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Sure, it makes perfect sense based on the type of work you are doing, and for certain types of work it does make sense, such as distributed collaborative efforts where multiple parties must have direct access to shared resources and documents. Office has tools for this very purpose, similar in function to things like Google Docs, however my issue is with the fact that many applications are being forced online completely regardless of the type of work being done, and that makes no sense where an individual might be working on something that is proprietary and should not be shared (for example, work under an NDA for a company or government agency). In such cases, being forced to use cloud based storage and web based applications becomes a major liability.

Right, and what I have been talking about all along is desktop applications being replaced by web apps. Why force everyone to use less secure, less private, web based applications when the same work can be accomplished using a far more secure, locally stored, locally installed application? I'm not arguing whether web based services should use locally installed applications or web based/cloud based apps; that doesn't matter because as you say, it is intrinsically web based anyway. I'm arguing that applications which up to this point have been locally installed and stored should not be forced 'online' as web apps just because of an industry trend. It is a serious compromise to the privacy and security of everyone. It is the very same reason I am so against Windows 10 because of all its online functionality and spyware which cannot be disabled and continues to send your data to Microsoft even when you tell it not to. Putting everything online and using hosted web applications for everything puts everyone's data and privacy at risk, period. I again cite the near constant data breaches that we're always reading about and hearing about, not to mention the countless breaches that go unreported every year due to companies trying to save face or cover up such events in an attempt to avoid litigation.

Malwarebytes doesn't disable Defender; it actually can't; Windows Defender disables itself when any other application registers as virus protection in the latest version of Windows by design. If you wish to run the two programs together, you need to disable the option for Malwarebytes to register in the Windows Action Center/Security Center, otherwise Windows Defender will disable itself.

Greetings, I'm sorry that the software is having issues. This is a known issue but has been addressed by the recently released beta. To fix it, please open Malwarebytes and go to settings by clicking the gear icon in the upper right of the main Malwarebytes window and under the General tab scroll down to the option for Beta updates and toggle it to on, then scroll back up to the top and click the Check for updates button and allow Malwarebytes to download and install the new build. Once it finishes, go ahead and restart your system and the BSOD's should be resolved. Please let us know how it goes. Thanks

Locally installed applications can store data locally, that's my point. For example, if I am using an office application I don't have to worry about my data being compromised based on what might happen to someone else's servers because it is all stored locally on my machine.

Write access is irrelevant when dealing with exploits; every hear of file-less malware? As for Browser Guard, it doesn't do anything against exploits; that's the job of Exploit Protection in Malwarebytes Premium, and of course no security solution is 100% perfect. Besides, you can do all you like to protect your system on your end, however if you are using web applications hosted on servers that aren't under your control, there's nothing you can do to protect them, and that's the point. If they get taken over and/or infiltrated by malicious actors there is nothing to stop them from infecting users who rely on the web apps' services or simply stealing customer data, or both.

I'd actually argue that the risk of infection is actually increased when relying primarily on web based apps given the fact that the vast majority of modern threats/attacks are actually initiated by web based exploits, most often through web browsers through compromised servers/sites. Desktop apps avoid this, and as long as you're careful about what you download/install, your risk of infection is minuscule by comparison, at least in my opinion and based on current trends.

Sure, but it also poses a lot of risks. I don't have to cite the countless data breeches that have occurred in recent years I'm sure, just as one example. It's much harder for a hacker to infiltrate an individual target than it is for them to target/infiltrate a public server. Web applications are great for certain scenarios, however they have some major flaws that make them much less than ideal for many use cases.

Greetings, Yes, I see the same each time a new CU is installed in the background. Typically I can hover my mouse over the icons and the 'ghost'/extra icon will vanish just as you describe. It's likely an issue due to icon caching in Windows, however I will make a note of it in case the Product team is unaware of it. If you come across any further issues or require our assistance with anything please let us know. Thanks

Excellent, it sounds to me like the Adguard team identified the cause of the issue in their code, so I'm sure they will be successful. I seem to recall a few years back Malwarebytes had to correct a similar issue with the Web Protection driver for similar reasons/conflicts, so it's probably a pretty common occurrence with such drivers.

