Windows 10: Malwarebytes 3.0

That's called BETA testing, and is something that is normally performed before the product is released, I am a long term Paying customer of Malwarebytes, but when the release version of V3 was installed I actually saw a BSOD and many other unacceptable errors, so had to remove it from my systems. I still have Nine months of my subscription to run so I may re-install when I consider the version 3 ready for release but I have found other options for security, (replacing Malwarebytes completely), so may not bother

 

Well stated, Barman58! Thanks!

 

Nigel, while I agree with you in part, it is a funny situation, I had problems when I first upgraded, but with every update, problems are going away and it is to a point now that I have had no problems for days. It seems to be a computer specific problem, as some have no issues and others are having problems. I am not sure what Malwarebytes will do about us having problems during our subscription period, we can only hope they will take this into consideration. I can't speak for Malwarebytes, but I am sure they must have gone thru a Beta period before releasing the consumer copy, maybe not long enough or intense enough period..

 

running malwarebytes 3.0.6 and no issues, but i have all active protection turned off. i strongly recommend disabling real time protection and simply scanning anything you download or put on your system from another device before opening/running it. do this even if you trust the source.

 

That sounds as if you are running a free version of Malwarebytes which has always been an on demand only product. The system has always been that if you wanted the scanning to be automatic that you paid for that option. If you are running a paid product what are you paying for ?

I always, and always have, run a layered system of security which included a manual scan with two different security products of any downloads so I need to know that all components of the system I use are reliable.

Malwarebytes 3 seems at the moment like a new car, a slight rattle from mis-fitting trim would be annoying but OK. the total lack of a braking system would not be *Wink

 

NO it sound like i disabled real time protection. currently i run bitdefender total security 2017, malwarebytes 3.0.6, winpatrol, and rollback rx.

 

Since the past update I have had no issues with Malwarebytes. I have the active protection on at all times, and have not experienced any issues. It is a funny thing to me and I definitely can be mistaken but I would say that most problems seem to be machine specific with either the hardware or software installed.

This would have been something pretty hard to correct during the Beta Period since too many variables to take into account.

I checked out one of our users here in this group, and all I see in his posts, him having problems with most software he installs, actually even problems with Windows 10 updates. That tells me maybe he has a unstable system or maybe running too many Anti-Virus programs and such and creating lots of conflicts which could explain some of the problems they are having.

I run Malwarebytes and Windows Defender and I have basically no problems at all.

I can't understand why someone would have 7 x Malware/Anti Virus programs running or at least installed on their computers. Paranoid people. No wonder why they have problems with their computers with all this stuff running in the background.

 

Mike, I understand what you are saying about "crap" users have on some pc's. But, in my case, I have the same specs and same "crap" installed on 2 pc's and one works (except for Website Protection working properly) and the other does not - slows to a crawl, and is non-responsive. I was of an opinion like yours, but I can't explain or figure out the differences in my 2 pc's. I also resent being a paid customer and doing Beta testing for MBAM.

 

John:

I fully understand what you are saying. It is strange why the one computer would be having so many problems with Malwarebytes but the other computer is not, even though they are identical.

I still stick to the reasoning and I could be totally wrong, but if you have for example ram from the same company, same model etc, but yet you can still have problems, different production lots, different tolerances but still within spec etc. The computer is a simple machine, but yet so complex.

I totally agree, I do not like being the Beta Tester for something especially since I paid for the product. Just trying to point out that even though version 3 did go thru Beta Testing, each computer is so much different and Beta Testing could not possibly cover off everything. While I admit some of the problems with version 3 seem to be reoccurring in each new update, they don't quite have a handle on it yet, as so many are still having the same problems. I think they are getting close though, since quite a few having reported no issues since the last update.

In general we give up too early and quite understandable, we pay for something, we want it to work right out of the box or download. We will always have some growing pains with most things these days, cars, household appliances etc.

You could argue that they released v3 too early, but we have all seen that happen over and over with software and just about everything in our lives these days, does it make it right, certainly not.

I consider myself lucky in that Malwarebytes is fully working right now for me on 2 computers, and I think that is a good thing and that they are getting close to success. Keep in mind though, with every new Windows update, that could introduce a new problem with Malwarebytes. We just have to keep our fingers crossed and hang in there, I think they are close to having a perfect product.

 

Very reasonable reply, Mike. Thanks!

 

I was not going to reinstall MBAM 3 for awhile but being bored this weekend I decided to putts with it a bit yesterday. Amazingly 3.06.1469 has sorted out the problems this box had with it (including BSODs when Web Protection was enabled). When I first installed it Exploit Protection would not start with the program but selecting Quit Malwarebytes and restarting the program solved that problem. After many restarts and cold boots MBAM has not exhibited the prior problems it had on this machine.

We can expect that Malwarebytes will get 3.0 sorted out since they plan on ending support for 2.x this summer.

 

Have you tested Anti-Exploit? I still had a problem with web protection - no popup saying it was blocked sometimes. You can test it to see if yours is working properly.

Just Google Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit test and you will find several.

 

Yes I've tested it with the one supplied by Malwarebytes anyway and the popup notification of an exploit blocked occurs.

 

Malwarebytes has stated that 3.0.6.1469 is good enough and has turned on auto-update on MB 2.
I unchecked "Check for Program Updates" and will wait for future version.

I had 3.0.5 running on one system and only got the occasional Protect alert.

I updated to 3.06.1469 and then I got the "Profile" error on Login. Never had that error before.

Also found out that when using Macrium and other image products and make an image with Anti-Ransom Protect ON the system would leave a lot of garbage files in the System Volume Information directory. With AR OFF it works fine. They have a fix but have not released it yet.
But then said it was "good enough" for now.

Total BS. This product is buggy.

I am loosing respect for Malwarebytes. I guess they are getting to big to fail.

Will stay on MB 2 and see what happens.

Jim *Cool

 

Here is the latest update on the "known" issues with the current release build with a couple workarounds.

Malwarebytes 3.0 - Known Issues - Malwarebytes 3.0 - Malwarebytes Forums

It does not mention the problem with Windows failing to load the user profile on boot which is the error I had with this new version. I have never seen that error on any systems I have owned in my lifetime until installing the latest version of MB 3. So where does the fault lie????

Profile corruption - Malwarebytes 3.0 - Malwarebytes Forums

Jim *Cool