn't even been hinted at prior to it's scan. Cleaned everything with two reboots. In short- it found & cleaned, for free. May not be perfect, but it worked for me... |
| bobad | May 30, 2008 | 1.14 | 4 out of 5 |
Exactly what thejaffe said. Scanning is a tad slow, detection is average, but removal is well above average. It detects and removes some very nasty (I assume) Smitfraud variants that hide and morph. 1 point off because the better freeware scanners have resident protection. MBAM's best use is to disinfect after the fact, and shouldn't be relied on as primary protection. |
| thejaffe | May 30, 2008 | 1.14 | 5 out of 5 |
I am a frequent visitor here, never felt compelled to write a review until now. Oddly, I had never used this product until last week, and not really knew much of it. But I used the free version after MANY hours of fighting with a machine I was repairing. I own a computer service and have 1000+ clients, am no way a newbie/weekend warrior. This machine was filthy and infected; and kept re-infecting at a ridiculously insane rate. I had run full scans with avast home, spybot, and several rootkit removers, and they mostly identified and did their "trys" at removal. After many rounds of this; I Googled the specific infection that was causing me A LOT of stress, and in some forum, this product was suggested. I installed, ran and it not only found the demon I was fighting; but a few more the others had missed. 1 reboot later and some small cleanup; and all was finally well. So I have to rate this a 5 because it did so well. Also to offset some harsh criticism as "worthless". Maybe it's not going to cure world hunger or AIDS, but it worked perfectly well for me, and was FREE, so to say it has no value is unfair. Some people get a bit crazy and bent about authors wanting to profit from their labours, and maybe even authors go to far trying to profit (based on comments here). But if they spend a great deal of time developing something; why begrudge them the ability to make a buck or two? They still offer a free version, of which saved me from smashing things and generally going nuts. Like I stated, I am a professional and skilled repair tech, and even I need tools to help sometimes. Especially with things I don't see every day and has variants that replicate and hide. This tool helped me weed out a nasty one. This review only applies to the free version, I have no experience with the pay version. I plan on adding this to my toolkit, and recommend it to anyone to try. Free is free. If you don't like it, or it's not for you, no harm done right? |
| leofelix | May 22, 2008 | 1.12 | 5 out of 5 |
do you speak italian? Take a look here, if you do no not speak italian you can see the pictures:) http://www.megalab.it/ar...hp?id=1257&pagina=3 nobody asked crazy.cat (one of the most important italian security related researcher) to write very good opinion about MalwareBytes'Antimalware. |
| jofin | May 7, 2008 | 1.12 | 2 out of 5 |
I too was a beta tester and what oldcodger claims is absolutely true. The author did send the email and request beta testers leave positive feedback here. I think oldcodger has been more than fair in his comments telling people to make up their own minds. Left to me. I would say that malwarebytes is useless, worthless and if anyone pays for it, they need their heads examined. |
| oldcodger | May 7, 2008 | 1.12 | 1 out of 5 |
In response to lurkingatu2 who claims he did not see me downloading the software. Unless I used the same download name and he was part of the administratiuon for this program he couldn't possibly have known I was downloading it! Just to put him clear, I also received the email from the author hitting out at this website for bad feedback and requesting beta testers to leave positive ones. Unlike him, I can only leave feedback based on facts - Superantispyware and Spybot are vastly superior to this offering and I am absolutely certain that there will be paid software which is also superior. I shall shortly reproduce the authors email here, confirming the above. In addition, there is not a doubt in my mind that the author continues to try and manipulate this forum ( and probably others ). In my earlier post, I suggested that potential users try this and compare it to the others suggested above and then make up their own minds. This surely, is a fair and just comment. Just what is the author so scared of ? Why did he request others to leave positive ratings ? Could it be that he desperately wants our money for an inferior product ? Why are comments left giving great ratings when I and many others think they are unjustified. Make up your own minds - don't let me or others influence you. |
| johnnyutah97 | May 6, 2008 | 1.12 | 5 out of 5 |
Malwarebytes' has created a very impressive product - it was able to detect a malware instance on my wife's machine that no other competing product was able to identify. I hope Anti-Malware starts getting the positive press that it deserves. It is a great, simple to use product and the team was very helpful and responsive! |
