Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Updates

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  1. roger_m

    roger_m Registered Member

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    I would never do a clean install to get Malwarebytes or any other software working, or for any other reason.

    In order to see if there were any issues caused by upgrading from v2 rather than doing a fresh install of Malwarebytes, I uninstalled it and removed any remaining traces with Comodo Programs Manager. I then ran the Malwarebytes Anti-Mwlare Cleanup Utility to remove any traces of MBAM v2.

    I reinstalled v3 again (and my license information had been retained), and started running a Threat Scan. I didn't take long for me to stop the scan, as just as last time I ran it, CPU use is ridiculously high, exceeding 90% at times. That's reason enough for me to give it a miss until a stable version is released, and I'm uninstalling it now.
     
  2. jadinolf

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    Yeah, right.:D:D:D
     
  3. Victek

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    The thing is not everyone has these problems. Sometimes a little detective work can find the cause. The most common reason I think is interactions with other security software. You could experiment with turning off real time protection in other products just to see if that helps. It is ultimately up to the developer to improve compatibility, but sometimes we can help.
     
  4. plat1098

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    Yes! With i7, it was running 90-96%. Yikes! But, the scan's duration for me was 40 seconds max, usually less. So, it's a trade-off, I'd best not do anything else while scan was running. With another standalone scanner, CPU use is 40% or so, duration 50 seconds. So, agreed: CPU is inordinately high here, and scan duration is not that much more with another software. Speedy scan of itself is not a decision-maker. Note: all premium modules were disabled.

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  5. Victek

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    I just ran a Hyper Scan; it took less than a minute and using Task Manager the CPU usage never went above 40%. I also have an i7/8 core CPU. This is with real time protections ON (except Exploit Protection), but I don't know that that makes any difference. As for a speedy scan not being a decision maker that depends on your priorities. If I was concerned that there was malware on my computer I would want the scan to run as fast as possible and use as much CPU as necessary.

    MBAM v2 has the option to "reduce priority of scans to improve multitasking". Perhaps the vendor could implement that in v3 if requested?
     
  6. Rainwalker

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    I was wondering the same thing.
     
  7. plat1098

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    You're right of course, this was just for demo purposes. The CPU use actually peaks at 90+%, it doesn't remain at that level. Also, MBAM has uninstalled cleanly for me, no leftover drivers so far. I replaced above screenshot because it was crummy and second scan was only 18 seconds.

    Adding: I disabled other security to assure no interference/high CPU from those--there certainly would be a difference there. HMP Alert makes using this MBAM annoying, even when it's "disabled." It would be nice to have a switch or something when HMP Alert (or other conflicting app) is on the system

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    I'm having problem with MBAM 3 freezing my pc at boot up, along with other slow down problems. I have narrowed these down to MBAM and am uninstalling it - at least temporarily until they get a working version that isn't buggy. To those who have already dumped MBAM, what are you replacing it with? Appreciate any suggestions. Thanks.
     
  10. Buddel

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    I dumped MB3, and there are currently no plans here to reinstall it any time soon. I'm also looking for a decent replacement but I haven't found one yet. For the time being, KIS 2017 is all I use (plus two on-demand scanners).
     
  11. Peter2150

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    For now a good replacement is mbam 2. It works very well.
     
  12. JohnBurns

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    What site is reliable for getting MBAM2? Don't want to download a bunch of spyware trying to prevent them - lol.
     
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    Thanks daman1
     
  15. Buddel

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    Thanks, @Peter2150 , but I'm actually looking for something different. What about ZAM, ZAL or HMP.A? Or can I do without additional security software if I use KIS 2017? Wouldn't it be "overkill" to use more than one real-time app? I would just like to avoid compatibility issues.
     
  16. jadinolf

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    I agree!
     
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    Chicalogic's ChicaPC-Shield is a rebranded MBAM 2 and it accepts MBAM licences, for those interested.
     
  18. ozbadcat

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    Call me a wuss - but as a non-techie person running premium MBAM 2.1043 and MBAE faultlessly ( touch wood ) for the past couple of years on 3 home computers, I am loathe to throw it all away and get burdened by installing MBAM 3 and running into a whole heap of problems that many of you 'experts' are presently experiencing and many can't seem to resolve.

    Hopefully Malwarebytes will continue to SUPPORT MBAM 2.1403 definitionwise until such time that the majority of issues of MBAM 3 have been sorted
     
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  19. Peter2150

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    The scheduled date is next june. And yes hopefully they get it sorted
     
  20. roger_m

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    It's only v1.75 and was released over three years ago, and according to the website it only support up to Windows 7. Using MBAM v2.x would be a much better option, as it is up to date, and is released by a trustworthy company.

    It seems that Chicalogic has not released updates for any of their products for some time, which is a good thing in my opinion.
     
  21. Tyrizian

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    On my fast machine, with nothing else on my startup, and a tweaked system, Malwarebytes makes my system feel old.

    I appreciate everything that the Malwarebytes team is doing, but my goodness this thing feels sluggish

    I really do wish future updates concentrate way more on performance.
     
  22. roger_m

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    In my case a Threat Scan takes quite some time to run. The last time Malwarebytes was actually able to complete a scan it took over 30 minutes, as there are many gigabytes of files to scan on my system. If scan times were quick, CPU use wouldn't be an issue.

    I just reread this post from Marcin:
    I had read that when he originally posted it, and from memory I was sure he'd said the CPU use issue would be fixed before the final version was released. However, as you can read, that's not the case.
     
  23. JohnBurns

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    Thank you Peter2150 and daman1 for getting me back to MBAM2. I uninstalled 3 on 2 pc's and reinstalled 2 and all is well now - no more freezing, etc and pc's are running great. Appreciate your help I hope the MBAM folks find solutions to make 3 a usable program since I have 3 lifetime subscriptions to MBAM. Thanks again for your help guys.
     
  24. Victek

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    Scan times can only be assessed if the number of "items scanned" is known. Obviously a system with more files is going to take longer to scan than one with fewer files. I just completed a "Threat Scan" where items scanned = 439,618 and time to complete scan = 12 minutes and 37 seconds. CPU usage varied between 10% & 20%. This is significantly faster than MBAM v2. I continued working in Firefox during the scan with only a slight slowdown in browsing.
     
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    I stand corrected, thanks Roger!
    It's a rebranded 1.75 indeed!
     
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