Malwarebytes

[Matsy]

I hear allot of people suggest Malwarebytes as a good program to test for malware etc.

Is it really that good? what about the free version?

[Anult]

It's a fantastic program and the free version is fine to use.

 

You do have to update the program manually if you use the free version though.

[Ryan Leech]

It is THE best when it comes to virus detection and removal, although the free version doesn't really do anything else other than that.

[Vitalius]

I use it on top of Avast. They never have conflicts (probably because the free version doesn't do much beyond detection/removal), so having both is fine imo. 

I prefer Avast if I can only choose one myself. 2+ years of a virus free computer does that to me. Mind you, I am very good at avoiding sites that are malicious though.

Remember, common sense is the #1 antivirus. (The more you know!)

But yeah, Malwarebytes is good, but only if it isn't alone.

[SirReallySam]

It is excellent! but not live protection just

 

detection and removal

as others have said

[TheArium]

I can only recommend it to use besides an active antivirus software. It's really good and a nice extra layer of protection.

[Tigerbomb8]

malwarebytes is not an anti-virus.. it only scans for malware.. which it does a damn good job at

[MdX MaxX]

Like many others I use it alongside Avast.

 

I haven't seen any sort of malware in years, so it must be working right?

 

I went ahead and bought the full version back in 2010 so I could have the real-time protection.  It's great because it's a one-time $25 fee and you get to keep it forever (you can find it even cheaper on ebay).