In fact I also posted about it:
http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/networking/?p=797
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I have been doing random scans on my users pc's and laptops and I have seen MBAM find and delete a ton of malware trojans. I love it. and that it doesnt bog the machine down is also a big help.
I run it now as part of my toolkit, regardless of the infection and it normally finds something that can be cleaned. I don't only rely on MalwareBytes but it is on top of my list for malware removal. Great article and I wasn't aware that it isn't for 64bit but I am now thanks.
I've run multiple MWB scans on my Win 7 64-bit machine without issue. It seems to work just fine. I use MWB and A-Squared to kill malware that SEP doesn't take out. I REALLY wish they had a centralized console like many AV products have. I'd LOVE to have remote scheduled scanning capabilities. The worst part about running malware scanners like this is having to wait around for the scans to complete. (We have high traffic multiple user PCs generally)
The stand alone works great for my ITPC tech work. To remember if you have bad trojans blocking the malbm.exe from launching, just rename to YourName.exe to start in safemode. May have change in Explorer also and launch from there.
its *by far* the most effective Anti-malware tool I have found. For the last few years I have relied on Spybot S$D, smitfraudfix, combofix and SUPERAntispyware, but since I started using MBAM as my first line tool, these old standbys have nothing left to remove.
For better or worse our Desktop Support team has also adopted Malwarebytes as the first response tool in diagnosing/scanning/removing malicious software due to its efficiency and ease of use in resolving malicious software issues. (Our network scope comprises of mainly WinXP sp3 and sp2 PC's running IE7 & IE6)
Previously we were using a combination of Hijackthis/ccleaner along with several other malware removal tools while also heavily relying on malware forums to get the right mix to fix the problem.
What's disappointing is that our primary antivirus/malware solution (Mcafee enterprise 8.5i with the antispyware module) is less effective and efficient than malwarebytes in removing threats.
It raises the question why Enterprise level protection like mcafee struggles to compete on usability and effectiveness in combating malicious software against malwarebytes.
(I have to admit a limited level of experience with mcafee enterprise latest releases as time restraints do not allow our team to test the latest and greatest enterprise level software eg Mcafee 8.7i. For that matter I have no idea what Symantecs enterpise level software has to offer)
It would be interesting to see a more knowledgeable persons perspective on what I suspect is a gap in the enterprise level software.
Previously we were using a combination of Hijackthis/ccleaner along with several other malware removal tools while also heavily relying on malware forums to get the right mix to fix the problem.
What's disappointing is that our primary antivirus/malware solution (Mcafee enterprise 8.5i with the antispyware module) is less effective and efficient than malwarebytes in removing threats.
It raises the question why Enterprise level protection like mcafee struggles to compete on usability and effectiveness in combating malicious software against malwarebytes.
(I have to admit a limited level of experience with mcafee enterprise latest releases as time restraints do not allow our team to test the latest and greatest enterprise level software eg Mcafee 8.7i. For that matter I have no idea what Symantecs enterpise level software has to offer)
It would be interesting to see a more knowledgeable persons perspective on what I suspect is a gap in the enterprise level software.
I interviewed several experts and they had one thought in common.
http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/networking/?p=797
It's that AV and malware scanners are essentially two different applications. AV is trying to prevent malware from being installed, where as an application like MBAM is after the fact and ferreting out malware.
The fact that AV is attempting to be preemptive makes it a great deal more difficult as the dropper portion of the malware can have a multitude of signatures while the actual malware is more difficult to camouflage.
http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/networking/?p=797
It's that AV and malware scanners are essentially two different applications. AV is trying to prevent malware from being installed, where as an application like MBAM is after the fact and ferreting out malware.
The fact that AV is attempting to be preemptive makes it a great deal more difficult as the dropper portion of the malware can have a multitude of signatures while the actual malware is more difficult to camouflage.
Michael,
The AV folks could, but like most behemoths, just can't do the job. Not much different than those that got the big bonuses while their house crumbled around them.
The AV folks could, but like most behemoths, just can't do the job. Not much different than those that got the big bonuses while their house crumbled around them.
You aren't the only one disappointed with your primary AV solution. We use TrendMicro and does a... not-so-good job. It does, at the very least detect an infection. Also, MalwareBytes is on the top of our toolkit list, in addition to ComboFix. Those two often resolve any infection issues within 30-45 minutes.
Why does Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware have exactly the same virus-voice-alert as Avast! ??
D'you s'pose the bloke gets double performance royalties?
D'you s'pose the bloke gets double performance royalties?
I have both applications on several computers and couldn't make the connection until you pointed it out. Thanks for putting the smile I get each time I hear that voice and for straightening me out.
Nice article, great info. All around excellent product. Found it on a forum about 5 months ago, though only recently started reading more about it in various blogs. For my use, the free version works wonders as a backup to our Symantec Corp. Version.
