

It's been marketed as an antivirus solution and "anti-malware replacement" tool. Malwarebytes is both the name of the company and the product itself, and it's a name that is associated with cybersecurity and privacy protection for well over 15 years now. Thankfully, there's no shortage of remarkably good AV solutions out there, both free and paid.Įven though we all know who the titans of the industry are, there's one name that always appeared in the context, and that name is Malwarebytes. In today's digitized, Internet-addicted world, a study antivirus solution can save you a lot of time, headaches, and even money. Note that a reboot may be required after installation.The importance of protecting one's privacy and sensitive (or less sensitive) data has become a lot more apparent in the last few years. It is available at no cost to students, faculty, and staff through Pitt IT’s Software Download Service. Malwarebytes’ anti-exploit system guards against ransomware and zero-day attacks.

Offers flexibility through manual and scheduled scan modes.

Contains proactive anti-ransomware and anti-exploit detection and response components.