| lurkingatu2 | Apr 13, 2008 | 1.11 | 5 out of 5 |
i beta tested for mbam and did not see oldcodger there downloading the software in hopes of getting it free is not beta testing you have to give feedback also and if it's that bad why are hjt log readers using it look around and i doin't think finding cookies are better detection rates as you doin't need a malware tool to get them off your pc |
| leofelix | Apr 9, 2008 | 1.11 | 5 out of 5 |
one of the best antimalware I ever used. pros: it's freeware too (with no real time module and some feature) light, efficient, it removes rookits, rogue utilities, spyware and trojans. MalwareBytes' Antimalware is compatible with the most of antivirus and firewall. |
| King of Holland | Apr 8, 2008 | 1.11 | 1 out of 5 |
If a (worthless) tool costing $25 is this far and still have to fix these kinds of bugs, I really wonder the few poor souls that hand over their money. Besides, I think it only detects a handful of nasties, and not even able to fix them too. Even if this was freeware, it still wasn't worth the download. |
| preinterpost | Apr 2, 2008 | 1.10 | 1 out of 5 |
1 extra poing for posting a change list 5 minus points for manipulating the forum and trying to push this security risk onto unsuspecting user's PCs. Stay away. |
| oldcodger | Mar 20, 2008 | 1.09 | 2 out of 5 |
I was a beta tester for this program and defended it vigorously thro the beta stages. It does work but only to a limited extent compared to some other similar programs. After the beta testing was over it was then necessary to pay for the program and frankly, there is no way I would pay for this. Both the freeware and professional editions of Superantispyware are vastly superior as is Spybot freeware. As I said earlier, I have defended this program thro its beta testing stages but, as others have indicated, they are sceptical about where some of the comments left here have come from. I now have to admit that I too feel that the comments are being manipulated either by the author or his friends. The program is most definately not as good as some of the comments would indicate. My impartial advice would be to go for one of the free spyware removal programs I mentioned earlier. If you must try this program, then run it first then run the others afterwards. I think you will find that the detection rate is far lower than the others. |
| OvrDriVE | Mar 20, 2008 | 1.09 | 5 out of 5 |
Gotta give this a 5. It found and removed what symantec's removal tool could not. decent program for what it does. |
| gismo409 | Mar 11, 2008 | 1.08 | 5 out of 5 |
IMHO this program has potential, it does have fast scans, it updates frequently. It has not found anything on my system, but I use this only as a back up scanner. Seems light, does'nt have alot of running processes, like some other programs. The only thing I noticed that it said I should uninstall all other previous versions before going to 1.08, I did this, cleaned registry, and I found I still had all my log files from previous scans! Like I said before , this program has Great Potential |
| Malwarebytes | Feb 25, 2008 | 1.05 | 3 out of 5 |
@De Julien, 1. I am not controlling anybody's responses. I am not a moderator here. I understand it is not about how many updates are released but the detection rate. I was simply defending comments below stating that we did not update our database and that our scans were slow. |
| De Julien | Feb 22, 2008 | 1.05 | 1 out of 5 |
The mafia author is controlling people's responses here, all negative reviews will be removed ! @Malwarebytes, it's not the ammount of updates that's important, it's the detection-base. @Malwarebytes, it's not the scanning speed that's important, it's recognizing malware. |
| radiomaffia | Feb 19, 2008 | 1.04 | 3 out of 5 |
Haven't tested it and read enough allthough I must say I'm surprised that a developer of Malwarebytes has the cutts to be critical on a comment. It shouldn't surprise me that if you purchase and are not satisfed the same funny devoloper is making fun of you then. Devoloper, let the comments the comments it isn't your job to get involved here, who ever you are. Make a good product that is worthfull the money and you will see the ratings are getting higher and that is for both advantage, to get rid of malware&make same money to devolop. Good luck |
| preinterpost | Feb 11, 2008 | 1.03 | 1 out of 5 |
If you check the reviews of this product you will see the high rating simply originates from the developers and their friends (beta testers). Security is serious business. Go with something established. There are plenty of free alternatives. |
| Malwarebytes | Feb 5, 2008 | 1.02 | 5 out of 5 |
Funny how we update our definitions 2-3 times a day and our scans are faster than the products you listed yet you still give a 1. Great rating! |
| Michelle | Feb 5, 2008 | 1.02 | 1 out of 5 |
