Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware combines powerful new technologies built to seek out, destroy, and prevent malware infections.

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware is an easy-to-use anti-malware application available in both a Free and Premium version. The Free version is well-known for its detection and removal capabilities, and the Premium version uses advanced protection technologies to proactively stop malware infections. Additionally, Malwarebytes offers a host of extra utilities as well as an approachable forum community to help you combat any piece of malware that exists in the wild.

What is new in this release:

Improvements:
• Context Menu scanning option is now enabled by default. Note if you had this option disabled previously and want to retain that setting, you must disable again manually this one time only. Future updates will retain the setting properly
• Improved renewal experience for those who purchased in retail store so that the original license key is retained post-renewal instead of requiring that a new key be entered and activated
• Improved End of Trial experience so it is clear that trial has expired and real-time protection is no longer available
• Added additional license checks to ensure subscription details are updated as quickly as possible after a renewal is processed
• Updated company and product logos with new logo
• For Premium subscription licenses, removed Renew button from My Account screen to avoid confusion over license term

Issues Fixed:
• Fixed security vulnerability to ensure database updates are downloaded over SSL connections only
• Fixed crash that occurred if Dell Backup and Recovery software was installed on same system]
• Fixed issue where scheduled scan did not honor weekly recurrence properly *Fixed issue where license expiration notices were incorrectly displaying multiple times in rapid succession
• Fixed issue where the Scheduler would continue to run in certain cases after a trial had expired
• Fixed issue where the update progress bar on the Dashboard would appear to hang and would never complete

What is new in version 2.2.0.1024:

• License key is now displayed on the My Account screen
• Remaining subscription duration now displayed on My Account screen
• Implemented other licensing improvements to clarify license status
• Enhanced protection capabilities of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Web Protection
• Numerous enhancements to prepare for full compatibility with Windows 10
• Enhanced Malwarebytes Chameleon's ability to fully restore Malwarebytes functionality when affected by a malware infection
• Updated data collection techniques to improve malware research and analysis
• Removed "Exclude" button on Website Blocked notification to reduce inadvertent allowing of malicious sites
• Updated button text on Malware Detected and Non-Malware Detected notifications to clarify meaning
• Added enhanced support for High DPI displays
• Enabled the Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free version to receive incremental database updates
• Added appropriate copyright notices and license statements for all third-party open source software
• Corrected translation errors for core non-English languages (German, French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian and Polish)
• Added support for Chinese Traditional, which is provided as a convenience for our users by a community volunteer and is not an officially supported language
• Several improvements to malware detection and remediation capabilities