Has anyone tried using command lines with MWB to script silent scans? Just curious if anyone has tried this and how it works as part of a login script.
Anyone give this a shot yet?
Anyone give this a shot yet?
We'll catch these malware criminals and go to their house.Then let's burn their house to the ground and hang them by the neck until dead.We'll save $25.
Burning houses and killing people is a bit exagerated, but there is a legitimate point to your reply...if it were perfectly legal to rob banks, it would certainly be a lot harder to prevent bank robbery. The fact that all this spyware is perfectly legal (de facto, if not de jure) is a major difficulty.
The idea that we are simply having trouble locating the perpetrators seems to me to be silly.
The real problem is that law enforcement seems to be concentrating on "rights" of content providers and ignoring rights of computer owners.
The idea that we are simply having trouble locating the perpetrators seems to me to be silly.
The real problem is that law enforcement seems to be concentrating on "rights" of content providers and ignoring rights of computer owners.
Today, I was with a customer who had Antivirus 360 malware issues. I used Spybot and AVG free. Then had to manually delete stuff from the hard drive and registry etc.
Managed to get rid of it - but still got a stupid popup in google. Cleared cache etc - but still damn popup would not go away.
Started searching on the internet and found this program and used it - voila ! Popup gone from google webpages (it also found a coupld of other sneaky things that the rest had missed).
Wonderful program ! Made me happy and, more importantly, I had a happy customer !
Just checked my email now and found this article on Malwarebytes so had to post. Co-incidence or what !
On Friday 13th also.......
Very recommended product ! Love it !!!!!
Managed to get rid of it - but still got a stupid popup in google. Cleared cache etc - but still damn popup would not go away.
Started searching on the internet and found this program and used it - voila ! Popup gone from google webpages (it also found a coupld of other sneaky things that the rest had missed).
Wonderful program ! Made me happy and, more importantly, I had a happy customer !
Just checked my email now and found this article on Malwarebytes so had to post. Co-incidence or what !
On Friday 13th also.......
Very recommended product ! Love it !!!!!
I've been using MBAM for a while now. Not too long ago, my brother, a network specialist who hates to deal with his own laptop issues got nailed with a drive-by that invited a bunch its buddies in for a party on his machine...What a wreck. I went to his house and brought a copy of MBAM with me. In 45 minutes that laptop was back to it's stable self. (over 20 different adware, spyware, virus infections)MBAM is my new AmEx Card! (Don't leave home without it!)
got nailed with a drive-by that invited a bunch its buddies in for a party on his machine...What a wreck. I went to his house and brought a copy of MBAM with me. In 45 minutes that laptop was back to it's stable self. (over 20 different adware, spyware, virus infections)MBAM is my new AmEx Card! (Don't leave home without it!) 
I, too, have found great success using Malwarebytes to save clients from themselves. I couldn't help noting some of the complaints about various AV products, all of which I have tested or used at one time or another. My life has improved tremendously since I switched my clients to Sophos. It is a business-centric solution but the AV/firewall product can be deployed to consumers. The only drawback is that there is a three license minimum. The initial cost is somewhat higher than that of competing products but it is definitely more effective than anything I have used in quite some time.
We have Sophos at work, and I loathe it!
The updates are generally behind AVG, which is what I use at home, or simply don't work and indeed some machines failed to update themselves for 9 months without anyone noticing.
It failed to detect and then quarantine a small number of machines that got conficker.
It is a resource hog; so much so that it is now centrally configured not to scan emails because so many people complained that they couldn't get any work done.
I was one of the complainers; my machine would be literally unusable for 25 minutes at a time whenever I triggered a send/receive.
It doesn't matter how effective your AV is at detecting viruses; if it gets in the way of peoples' work then they will find a way to get around it.
P.S. Malwarebyte's is part of my standard toolkit for some time. Never needed it at home as my own network has yet to get infected, but suggest it to work colleagues a few times.
The updates are generally behind AVG, which is what I use at home, or simply don't work and indeed some machines failed to update themselves for 9 months without anyone noticing.
It failed to detect and then quarantine a small number of machines that got conficker.
It is a resource hog; so much so that it is now centrally configured not to scan emails because so many people complained that they couldn't get any work done.
I was one of the complainers; my machine would be literally unusable for 25 minutes at a time whenever I triggered a send/receive.
It doesn't matter how effective your AV is at detecting viruses; if it gets in the way of peoples' work then they will find a way to get around it.
P.S. Malwarebyte's is part of my standard toolkit for some time. Never needed it at home as my own network has yet to get infected, but suggest it to work colleagues a few times.
...not enough, in alot of cases. It seems to me that malware problems that are fixable without a complicated combination punch are getting less and less common.
It has not let me and my users down yet! It always cures what ails my callers.
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