Malwarebytes is a popular security app which claims to be the ‘#1 malware removal and protection software.’ We’re not quite sure about that, but with millions of users and more than fifteen years experience in the Windows malware-removing business, and Mac, Android and iOS versions available too, it’s clearly doing something right.
Malwarebytes Free is a stripped back version with one significant limit: there’s no real-time protection. It’s not suitable as your main antivirus software, because the app won’t monitor threats as they launch and run, making it unable to stop dangers such as ransomware. The free Malwarebytes is more of a second opinion scanner, something to run alongside another antivirus. If you think you’re infected by a threat your main antivirus has missed, run a scan with Malwarebytes Free and see if it can clean up your system.
