Windows 10: Malwarebytes does not detect change in hosts file

I made a change in my hosts file myself, in order to block Google ads.
Windows Defender immediately gave a warning.
A scan with Malwarebytes free did not give any notice.
Remarkable.

:)

 

Moplejra.exe causing high CPU usage

System is much better after running Emsisoft and Malwarebytes and am getting onscreen notices that Windows Defender has detected malware and removed it.

However Malwarebytes has detected several times something called Hijack Host which it would seem is getting through Windows Defender? How can I prevent this repeating problem?

 

database of malware producing false positives or false negatives

Many months ago I communicated with Malwarebytes about a trojan that was detected by Defender that was not detected by Malwarebytes. They indicated that Microsoft Defender is likely a false positive and to wait weeks or months for Microsoft to update their
database. To date the Defender continues to detect a trojan that is not detected by Malwarebytes.

Defender does not detect any malware on quick scans. However on full scans it detects this trojan that is not detected by Malwarebytes.

How does an end user determine whether one antivirus program is producing false positives or false negatives?

 

That's because it detects malware but not attempts to deprive internet publishers of their income.

 

Hi:

Yes, MBAM is a specialized anti-malware tool designed to protect against certain types of (non-viral) zero-hour and zero-day malware, such as trojans and rootkits.
It is NOT an anti-virus and is not designed to replace an anti-virus or a firewall.
The Premium version is designed to run alongside a robust anti-virus to provide complementary protection against threats often missed by the anti-virus programs.
Hosts files modifications would be something better covered by your antivirus.


Hope this helps,
MM

 

I donot have problems with ads, if clearly discernible.
I do have problems, when ads and their links are embedded in the main text and are hardly discernible from the bodytext.

 

Thanks for this reaction. I did not realise this.