Malwarebyte's Server Slow?

Discussion in 'other anti-malware software' started by rookieman, Dec 15, 2008.

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  1. rookieman

    rookieman Registered Member

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    I'm using the freebie of this and most of the time their updates are fast.I just tried it with Vista and then XP Home and they're really slow.Is anyone else seeing this as well?
     
  2. Peter2150

    Peter2150 Global Moderator

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    Yes. Same here.
     
  3. rookieman

    rookieman Registered Member

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    Thanks Peter,I just thought it might of been on my end.
     
  4. BJStone

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    Slow like molasses, even their site is slow and at times it can take more than five minutes to reach them.
     
  5. Criss

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    i also notice that there is no more heuristics scanning at the end of the quick scan.

    Do anyone here also encounter this? o_O
     
  6. StevieE9

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    Yes, there is obviously a problem with their update servers today.
    But it's faster if you change the update mirror to securitywonks.net
     
  7. BJStone

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    Yep, that's right. Weird to say the least...
     
  8. c2d

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    same here,is there any explanation for this issue?
     
  9. Criss

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    Yep very weird. I also cant get in to malwarebytes website.

    Seems like something is happening to malwarebytes.:mad:
     
  10. BJStone

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    I'm on at their site right now, but as said it is soooooo sloooooooow.
     
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    Have to leave now and will check back later tonight.
     
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    The site is back to normal, they had some problems. Also the speed of updating is back to like it used to be.

    Still there is no more heuristics scanning at the end of the quick scan. o_O
     
  15. Franklin

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    MBAM's sites seem OK atm.

    Nah, MBAM doesn't detect much at all?:blink:

    Sample of 39 rogue installers and one good file scanned below.
    Scan.JPG
     
  16. rainbow1112

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    Malwarebytes is doing very good consider there are only there are only 5 people working @ it? read it somewhere on there forum...
     
  17. Criss

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    Malwarebytes seem to be back to normal and the heuristics scan is also back. :)
     
  18. StevieE9

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    Anyone using MalwareBytes as a stand alone on demand scanner, should just change the update mirror in the 'updates' section to the alternative to malwarebytes.org (in mine it shows securitywonks.net) and it updates ultra fast.
     
  19. rookieman

    rookieman Registered Member

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    I have since deleted this program.I might try it again later,I found that sometimes when I went to check for updates that it automatically checked the securitywonks.net update site and I used to get an error.However when I changed it to the Malwarebytes server it updated fine.o_O It did get a few of my friends out of jams when this Antivirus bug was on the go earlier:thumb:
     
  20. Franklin

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    MBAM is an excellent app and is the best at what it does in removing rogue programs.

    How many pc's have I worked on where a major AV has been disabled by some rogue with MBAM cleaning up the infection allowing the AV to work again?

    Let's just say heaps! :cool:

    If ya don't like it then don't use it.:mad:
     
  21. LowWaterMark

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    A large number of off-topic posts have been removed. This thread is about a specific issue with the MBAM servers, not people's opinions of the product or anyone's "tests" of it.
     
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