Here you can view info on the database currently protecting you, the release date of the last update, or the amount of fingerprints loaded and ready to protect you against malware.Įach nasty, once caught, gets to be sent to quarantine, an isolated place from where it can't do any harm to your system.
If you want to check for new updates and load the latest signatures, Update is where you should be. Its purpose is to protect you and your system from intrusions “by blocking them before they can do significant damage.” In other words, this is the real-time protection center. The Protection area is reserved for the full version of the software. Under the Scanner section the app features two types of scans you can appeal to in case of suspicion: a quick one, which checks the system for the most common types of malware, and a full scan, which is designed to run a thorough verification of every drive specified by you (removable ones are accepted, as well as network locations). Simplicity and comfort in use are the words to characterize the interface by. All its options are aligned in eight easy-to-follow tabs. Once launched, Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware presents a simple-looking interface that does nothing but plainness to stand out with. Installation of the program is done in a jiffy and there is absolutely nothing peculiar about it, so we're not going to hang around this at all. Other than this there is absolutely no difference between the two. The $24.95 full version of Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware offers real-time protection against nasties and boasts scheduling options for system scans. Everything is reported clearly in a simple text document any user can read.īesides the freeware version we're going to test, there is also a paid version of the product, which comes packed with more functionality. In fact, as far as the interface is concerned, a new tab has been added to give you access to the scan logs and see exactly the infected areas (memory processes, memory modules, registry keys/values/data, folders), the number of objects checked and the amount of malware detected.
The application has not changed too much since our analysis of version 0.68 of Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware. So it should be used as a second layer of backup for the computer. As usual, its purpose is to root out nasties that are generally overlooked by the protection suite habitually residing on your system. After the version firstly reviewed by us the application has grown some new features and consolidated its signature database to pull out the latest types of malware from your system.
It's been a while since we've taken a good look at Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware.
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