We tested Malwarebytes using a variety of different viruses, including a. Just to see what would happen, we downloaded (but did not open) five files that we happen to know to contain various forms of malware. This may seem obvious, but ultimately, antivirus software is only as good as its ability to stop viruses, so let’s not beat around the bush. In addition, the company provides a 60-day money-back guarantee, two whole months to decide if we were completely satisfied with the software or not. Included as one of Malwarebytes pricing options is a free fully-functioning 14-day trial of its Premium service, so we took the program for a spin while we made up our minds. In the simplest terms that means it doesn’t run a scan just because you opened the app you have to specifically ask for it. In addition, while Malwarebytes offers on-demand scans and scheduled scans, it does not include on-access scans. Generally speaking, a quick scan will catch most malware, but there’s always the possibility that something is lurking in a less-used region of a device. That means while it looked at all the running programs, critical systems, and new files, it didn’t examine our whole computer. However, the software didn’t have a deep scanning option. It also came with a utilitarian antivirus scanner, which was among the fastest we’ve used with a complete scan coming in at just over a minute. Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPs for short adorable!).The app promised to protect our devices from: What fun is that? We were always “those kids,” the ones sneaking around trying to find out what we were getting for Christmas well before December 25th.

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