Yes, in an active online data driven profession such as trading, online connectivity is essential. My point is that this is not the case for all types of applications, and unfortunately this business model has leaked into other areas such as gaming, office applications and other productivity applications where an active internet connection should not be necessary, and because of this new model, as soon as the vendor hosting the servers to support the platform/service/application decides to take the support servers down, everyone who paid money for that software now owns an application they will never again be able to use even though they paid for it, which is criminal in my opinion, especially when the only purpose of the always-online functionality was to combat piracy since it is the legitimate, paying customers who end up paying the price for it, not to mention the entire world as a whole since it is yet another piece of digital art and/or productivity application that can never again be experienced or used for its intended purpose. I understand quite well the advantages of cloud computing, distributed computing and the need for proper license enforcement and DRM to protect a company's assets and profits, however when it is taken too far and compromises the fundamental ability for the legitimate owners of the software to use the applications they paid for, especially when PCs are now cheaper and more powerful than they have ever been (which greatly negates the necessity for cloud or distributed computing since most mid-range systems are more than capable of running even the most resource intensive applications locally without issues), it just seems to be a poor direction for the industry to go in. Such methods and platforms are excellent for low powered portable devices like tablets and smart phones, but when a consumer desktop PC can now be built with a 64 core/128 thread CPU and 64+GB of RAM with multiple terabytes of super fast PCIe NVMe M.2 storage, there is no reason for traditional desktop applications to go to an always online or cloud based programming model.

Yes, Malwarebytes also uses a WFP (Windows Filtering Platform) driver for the Web Protection component. It is the same technology/set of APIs used by the built in Windows Firewall in modern Windows versions (every version of Windows since Vista, basically). If two WFP drivers are conflicting with one another that could definitely cause issues. Hopefully the Adguard team is able to rectify the issue.

Some additional examples of problems resulting from the current 'always online' software model: If you look at other videos from that channel they give a lot of detailed, informative reports on issues in the PC/gaming/software industry in the current age.

Right, except if users are working exclusively in browsers they will encounter the same issues if they ever lose connectivity. Sure, it's convenient not to have to download/install applications and instead simply launch a browser to perform activities, however the benefit of having software installed locally is that you don't have to worry about your work being dependent on an eternally active internet connection. Web outages happen, on the individual level, the network level, the ISP level, the individual domain/server level, and even on the backbone/hosting provider level. You can find just a few notable examples here as well as here.

I definitely recommend it. It's excellent for blocking malware as well as many ads and threats to privacy (including many of the trackers from the likes of Google, Microsoft and others). It's also excellent at blocking tech support scam sites.

If all applications are cloud and/or web based, then they won't function at all offline, meaning if there is a disruption in internet connectivity for any reason at all, you will not be able to continue working/using your applications and may lose the work you've already done (depending on how the app saves/stores data).

Please try restarting your system if you haven't done so already. It is possible that the older version of the driver is still loaded into memory resulting in the issue repeating. If that doesn't resolve it then please try a clean installation, making sure to install the beta afterwards to test: Run the Malwarebytes Support Tool Accept the EULA and click Advanced tab on the left (not Start Repair) Click the Clean button, and allow it to restart your system and then reinstall Malwarebytes, either by allowing the tool to do so when it offers to on restart, or by downloading and installing the latest version from here Once that's done, enable beta updates in Malwarebytes and check for updates, ensuring that it downloads and installs the new beta, then restart your system and test/verify that the issue is resolved Please let us know how it goes. Thanks

That is somewhat frustrating. I understand why, however if the industry keeps moving in this direction we're going to end up with systems and software that lose all functionality as soon as web connectivity is interrupted. That can have massive consequences for anyone doing real work.

I just checked my Malwarebytes Browser Guard and thought you might find this interesting as well: So MBG also blocks it (I use uBlock also along with Disconnect, Privacy Badger, Ghostery and DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials).

Sadly this issue wasn't actually the result of any changes in the new versions of Malwarebytes; it was caused by a change in the latest versions of Kaspersky so there probably isn't anything that Malwarebytes can do on their own to resolve it, but hopefully Kaspersky's developers will address the issues on their end in a future version.

Interesting reading, thanks As far as I know, this forum doesn't use Google Tag Manager either. It only allows the Google search indexer to index results for page ranks and searches.

Excellent, I'm glad that it helped. If you need assistance with anything else please let us know. Thanks

Excellent, I'm glad to be of service

Greetings, The latest version for Android is currently 3.7.3.2 which was released on December 13th of last year according to the release history listed on the right side of the main Malwarebytes for Android support page found here so as long as that is the version you have installed, then that should be the latest. Malwarebytes has separate Developers, Product teams and Researchers that work on their various products for various platforms independently, and while they do generally maintain certain standards across their entire product portfolio (such as common components like licensing, UI/UX, icons, colors/branding etc.), the individual technologies within each product/platform differ to provide the best protection targeted at each individual platform and the types of threats faced by users of that platform. You can keep an eye on that page for news about new releases or check back on the forums here in our Malwarebytes for Android support area for announcements about new releases if you wish, or of course you can just let the product update itself automatically after a new version is released. I hope this helps, and if there is anything else we might assist you with please let us know. Thanks

You're welcome, I'm glad I could help. As long as you set up exclusions between the two programs you shouldn't have any further issues, however if you have trouble getting any future new versions or updates of Malwarebytes to install, you'll know why and you should be able to work around the issue the same way. If there is anything else we might assist you with please let us know. Thanks