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How to use MalwareBytes Anti-malware (Review, Comments)

Myantispyware team August 28, 2008    

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware is designed to quickly detect, destroy, and prevent malware, spyware, trojans. It can detect and remove malware that even the most well-known Anti-Virus and Anti-Malware applications on the market today cannot.

Malwarebytes

The interface is plain and simple to use. Malwarebytes Anti-Malware scan system allows performing a quick scan or a full scan, depending on your needs.

MalwareBytes Anti-malware Features:

  • Light speed quick scanning
  • Ability to perform full scans for all drives
  • Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Protection Module, requires full (paid) version
  • Database updates released daily
  • Quarantine to hold threats and restore them at your convenience
  • Ignore list for both the scanner and Protection Module
  • Settings to enhance your Malwarebytes Anti-Malware performance
  • A small list of extra utilities to help remove malware manually
  • Multi-lingual support
  • Works together with other anti-malware utilities
  • Command line support for quick scanning
  • Context menu integration to scan files on demand

How to use MalwareBytes Anti-malware

  1. Download and install MalwareBytes Anti-malware
  2. Perform a system scan with MalwareBytes Anti-malware
  3. Remove malware with MalwareBytes Anti-malware
  4. MalwareBytes Anti-malware : Questions and answers
  5. MalwareBytes Anti-malware: Video instructions

Download and install MalwareBytes Anti-malware

Download MalwareBytes Anti-malware from the following link.

Malwarebytes Anti-malware
Malwarebytes Anti-malware
327122 downloads
Author: Malwarebytes
Category: Security tools
Update: April 15, 2020

Open a catalog where you saved it. By default, all programs are stored in the Downloads, which is in your Documents directory.  You will see an icon similar to the one below.

malwarebytes setup icon

Close all programs and windows on your computer. Double-click MBSetup icon to run it and you will see a prompt similar to the figure below.

Malwarebytes Setup Wizard

Follow the prompts. Do not make any changes to default settings and when the program has finished installing click Get Started.

Perform a system scan with MalwareBytes Anti-malware

Once the installation is completed, you will see a Malwarebytes Anti-Malware screen like below.

Malwarebytes

Now, wait a few minutes. Malwarebytes Anti-Malware will try to perform an update process. When database has been updated, click to “Scan” button. Malwarebytes Anti-Malware will start scanning your computer.

Remove malware with MalwareBytes Anti-malware

Once the scan is completed, you will see a report like below.

Malwarebytes scan results

Make sure all entries have “checkmark” and click “Quarantine” button. MalwareBytes Anti-malware will run a removal process. When disinfection is completed, a log will open in Notepad and you may be prompted to Restart.

MalwareBytes Anti-malware : Questions and answers

1. I cannot download Malwarebytes Anti-malware.

Probably your computer infected with DNSChanger trojan. Read and follow these instructions: How to remove trojan DNSChanger.

2. Malwarebytes Anti-malware won`t install, run or update.

Read following instructions: Malwarebytes won`t install, run or update – How to fix it

3. Got error code 731 (0,9).

Try restarting the computer, it should solve the error.

MalwareBytes Anti-malware: Video instructions

Your current antispyware software let an infection through ? Then you may want to consider purchasing the FULL version of MalwareBytes Anti-malware to protect your computer in the future. MalwareBytes Anti-malware Full version features scheduled scanning, scheduled updating and highly advanced Real-Time Protection to ensure protection from installation or re-installation of potential threats as you surf the Internet.

 

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602 Comments

  1. Patrik
    ― August 26, 2009 - 11:21 pm  Reply

    Ernest, try perform a scan in the Safe mode.

  2. Samya
    ― August 27, 2009 - 2:53 pm  Reply

    wow Im so glad i found this….i just did everything the site said so hopefully its gone and the best part its FREE….some other site spyware doctor is trying to charge people…..what a rip off.

  3. Ernest
    ― August 27, 2009 - 3:50 pm  Reply

    Hi Patrik, i tried running the scan in safe mode but malwarebytes still closes.

  4. Patrik
    ― August 27, 2009 - 9:05 pm  Reply

    Ernest, then ask for help at our Spyware removal forum.

  5. Daniel
    ― August 27, 2009 - 11:55 pm  Reply

    I downloaded MalwareBytes. After installing, I clicked Finish. Then I double clicked the shortcut but nothing comes up. Help please?