Having tested Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.02 fully I can tell you the people at Malwarebytes.org have a lot of work in front of them. Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.02 FAILED big time at detecting some test trojans. I wanted to see if Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.02 could detect some test trojans that AVG Anti-Spyware the free version detected right away. Also Lavasoft Ad-Aware 2007 Free version DID NOT have a problem detecting the test trojans either. Lets face it Malwarebytes is small compared to the big boys like Lavasoft and Grisoft just to name a few and Malwarebytes definitions arent up dated daily they have a very small and limited database. Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.02 scans are very slow all in all I would say dont bother with Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.02 |
| Winkler | Feb 4, 2008 | 1.02 | 5 out of 5 |
bobad, i don't get what is your problem? this is free program. don't use it if you don't like it. i don't have nothing against malwarebytes. maybe you are just like metshrine who tries to bash dvdfab all the time. and preinterpost, malwarebytes is free. and use i spybot all the time too. |
| preinterpost | Feb 4, 2008 | 1.02 | 1 out of 5 |
Get SpyBot or something well established (and free) instead. http://www.betanews.com/...organization/1202163032 |
| bobad | Jan 27, 2008 | 1.01 | 3 out of 5 |
I just D/L and tested the latest release. There is still no realtime scanner, so there is still no reason to choose it over fully functional Freeware programs such as Spybot or Spyware Terminator. Detecting Spyware after the fact is too late and pretty useless. Therefore the program itself is pretty useless. My advice is to find a Freeware AS program with a realtime scanner, and avoid such programs. |
| Malwarebytes | Jan 22, 2008 | 1.00 | 5 out of 5 |
Nope, the program is one process. The monitor is a separate one and can be purchased. It does not run until requested. Let us know if you have any more issues. |
| Point Zero | Jan 22, 2008 | 1.00 | 5 out of 5 |
Does this tool dump a lot of resident processes on your system, and a few services that run constantly ? |
| joe53 | Jan 13, 2008 | 0.89 Beta | 5 out of 5 |
When I beta-test a scanner, I ask myself the following questions: 1) Does it come from a respected source? 2) Does it have a good user-to-user support forum? 3) Is the author personally involved in trouble-shooting on this forum? 4) Is the GUI intuitive/user-friendly? 5) Is it easy to install/uninstall? 6) Do all my other resident defenses continue to perform well? 7) Does my PC/browser performance remain unaffected? 8) Is (manual) updating trouble-free? (No automatic updates for beta-ware for me!) 9) Does the scanner remove (not merely detect) infections? 10) Is there a quarantine/restore option (in case of false positive detections)? 11) Are false positive detections infrequent? 12) Are deletions of FPs benign? Having beta-tested MBAM from the beginning, I can state that the answer to all the above is a definitive "yes". The only glitch I encountered was that Comodo Firewall Pro 3 would generate benign 0 byte files during an MBAM scan that subsequent scans detected. Deactivating CFP Advanced+ (HIPS) prior to scanning prevented this. Disclaimer: Apart from beta-testing, I have no association with the author of this product. |
| bobad | Jan 9, 2008 | 0.89 Beta | 4 out of 5 |
Works fine. However, because it has no real-time scanning, there is no compelling reason to choose it over Spybot or Spyware Terminator. I do like the light, simple GUI and the updates that installs quickly and cleanly. |
| Travasaurus | Jan 9, 2008 | 0.88 Beta | 5 out of 5 |
I'm an independent consultant who has been beta testing this product for several months now, on Vista Business and XP Professional (both of which are "production" machines, I might add). Aside from some minor glitches which were so insignificant that I can't even remember what they were, this little jewel runs like a striped-ass ape. I went to the trouble of joining this forum just so I could put my 2 cents worth in, with no axe to grind whatsoever, because some Bozo out there who obviously DOES have an axe to grind tried to falsely denigrate this great little program. It works like a charm, in my estimation... |
| jofin | Jan 9, 2008 | 0.88 Beta | 5 out of 5 |
I get really fed up with some of the negative responses, not only about this program but others listed on this website. If a program deserves a negative review I would do it in a minute. However, I have downloaded the last few releases of Malwarebites and used them. There is absolutely no justification for others to state that it is spyware or any other type of "negative ware". My installation and use has not brought about viruses or spyware appearing because of it. As for the program itself, it runs quickly, even on the deep check and if there is anything found, it notifies you of this. Readers may not believe this review or may even be sceptical of its source but my best advice would be to download it, install it and try it for yourself. Ignore the negative reviews and make up your own mind. |
