Ransom Trojan

[davlee]

System restore in safe mode made it possible to scan using the free version of Malwarebytes. If I used a paid version, would Malwarebytes stop this Trojan infecting my computer in the first place?

Thanks,

Dave

[Durew]

Hi Dave,

 

First of all: Welcome to the forum

 

If the free version of Malwarebytes Anti-malware (MBAM) could detect the trojan than the paid version would be able to so as well. Since the paid version (MBAM PRO) offers real-time protection so it should have been able to prevent the trojan from infecting your computer.

 

To help prevent getting infected again I'd advise you read this article and act accordingly. MBAM Pro is not mentioned in the article but, I recommend looking into it as well.

[Firefox]

As already mentioned above by Durew, yes if you would have had the PRO version it most likely would have prevented the infection in the first place.

Keep in mind though not any one product is 100% effective. You have to make sure to keep your system up to date with all updates to all software installed to help prevent exploits.

[davlee]

Just as a follow up - I am now using Malwarebytes pro and have given it a good test on numerous sites. So far, it has worked extremely well and is well worth having in my opinion.

[Firefox]

Thanks for the follow up and stay safe out there....