![]() ![]() Don’t worry about this choice - both versions are identical in terms of features. During installation, the program will ask you whether you want to install it on your home or work computer. There’s one more thing I want to mention in this Malwarebytes review. However, you won’t miss any crucial features like virus protection or file quarantine - in other words, Malwarebytes will simply act as a decent, no-nonsense antivirus product. For example, you won’t find Parental Controls, a firewall, or a password manager in your Malwarebytes antivirus package. Malwarebytes performance abilities have risen from standard to advanced in just 6 months (April, 2021 - October, 2021).Įven though Malwarebytes offers quite a few useful features, it is not as feature-rich as, say, Avast, McAfee or any other top antivirus software. However, the testing of its performance shows a rather promising improvement. Unluckily, Malwarebytes results here are not as impressive – experts categorize its security as standard. The malware protection tests execute malicious files on the system and not on the web. Malwarebytes Premium version showed that it can successfully block from 99.4% to 99.6% threats. Real-World protection tests include using all security-related features on the web. The independent experts performed the Real-World protection, malware protection, and performance tests with it. Moreover, Malwarebytes has recently joined the AV Comparatives testing in 2021. ![]() With results like these, you can be sure that your device is protected. The antivirus program detected from 99.4% to 100% of zero-day threats and 100% of 4-weeks old malware. It’s nice to see the improvement, especially when keeping in mind that Malwarebytes has managed to beat the industry average in virus detection. It scored a maximum of 6 points in Performance, Protection, and Usability. In April 2021, the 4.3.0 version of Malwarebytes was selected as the top product by the experts. The company decided to participate in AV testing in 2018 and their results have been improving ever since. After all, you don’t want your computer to become the test subject – that’s what testing labs are for. Therefore, this CAN NOT be a legitimate offer.Before you download any antivirus software, it is a good idea to not only read its reviews, but also check its independent testing results. As an example, May 13 on eBay, I saw a “Malwarebytes Lifetime Premium edition license” on sale for just $14.99 from a seller with an 87.5% approval rating after only 24 total sales (it should have been 100%). And if you try your luck on eBay, please be EXTRA careful. If you look at the Amazon or Newegg websites, just be very careful that you get a legitimate product key from a reputable seller. Presently, it is very common and very smart for folks to install Malwarebytes Premium on their tablets, and smart phones, in addition to their PCs thus making the original VCC deal even less attractive.Īs of better deals are available from Malwarebytes, Amazon and possibly Newegg. It is worthwhile to note that the VCC discount only applied to one license, and was NEVER a good deal if more than one device required protection. The VCC arrangement with Malwarebytes was very informal, with no contract in place and hence no formal guarantee the program would continue indefinitely. Malwarebytes may continue to allow members who already have a discounted license to renew at the reduced price or they may not – we just don’t know. As a consequence, we must cease providing that link to anyone who sends the VCC a request to take advantage of the deal. Since the start of 2020 payment of dues is no longer required by the VCC. Please be advised that the discount deal struck between the VCC and Malwarebytes was predicated on the VCC being able to limit access to the link for the discounted offer to dues paying members only. ![]()
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