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Malwarebytes Anti-Malware

By Erik Eckel February 14, 2009, 3:33 AM PST

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Malwarebytes Anti-Malware

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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Malwarebytes Anti-Malware

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

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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Malwarebytes Anti-Malware

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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Malwarebytes Anti-Malware

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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Malwarebytes Anti-Malware

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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Malwarebytes Anti-Malware

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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Malwarebytes Anti-Malware

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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