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@Aryna Thanks for your own detailed response to my post. And I now understand better the beta key issue. I thought that was required for -all- betas. I downloaded the release version of MB (5.6.0.1748) from the MB website and re-installed, per your recommendation. Now with Bartender both running -and- disabled, I have the MB icon in my menubar. I also have the full dashboard as expected, with the ability to start a scan, and Real-Time Protection/VPN/Trusted Advisor visible. So it does seem like the issue was completely resolved by re-installing from scratch. (I had initially gotten 5.6.0 via the internal software update mechanism.) Hope this helps you, and others seeing this issue. Happy to do additional testing for you as needed.

I am running 5.6.0 (release, as I never got a beta key), and the Malwarebytes icon for me is completely invisible. (Image attached.) I am running the Bartender menubar icon management software, so though that was perhaps the issue. Even when moving MalwareBytes back into the visible menubar, not the hidden area, I just get an empty space where the Malwarebytes icon should be. Just to be entirely sure, I quit Bartender completely. Still a missing icon no matter what. And I am not seeing anything on this new "Status Menu Dashboard" other than "Open Malwarebytes." -- As an aside...in the "About Malwarebytes" screen, there is a "Beta Updates" link in the lower-right that takes people to this forum sub-section: Home > Announcements > Beta Testing Program > Malwarebytes 5 for Mac Pre-Release But we are currently discussing this issue here: Home > Announcements > Beta Testing Program > Malwarebytes for Mac Beta It seems the separate "Pre-Release" section has much older topics than where we are now, and perhaps the "About MalwareBytes" link should be to -this- main "Mac Beta" forum sub-section instead...merging the "Pre-Release" topics into the main area here. Having both "Pre-Release" and "Mac Beta" sections seem redundant at this time.

You are 100% correct...there -can- be a distinction between GM and RC. But according to this Apple Wiki, Apple phased out "GM" with iOS 14.1. https://theapplewiki.com/wiki/Release_Candidate So in Apple's official parlance, there is no distinction. They announced to the entire world 4 days ago that 4 days from now (Monday the 16th) is release day. Like it or not, the train is rolling down the tracks. There's no stopping it, so hopefully MalwareBytes will be ready to jump onboard as quickly as possible. 😉

@msherwood Separately, I should note that I joined this forum on August 14th to monitor any available beta releases for Sequoia and requested a beta key via PM (per instructions on another thread) to unlock available releases. Though I understand none would have worked with Sequoia, I have not received a response to my key request via PM. The lack of a key, plus a beta to test, is frustrating.

@msherwood As much as your message is appreciated, the timing for -that- message was more than a month ago. The message coming from MalwareBytes -after- the GM of Sequoia is already in the wild to millions of developers and public beta participants should be "Here's beta xx.xx of MalwareBytes that finally allows installation on Sequoia. Please let us know what issues you may discover as we finalize things, and understand it may not yet be complete." Even if the goal was to not have to chase a moving target and exercise an abundance of caution, the -perception- (which is not always reality) is that MalwareBytes is not prepared for a new OS release that has been in the hands of developers since WWDC. It's not a good look, especially from a company that is so well regarded universally. I highly recommend that the company as a whole take a different tact for whatever Apple's next OS release is. It reflects very poorly on the reputation of your company to appear somewhat unprepared this late in the development cycle. It would be fine to not have a -final- version ready, but you supplied no beta versions at all since WWDC. None of this is meant to insult. I respect this company, and all my tech consulting clients have your software installed on their Windows and Mac devices. I will continue to recommend and install MalwareBytes to them all, especially my Windows clients where MalwareBytes has intrinsically more value than it does to my Mac clients. But still, as a Mac owner myself, I agree with @Redhawk72 that my Mac feels "naked" without an officially released version of MalwareBytes (even if beta) installed on Sequoia. Thanks.

Any updates on this? Apple is getting close to a Sequoia release. Is MalwareBytes?

With respect, I think this is poor policy. This forum is for technically savvy people who wish to engage in beta testing. Unless the current beta is severely crashing or damaging Sequoia, it should not artificially be blocked from being installed. Instead, installs should be allowed and bugs can be reported...even if MB doesn't want to work on fixing them yet. Any knowledge gained on both sides from this testing is better for all parties. Otherwise, why are we here? Please take this as constructive criticism, which is the manner in which it's intended. Thank you.