Free antivirus software article

Gillor

Probably because it is not strictly a stand-alone anti virus.

Quote from Malwarebytes Support:

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware is not meant to be a replacement for antivirus software. Malwarebytes Anti-Malware is a complementary but essential program which detects and removes zero-day malware and "Malware in the Wild". This includes malicious programs and files, such as virus droppers, worms, trojans, rootkits, dialers, spyware, and rogue applications that many antivirus programs do not detect or cannot fully remove. That being said, there are many infections that Malwarebytes Anti-Malware does not detect or remove which any antivirus software will, such as file infectors. It is important to note that Malwarebytes Anti-Malware works well and should run alongside antivirus software without conflicts. In some rare instances, exclusions may need to be set for your specific antivirus product to achieve the best possible system performance.

Former_MSE_Nick

50Twuncle wrote: »

Why is MALWAREBYTES never mentioned in these articles by MSE ?

It is mentioned, under the heading 'Ad/spyware removal: Free PC downloads'

TheOne

As a few people have mentioned. Microsoft Security Essentials no longer supports XP. Please update the article.
Thanks.

Former_MSE_Nick

TheOne wrote: »

As a few people have mentioned. Microsoft Security Essentials no longer supports XP. Please update the article.
Thanks.

Thanks TheOne, the article has been updated accordingly.

kobracai

MSE_Nick wrote: »

It is mentioned, under the heading 'Ad/spyware removal: Free PC downloads'

Does Malwarebytes still work after the free trial ? I got the feeling it doesn't as it doesn't seem to update the database...

RumRat

kobracai wrote: »

Does Malwarebytes still work after the free trial ? I got the feeling it doesn't as it doesn't seem to update the database...

There is a free and a paid for version. If you had a free trial, you downloaded the paid for version.

Big_Graeme

RumRat wrote: »

There is a free and a paid for version. If you had a free trial, you downloaded the paid for version.

Doesn't the trial version turn into the free version after 28 days?

RumRat

Big_Graeme wrote: »

Doesn't the trial version turn into the free version after 28 days?

I don't think it does.....I've never tried it with Malwarebytes, but some programmes don't do this automatically.
When you install it there is a tick box that says to enable the Premium version. Untick it and you will have the free version with no trial.

kobracai

RumRat wrote: »

I don't think it does.....I've never tried it with Malwarebytes, but some programmes don't do this automatically.
When you install it there is a tick box that says to enable the Premium version. Untick it and you will have the free version with no trial.

I see... thank you mate, I'm doing it now !

kobracai

just re-installed but no mention of a Premium version option....