One question about MBAM Pro

Hi there guys.

I just bought an license of MBAM Pro which i have started to use it together with my Eset Nod32 AV.My question is that when i try to test Malwarebytes in realtime protection..it doesnt stop anything(Not an single malware was stopped).How does its "realtime" protection works?.It was worth buying it?

Thanks in advance.

 

the money is well spent
You've support a good product
The realtime protection is a choice, turn it on if u need ip and malware filter
I use only on demand since I already have two (or more) realtime protection

 

Thank u for your answer.

I finally did MBAM Pro to work and its absolutely great.

 

MBAM Pro scans malware on-execution, so you have to execute it if you want to test it.(Of course it also has the Bad IP blocking module, but that depends on the way of testing.

 

it's strong

 

MBAM scans on-access, so pretty much malware should be detected whenever it's "touched" one way or another.

 

That's not completely true, is it? MBAM does not scan on-access but rather on-execution.

 

It scans on access. There are many I time I've downloaded malware from MDL or malcode to test. As soon as I was downloading the file and saved it, MBAM would speak up.

 

my experience: two systems - mbam (full) with eset = heavy load sometimes, not really recommend.

means exactly what? own tests?
that could be the interference with eset.
BTW no boot time protection - so if it fails it has a big bang.
documents scan - dont know (like DMON in Eset)

its like all the others in this cloud - second opinion.

 

As Brummelchen said, paired with another, might be a little heavy. MBAM forum recommends excluding processes from the AV in MBAM, and MBAM processes in the AV.

I run MBAM full on its own, and it uses about 30mb of memory. Light as (I also run Hitman Pro once a day to cover any shortfalls).

But its IP blocker seems to be very effective.

 

It is completely true. I run it real-time and whenever I throw any piece of malware at my system, it kicks in right away. Not sure if you've tried the Pro version tho...

 

MBAM Pro only provides on-execution protection which you by the way can see under 'settings'. Also, for more information, please have a look at their official forum; http://forums.malwarebytes.org/index.php?showtopic=31632&view=findpost&p=162310

"MBAM which only scans them in realtime on execution in memory (this is by design so that MBAM won't interfere with antivirus software"
- Samuel E Lindsey, Staff of Malwarebytes.

Oh, did I forget to mention I've had MBAM Pro installed for months?

 

Many non-execution events require memory mapping for example mouse over to see details is enough to trigger detection.

 

As you rightly say, MBAM prevents malware from entering memory in any way. By definition, MBAM is an on-execution scanner rather than an on-access scanner as these scan files regardless of action/write/read etc.

 

Thank you for the accurate explanation nosirrah

 

What did you test it with? Very old malware? Malwarebytes only detects recent and prevalent threats.

 

Someone asked recently if mouse overs are enough to cause infection?

 

We were talking about detection trigger, not infection trigger.

 

Yes, I understand what you were talking about.
And I asked a related question about mouse overs.
I asked if a mouse over can cause an infection.

 

Certain exploits can be triggered via mouse over, the wmf exploit for example.

 

MBAM is very good against new threats

 

they push signatures like 3 or 4 times a day

 

For those questioning the original poster's comments about it not doing anything, he obviously tried the program, as the third post says it has done great.

Run MBAM on its own, back it up with hitman pro. You'll be grinning ear to ear. Like me. But seriously, it's a solid program, no CPU spikes, runs light, great detection, and support always on-hand. Well worth the cash for the full version.

 

That's right, since I believe his first language is not english (me too btw)
I trust that what he really mean on the first post : will it be worth to buy mbam or not?
Not to bad mouth mbam at all, since he can't use mbam reall time if he didn't buy it
After he buy it, he goes very happy on the third post

Sometimes I find myself in difficult situation while explaining or defining problem with english
But I do have some advantage while reading a fellow non english speaker/fluent

 

mbam pro is very powerfull and can be run alone but for the script type malware it is advisible to have an antivirus also