| mickjj | Jan 9, 2008 | 0.88 Beta | 5 out of 5 |
Have tested MBAM since it began, no issues running on either Vista or XP. Am impressed by speed of both scan and update. I run antivir (the paid for model)and I clicked on the link and guess what?NOTHING! |
| p3t3rb0na | Jan 8, 2008 | 0.88 Beta | 5 out of 5 |
I have Beta Tested MBAM for the get go. Apart from a minor problem with the Update feature early on (resolved very quickly)I have found MBAM an excellent addition to my Malware arsenal. Extremely easy to use GUI a fast and efficient Malware Program. Thanks to Malwarebytes for the use of this highly effective Malware Program. |
| Malwarebytes | Jan 7, 2008 | 0.88 Beta | 3 out of 5 |
You are ridiculous. The posts below are all legit. I am the only developer of MBAM, no 'developers' are posting reviews. You can ask FileForum, they are all unique IP's. As for you, you are providing NO USEFUL feedback. PLEASE stop posting to this download, nobody is gaining anything from it. We have over 6,000 beta testers and not one has reported a problem except you with your false threats. |
| hurzx | Jan 7, 2008 | 0.88 Beta | 1 out of 5 |
@kbsoftware It's not you...¨Positive reviews are from the developpers. Once, just after I posted a negative review, a very positive one appeared. In that post there was a link; I clicked on it and I immediately got a virus which was detected and stopped by Antivir. Strange no ? |
| kbsoftware | Jan 5, 2008 | 0.85 Beta | 3 out of 5 |
I'm not impressed by this program. And is it me or does anyone else notice something suspicious with the positive reviews below ? |
| nerrad | Jan 4, 2008 | 0.85 Beta | 5 out of 5 |
MBAM is shaping up nicely. The quick and full scans are very fast. It does NOT cause any system damage (as claimed by a couple of reviewers) and can be uninstalled cleanly. MBAM can actually remove any malware it finds. It is being developed by reputable people in the anti-malware community. MBAM will replace Ad-Aware on my machine. |
| GSMAN | Dec 27, 2007 | 0.84 Beta | 4 out of 5 |
At least one person speaks the truth [prm753]. Application is coming along nicely, updated often, very fast initial process scan to stop running malware and IE instances if checked in config., offers a PRO version which uses scheduling for updates and scans. Keep up the good work! |
| CyberDoc999 | Dec 27, 2007 | 0.83 Beta | 1 out of 5 |
it is very bad .... it messed up my system |
| lurkingatu2 | Dec 17, 2007 | 0.80 Beta | 5 out of 5 |
i like and trust malwarebytes antimalware and the people behind it it scans fast and it has not messed up my system (hurzx lol) |
| prm753 | Dec 17, 2007 | 0.80 Beta | 5 out of 5 |
Well, that review by hurzx was a waste of space. MBAM 0.80 scans quite quickly for me and is not (as our friend hurzx would like to claim) malware. In fact, our friend hurzx doesn't even have any evidence to back up his claims - but he spouts nonsense anyways. Malware Bytes' Anti-Malware is brought to you by the same folks who created About:Buster and RogueRemover, two highly respected pieces of software in the anti-malware community. That fact alone would point to the fact that MBAM is anything but malware. 5 stars. |
| hurzx | Dec 17, 2007 | 0.80 Beta | 1 out of 5 |
It is not even a malware tool, but a malware itself. Just a bad joke. Scans slowwwwwwwwly, finds nothing and mess up your system. To avoid absolutely. |
| sho-dan | Dec 12, 2007 | 0.79 Beta | 5 out of 5 |
Malwarebytes'Anti-Malware is user friendly, the graphical user interface (GUI ) is clean and arranged in the right order and the general settings are not complicated to use. You can perform either quick scan or a full system scan to detect and quarantine/remove the malware found on your computer,the Quick and Full scan speeds are quite fast. Malwarebytes'Anti-Malware is one excellent program. |
| adchia | Dec 10, 2007 | 0.79 Beta | 5 out of 5 |
Installation is fast and smooth. The GUI is nicely organized by easy to read tabs. Numerous settings are available for the user to browser through. For example, the user can decide whether they want a context menu item from MBAM. As for the actual scan, lightning fast. Marcin has said that he'll continue improving the scan speed. The only con I can think of regarding the scanner is that it does hog some resources, although this seems to have improved from past versions. One would think that the scan isn't very thorough since its fast, but MBAM is already taking down stubborn malware. I'm confident that its database will catch up to other top notch antimalware applications, especially since nosirrah, a respected malware hunter, is building up the database. The real-time protection is still being implemented. It looks promising, however, with a MBAM system service in the works. Scheduling will be allowed in the pro version. I think the limitations are fair, similar to those of the popular SUPERAntiSpyware. In addition to the basic scanning, removing, prevention aspects of MBAM, the program also has FileASSASSIN included, which allows removal of tough to remove files. From the looks of it, additional tools like fixes to common problems (like broken system restore, fixing broken LSPs) will be included. Sometime in the future, the list of targeted malware will be included, according to nosirrah, but since MBAM is just beginning to build up its database, removal is more important- a logical conclusion. Overall, this is a promising product. Watch out for a final release before the end of the year. Its fast scan times promote frequent scans and its database is sure to be strong later on. False positives may appear in the beta stage, but the time MBAM is released, false positives probably won't be very frequent. |
