I, too, am in the camp for not pirating anti-malware software primarily because of the risk it poses. What we did say and are continuing to say is that it can replace your antivirus software because our protection mechanisms (such as Malicious Website Blocking, Anti-Exploit and Anti-Ransomware) are more proficient at blocking/preventing infection when using the web than a traditional antivirus which relies mostly on signatures to attempt to detect and stop threats (the same signatures used for file scans, for example). | Megalinks MegaDB First off, Malwarebytes 3.0 is not an actual antivirus and we have never said that it was. First off, Malwarebytes 3.0 is not an actual antivirus and we have never said that it was. I believe there's a bit of misinterpretation going on here that I'd like to clear up. And even better than that, here's a quote from one of the Admins on Malwarebytes 3.0:

I know you took that quote from their blog, but this is straight from their forums. In that quote above, it says it can 'replace' your antivirus, but they do not make the claim that it is one. It's still an anti-malware program, it's nowhere near a full fledged antivirus program - a lot of people have misinterpreted what was initially said about Malwarebytes 3.0. I don't think that detracts from its status as an av.Īlso in the camp for not pirating anti-malware software. Malwarebytes also believes in a layered approach and coexisting so they still maintain compatibility with other security products. It has real time scanning, behavior analysis, some signature based detection and some anti-exploit tech I think it is now safe to call it an anti-virus or at least not have to do a double take when people call it one.Īlso with the growing trend of polymorphic malware behavior based detection is becoming more and more important and something other av vendors have put more effort into detecting.

The focus of their product is on behavior rather than signatures but since they are marketing it as an alternative to a standard signature based av I say it is an av now. 'With the launch of Malwarebytes 3.0, we are confident that you can finally replace your traditional antivirus' They now are recommending it as a standalone product

Malwarebytes 3.1.2 not scanning