Malwarebytes Anti-Malware
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Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Main Menu
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Main Menu
The Malwarebytes Anti-Malware application includes nine tabs, as shown here. The main tab, the Scanner page, enables computer professionals to perform quick or full scans.nnFull scans also enable customized scanning in which specific disks and drives can be targeted.
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Scheduling Scans And Updates
Scheduling Scans And Updates
Licensed copies of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware enable scheduling automatic updates and scans. Active, or real-time, protection is also enabled from the Protection tab.
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Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Settings
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Settings
The Settings tab enables automatically saving logfiles, anonymously reporting detection statistics, and creating right-click contextual menus.nnAlso from the Settings tab, users can specifiy specific elements to scan. Among the options are memory processes, registry objects and filesystem files.
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Other Tools
Other Tools
Malwarebytes includes a FileASSASSIN utility within its Anti-Malware program. The tool proves effective in removing locked files from Windows systems.
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Customizable Scans
Customizable Scans
Using the Perform Full Scan option, users can specify specific disks and drives Malwarebytes Anti-Malware should target when cleaning systems.
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Quarantine And Removal
Quarantine And Removal
In numerous (nonscientific) tests, Malwarebytes Anti-Malware has demonstrated the highest detection and removal rates. Here you can see Malwarebytes has detected and quarantined numerous infections found on a system running a current version of a leading antivirus/antispyware application.
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Log Files And Reporting
Log Files And Reporting
Malwarebytes includes a handy logging feature. With the use of such log files, administrators can schedule scans for off hours and review results during regular business hours.
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Log File Analysis
Log File Analysis
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware’s log files list numerous details, as can be seen in this example. These results help administrators track specific infections and file locations.
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