  6. Patrik
    ― August 28, 2009 - 1:02 am  Reply

    Daniel, looks like a trojan blocks MBAM. Make a new topic at our Spyware removal forum.

  7. swingman
    ― September 7, 2009 - 6:13 pm  Reply

    u sold a free spyware tool but the scan is free but the removal is not free. 40 bucks.

    your a fraud!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  8. Patrik
    ― September 7, 2009 - 11:00 pm  Reply

    swingman, MalwareBytes Anti-malware is free for personal use. Probably you have clicked on Google ad.

  9. Julie
    ― September 8, 2009 - 10:28 am  Reply

    where on this screen can I find mbam-setup.exe to even get this final step started? Please help!!

  10. Raman
    ― September 8, 2009 - 11:56 pm  Reply

    Hi which is the best free software to uninstall Windows protection suite……………it is really annoying…….

  11. Patrik
    ― September 9, 2009 - 3:26 am  Reply

    Raman, if MalwareBytes does not help you, then ask for help at our Spyware removal forum.

  12. Andy
    ― September 9, 2009 - 11:11 pm  Reply

    Hey, followed from start to finish and it all worked! This is much better then All the other sites I’ve looked at! thanks

  13. katie
    ― September 13, 2009 - 10:07 am  Reply

    my internet wont work on the computer that is infected. so i downloaded the Avenger and the Malware programs on another. I used a USB to connect the 2 programs to the infected computer…but the Malware wont open on the infected computer from the USB. so im stuck..and i dont know what to do..help.

  14. Patrik
    ― September 13, 2009 - 10:33 am  Reply

    katie, then please start a new topic in our Spyware removal forum.

  15. shashank kumar de
    ― September 19, 2009 - 2:21 pm  Reply

    my pc is seriously effected by trojens and more dengerous virous please suggest me

  16. shashank kumar de
    ― September 19, 2009 - 2:24 pm  Reply

    thanks

  17. Patrik
    ― September 20, 2009 - 2:34 am  Reply

    shashank, if MalwareBytes does not help you, then ask for help in our Spyware removal forum.

  18. mel
    ― September 22, 2009 - 10:45 am  Reply

    by download this it will get rid of SaveArmor?
    I don’t remember how i got this
    but this thing keeps on popping up saying that this or that is infecting my computer
    and i know that it’s fake..i just can’t remove it

  19. Patrik
    ― September 22, 2009 - 11:10 am  Reply

    mel, yes MalwareBytes Anti-malware should remove SaveArmor.

  20. lorenzo
    ― September 23, 2009 - 7:20 pm  Reply

    heyy i need help i have been infected by windows police pro but everytime i go to run the malware it will not run.. is there anything that i can do to solve this???? and also i tried reformatting my harddrive and reinstalling window but the police pro still showed up a couple hours later helppp…lol

  21. Patrik
    ― September 24, 2009 - 6:49 am  Reply

    lorenzo, looks like your PC also infected with a trojan that blocks MalwareBytes. Ask for help in our Spyware removal forum.

  22. Garbs
    ― September 26, 2009 - 1:26 pm  Reply

    Thank you thank you thank you! I greatly appreciated the guideance.

  23. steve gay
    ― October 3, 2009 - 5:04 am  Reply

    need to clean my comp.

  24. Patrik
    ― October 3, 2009 - 8:44 am  Reply

    steve, make a new topic in our Spyware removal forum.

  25. sarah
    ― October 4, 2009 - 7:21 pm  Reply

    i am soooo confused i really need help!!!! dont know how and where to download, or where the mbam-setup.exe is….

  26. jasmine
    ― October 8, 2009 - 4:26 pm  Reply

    This is a very good program. i was infected by cyber security and after performing the steps as told above, the virus is completely clear. GREAT THANKS! 🙂 !!!!

    Highly recommended!

  27. Dave
    ― October 12, 2009 - 11:01 am  Reply

    Thank you so much for putting this up here. A great step by step process to get rid of this. I really appreciate your help in resolving this problem.

  28. Bob
    ― October 17, 2009 - 7:01 pm  Reply

    My other computer is infected. I downloaded mbam and installed. It installs but gives me a runtime 72 error and wont open.

  29. scott
    ― October 20, 2009 - 5:21 am  Reply

    thank you. You guys are the best

  30. miki
    ― October 22, 2009 - 12:28 am  Reply

    Hi, I tryed to remove ” fatal error all media systems corrupt…” and it didn’t work:(
    Anybody knows anything about this pls

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