Malwarebytes Anti-Malware

I second this request. It's a stong AV and would be a valuable addition to anyone's USB. Here are the details for the interested:

Program: Malwarebytes Anti-Malware

Website: Http://www.malwarebytes.org/

License: Freeware

Description: Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware is a high performance anti-malware application that thoroughly removes even the most advanced malware and spyware. With one of the fastest, most effective quick scans and malware removal capabilities on the market, this program is the perfect addition to your PC's defenses. The full version [Not Free] of the product includes a number of key features, including the ability to schedule updates and scans and most importantly, a real-time malware protection module that blocks malicious processes before they even start.

Review: Malwarebytes Anti-Malware is a surprisingly effective freeware antimalware tool. It's a relatively speedy malware remover, with the quick scan taking about 8 minutes even with other high-resource programs running. The heuristics engine proved on multiple computers during empirical testing that it was capable of determining the difference between false positives and dangerous apps.

The app has some nice features rolled in, too. It supports multiple drive scanning including networked drives, context menu options including a scan-on-demand for individual files, and the FileAssassin option under the More Tools section for removing locked files. The interface is simple, but pleasant-looking and well-organized. Tabs live just below the oversized logo, with few options per tab to keep down the clutter. The installation process was fast enough, but interestingly offered up the well-kept changelog and an instant definition file update.

Do note that the real-time protection is restricted to the paid version, as is the scheduler for updates and scans. Overall, though, Malwarebytes Anti-Malware is a responsive malware remover that does what it should with a minimum of fuss. (source: http://download.cnet.com/)

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I fourth the request - not much antivirus stuff on this computer, and I don't feel like cluttering it with registry entries, etc. Malwarebytes would be a great addition to my sw library...

I used this for the first time recently in an attempt to remove a trojan. Other anti-virus/malware programs were telling me the trojan was there but didn't seem to do much about it. MAM took care of it for me completely, so it's fast become a great backup tool in case my real-time AV solution (and other security software) fails me.

Would be a nice tool to have on my portable disk for those emergency situations.

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As a user of MBAM also, I know of it's power.

But just a couple of things first (my opinions ):

>> I second this request. It's a stong AV and would be a valuable addition to anyone's USB. Here are the details for the interested: <<

It is not an AV, and should not be a replacement for a good real time scanning av, portable or not, IMO. It complements an AV, and forms something known as layered protection.

Next, Licensing issues.
-I imagine that this would inflict slightly on their 'Technicians License', as you would most likely have some people using the portable version as a technician, and (probably unknown to them) violating the license policy.

MBAM's opinion:

The subject has been suggested at the MBAM forums and seems a good idea, however it has been suggested that the usefulness of it seems limited.

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Unfortunately because of the way MBAM is designed to work, the developers have stated that a portable version or offline bootable version are not in their plans at all, however, as far as central management goes, there are ways to accomplish this with a corporate license, and there are further developments on the horizon, although I'm not privy to the details. If you want more info on it please contact corporate [at] malwarebytes.org smile.gif .

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That said, some of their other products are somewhat portable:

MBAM also requires admin rights to run, and (I think I have read somewhere) there are also drivers issues in terms of access...

-Scott-