| Malwarebytes | Dec 9, 2007 | 0.78 Beta | 5 out of 5 |
Hello, my name is Marcin Kleczynski, and I am one of the developers of Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware. If you find and bugs or any features you would like included, do not hesitate to contact us on our website http://www.malwarebytes.org. |
| 2Ton | Dec 9, 2007 | 0.78 Beta | 5 out of 5 |
Scans superfast. Quick scan = 1 minute 57 seconds and Full Scan = 15 minutes 04 seconds. I like the interface, it is simple and self explanatory. Runs well, no system crashes or bugs for me. |
| bobad | Dec 8, 2007 | 0.78 Beta | 4 out of 5 |
Nice, simple GUI. Very light, clean, and intuitive. I don't know how effective the scanner is, because the Spybot and Spyware Terminator's realtime scanners keep my system clean. The bad news is, the scanner is a bit slow, and if you try to un-check the context menu in "Settings", it causes an error and eventual program hang. I consider the program a demo, because it's not very useful without a realtime scanner. |
| hurzx | Dec 7, 2007 | 0.78 Beta | 1 out of 5 |
Incredibly fast. It took only 1h 35mn 51s to not even perform a full scan of 48 300 files and less than 20Mg! I stopped it before the end, it would have last one week to complete. Whatevet I scan C,D or E drive, results are the same ! The same 5 false positive as winlogon in system 32 or taskmgr ! It also messed up the system so that I had to make a restore. Perfect malware product. I strongly recommend not to install and try it and urge Betanews to be more vigilent with what is posted on the site. |
| 2Ton | Dec 6, 2007 | 0.77 Beta | 5 out of 5 |
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware 0.77 is a good peace of software. It is easy to install. The interface is simple and not clattered. The buttons are easy to understand even for newbies, which I am one of them. It scans pretty fast. It scanned my 80gig hard drive very fast, the quick scan took only 2 minutes and 19 seconds and the full scan took only 16 minutes and 9 seconds. |
| JeanInMontana | Dec 6, 2007 | 0.77 Beta | 5 out of 5 |
As a tester for this program from the start and member of the moderating team at Malwarebytes, I know first hand just how good it is. It's GREAT!! The people behind this program are well known malware researchers and highly respected in the security community. This program will continue to improve and will stay on the cutting edge of detection. |
| Supacoo | Dec 4, 2007 | 0.77 Beta | 5 out of 5 |
MBAM is a fast scanner that packs a punch against some tough viruses. I can't wait to see it keep updating and improving. So far I like what I see. |
| Galifray | Dec 3, 2007 | 0.76 Beta | 5 out of 5 |
It's smaller than the pre-2007 Ad-aware, and works quickly and without grabbing huge amounts of RAM and processor time. The tabbed interface is arranged logically, though it may be a bit large with too much padding, as it takes up half the screen. I like it. |
| Point Zero | Dec 3, 2007 | 0.76 Beta | 5 out of 5 |
It's free and concurrency for SS&D, that's not bad ! |
| ltsnow | Nov 25, 2007 | 0.73 Beta | 5 out of 5 |
.74 Beta is now out and it has major changes. This is extremely fast and is updated regularly. |
| preinterpost | Nov 13, 2007 | 0.71 Beta | 3 out of 5 |
With VORTEX technology! Must be good then! |
| ltsnow | Nov 12, 2007 | 0.71 Beta | 5 out of 5 |
I have been using this program for about a week now and I really like it. It has frequent updates and is very fast. Excellent program. |
| Methsrine | Nov 12, 2007 | 0.71 Beta | 4 out of 5 |
Not bad |
| bellgamin | Oct 31, 2007 | 0.69 Beta | 3 out of 5 |
Anti-Malware (MBAM) is not an antivirus. I'm not sure exactly WHAT MBAM is. It's too new, even for the folks at Wilders Security Forums. At Wilders, MBAM's proponent described MBAM as follows (quoted in part): "MBAM uses a lot better, and safer, heuristics scanning. ...It is not an AntiVirus, it is an AntiMalware program...." Security programs can be VERY hard to uninstall. If you aren't an experienced beta tester, I'd say leave it alone for now. If you do decide to test it, I recommend you install it to a separate image or VM. |
| DatabaseBen | Aug 10, 2007 | 0.66 Beta | 5 out of 5 |
do we need another antiviral on the market? what would meke this software better to use than those on the market already? |
