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Malwarebytes for Business
What Is Malwarebytes for Business?
Malwarebytes for Business is a cybersecurity platform that protects laptops, servers, and mobile devices against threats. The endpoint security portfolio combines layers of protection and threat intelligence to secure organizations from threats, including ransomware, malware, viruses, and other attacks.
Who Uses Malwarebytes for Business?
It caters to businesses across multiple industries and sectors.
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Reviews of Malwarebytes for Business
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Comments: Scanning and cleaning for potential malware and other baddies is a breeze with Malwarebytes. When I first began using it years ago to clean viruses from PC's I was impressed by its ability to live up to its claims. Price has not increased measurably making it a great value for what the added peace of mind it offers. As an added perk, I enjoy the periodic e-newsletters the company puts out that provide additional insights on cybersecurity in general.
Pros:
Works efficiently behind the scenes. Scans do not seem to rob your PC of valuable system resources. Exceptional at spotlighting potential cybersecurity issues. Reliable. Automatically updates. The price is absolutely right - especially with a multi-year subscription.
Cons:
Occasionally mistakenly flags items from Gmail or Google - if quarantined or deleted while still in-use, your app will crash and you must reload.
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Fast malware antivirus
Comments: I have been using the program for about 6 years, when our existing Avast antivirus was unable to remove some types of malware. The software is user-friendly for me,, it is very easy to use.
Pros:
Scanning runs extremely fast (test takes less than three minutes) and a nice chain link shows you exactly where the center of the file scan process is. The antivirus scanner provides a comprehensive scheduling tool for scanning control. Immediate popup notifications allow you to make quick decisions, and the program itself will offer what to do with the threat.
Cons:
The program did not offer enough anti-virus tools before, which has changed since the last version and I have nothing to complain about.
Low Resource - High Protection Software
Comments: I have been using Malwarebytes for 2+ years and I have been loving it. Our devices have not been infected because it continuously scans all files being run. I highly recommend it for everyone.
Pros:
The best thing about Malwarebytes is the low resource it uses while protecting devices better than other software. I have experienced many similar software and they eat a lot of resources - which is not true for Malwarebytes. Also, they regularly update the definition files and monitor them continuously. I tested it with some scripts and it was very fast to detect problems.
Cons:
Honestly, nothing comes to mind. I did not use to like such software because of how resource intensive they are but Malwarebyte has been perfect fusion of resource and protection.
Great overall protection but too many sacrifices
Pros:
There's no doubt that MalwareBytes AntiMalware has been one of the best solutions for removing and preventing malware and spyware on computers. I've been using them for years as a PC Technician, and their utilities have always been a staple in my technician toolbox (flash drive) to repair systems and keep them healthy. The current version of the program, version 3, is much easier to use than ever before and has tons of great features and abilities - and of course, it removes and prevents all kinds of malware just as it always has.
Cons:
I was a HUGE fine of prior versions of this software, but the newer version 3 has seen my faith shaken. While the program is still great at removing malware, the realtime aspect of the program is plagued by performance issues. Even using the program in freeware mode without the realtime scanner active, it was still commonplace for me to see active memory usage exceed 500MB routinely. When using the realtime scanner aspect of the premium version, usage would hover around 200MB for a while but eventually, it would balloon out of control to the point where it would consistently use over 700MB at a time until you closed it or rebooted, which would restart the cycle. I found the only way to stop this was to basically shut it down entirely and disable the services, using it as an on-demand scanner only. Because of this, I have stopped recommending it. Simply put - the program is GREAT at detecting and removing threats, however, it has become a resource hog to the point where the system becomes crippled when running the premium version.
Quick and Easy!
Comments: Being both on the end user and system admin side I was very happy how easy Malwarebytes was to deploy and use! I recommend the email alerts for the system admins to utilize.
Pros:
It was very easy and quick to deploy out to all equipment. User friendly for end users and system admins.
Cons:
There's nothing that came up that couldn't be resolved.