Malwarebytes Anti-Malware 2 released

Release history shows version 2.0.2 with a release date of May 20, 2014.

https://www.malwarebytes.org/support/releasehistory/

 

Hello Charyb:

Outstanding!

I have sent a PM to AdvancedSetup (Ron) with the typo notification with credit to you for the eagle-eyed find.

Congrats Charyb

Edit: I stand corrected. Build 2.0.2.1012 was released today.

 

MBAM (including current version) is still showing pretty aggressive processor usage. ProcessLasso shows 6 restraints for every 15 minutes of 'average' system use, and 30.00 seconds of restraint during that time. For the record, it's pretty 'rare' for Lasso to be required to restrain something, much less to that extent.

Perhaps this is lending to the 'heavy' feeling some report? Either way, I view this as unacceptable activity from MBAM.

 

I use ProcessLasso and it doesn't show mbamservice.exe in its list of processes or its log. I use the default "pro balance" settings. Are you using a custom config for ProcessLasso?

 

Stock settings. BUT I use the commercial version of ProcessLasso.

 

I wonder when this update will be rolled out?

 

Its out. I went to the normal web page, and that's what was downloaded.

 

Stable enough for yet another BSOD.

 

OK, thanks. I'm tossing up whether to download it or wait for 2.0.1 to prompt for the update.

 

I presume this is a bug in MBAM Premium. I installed the trial in a Windows 8.1 x64 machine. I have two accounts one default Admin account and the other a Standard User account. When I Log on to the Admin account and Sign out and login to the Standard account,MBAM notifies that real-time protection is turned off. But if I login to the Standard account and then login to the Admin account no such behaviour is to be found. running ccleaner at startup.

 

Also here =
https://forums.malwarebytes.org/index.php?showtopic=3283&p=832470

 

Something happened yesterday when I tried to install v2.0.2.1012 ,

First, the installer asked me to close MBAM but didn't wait until that and show an error, I pressed retry and installation started

After first boot I noticed the boot time increased (windows and startup applications) , so I uninstalled MBAM and reboot and I noticed again the boot time increased

I installed MBAM again and this time also when system boot I noticed startup applications take ~10 seconds more than usual to load !

The thing I can't understand is why the boot time increased even when I uninstalled MBAM v2.0.2.1012 ?

Maybe this is the right time to restore my system to previous point..

 

Hello Abdallah:

You may wish to employ the: Clean Removal Process.

 

Here also:
MBAM Clean Removal Process 2x
https://forums.malwarebytes.org/index.php?showtopic=146017

*It says 2x but the instructions are identical with yours.

 

Hi anon:

In my own Malwarebytes forum boiler plate procedure, I have 2.x now because a few weeks back a user thought it meant for them to do it two times...

You are quite observant.

 

That's enough for now ,

When I booted my laptop to do the removal process, I saw two icons for MBAM, maybe one for the scan but it looks like another one running not just a scanning icon.. tried to exit them but one still exist

Then I restarted and followed the instructions , but no difference in boot speed

Tried AXTM to restore to the point before v2.0.2.1012 , but I have two icons again ! .. and the boot time still not as it should be

So for now , I just uninstalled MBAM , I just need it for the web protection feature to replace KAV port monitoring feature, but I think that's enough..

EDIT: Startup applications boot time still slow although I uninstalled MBAM through mbam-clean..

 

Soon after I posted here 3 weeks ago about being unhappy getting an auto-update with the new version of MBAM that had known problems, the Corporate Support Team sent me a message offering help. So that's a positive, I appreciate that they took the time to contact me and it's good to know they take the problems reported here seriously.

 

v2.0.1 started crashing shortly after the last Windows Update. Did a clean uninstall and updated to v2.0.2. Still crashed. Unregistered the product; still crashed. The error which was generated by Windows every time I tried to update definitions or run a scan was "Malwarebytes has stopped working" and Windows would close the program.

Checked the forum and found several other people have had similar issues including at least one user with this exact issue very recently, but with no solution offered.

Reverted to v1.75 and have no issues. Definition updates and flash scan work perfectly. No malware found.

 

I did a test today on a machine here. I installed MBAM, then let them machine 'idle' without anyone doing anything on it. A dead idle. I left for about 2 hours, came back, and MBAM's programs were restrained TWENTY TIMES for nearly 3 minutes. Keeping in mind, this is a 100% idle machine. This number goes way way up if the machine is used during 'normal' PC activities. This is measured using the Enterprise version of ProcessLasso, and I trust the results from PL, it's pretty cut and dry.

What it means is, over a 2 hour period on an ideal, clean machine, MBAM exceeded the 'default' thresholds of the computer, taking so much of the horsepower it had to be restrained so system responsiveness wasn't impacted. I find that absolutely unacceptable.

 

I ran some fast tests.

I opened Postbox (paid Thunderbird Fork), and Opera at the same time, and MBAM was restrained for several seconds. I cannot duplicate this with ANY OTHER PRODUCT.. I have ESET installed on a machine, and did the same thing and cannot replicate it. I cannot replicate it with SuperAntiSpyware, or anything else. MBAM basically fails to manage itself under even a modest load. We're talking less than 16% of the 4 cores being used, and MBAM requires a restraint? I can almost guarantee this is part of the reason some feel MBAM is becoming bloated, and causing some response issues on systems. With that level of dropout, it IS impacting system performance.

At this point I do not feel it is a good adjunct to an AV simply because it's heavier than most AV's in terms of the load it can put behind the scenes on a PC. You simply cannot have something this finicky on a performance PC for it to feel 'smooth' through a variety of operations.

 

First of all do you mean ProcessLasso Server Edition? I use PL Standard Edition and I see results in the log that are hard to interpret. It appears that PL is restraining mbam.exe saying

"the process may have been affecting system responsiveness"

and releasing restraint saying that

"the process has quit effecting system responsiveness".

PL also shows entries for mbam.exe process termination such as

"process ran for 3 hours, average CPU usage was 0.03%"

I don't know exactly how to interpret what's going on here. It's clear though that an average CPU usage of 0.03% is close to zero and appropriate for an idling application. It would be good to run this by the developer in the PL forum for an explanation.

 

When a process is restrained it simply means it has begun to affect system performance at the threshold that PL deems inappropriate, and PB kicks in to balance it. A program shouldn't be 'consistently' being restrained, as it means it's acting in a way that isn't very efficient. I can run ESET Security Suite for days, and have only 2-3 restraints during those few days. Adguard requires 'some' restraint, perhaps 1-2 a day. But Mbam fills up the restraint log after only a couple of hours. Processor used, and other things aren't as crucial as restraints, because the restraints themselves will reduce the processor load. PL is basically a consumer version of what we install on rack servers to control heavy loads, and restrain needly applications.

 

I have a unlimited Malwarebytes Anti-Malware license but don't like it anymore Is there any good alternatives with unlimited updates for free license ? Or should I still stick with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware because it is still good ? I just hate the new GUI.

Is the previous older version still good and gives you the same amount of protection if I were to go back ? Think it is 1.76 or something.

 

on-demand scanner only : Emsisoft Emergency Kit (portable and free)

 

Thanks is there anything like Malwarebytes Anti-Malware though that is a active scanner and on-demand scanner ? Sorry wasn't sure what the words are for it. Basically one that runs constantly like Malwarebytes but better ?