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> There are very few that I could actually recommend, like Malwarebytes Malwarebytes installs a program with elevated privileges that starts on boot and always
by sam_goody 6y ago
> There are very few that I could actually recommend, like Malwarebytes
Malwarebytes installs a program with elevated privileges that starts on boot and always runs in the background, and regularly sends data home - despite that it is an ON DEMAND scanner.
I have written to the company to understand this virus-like behavior, and have gotten no response.
Do you have a reason to trust them?
- meibo 6y agoCommercial Malwarebytes isn't on-demand, it's an actual anti-exploit/rootkit solution. I assume the free version, which only has the on-demand features, comes with these components anyways? Might explain that behavior. My reason to trust them is that they seem to be generally respected still, I've been using them for a long time and they've yet to start annoying me with dark patterns and upsells - of course that's not a super great indicator.
- 3395810 6y agoThe free version of MBAM is an old-demand scanner but the paid version has "active" protections.