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I have been getting a message in the lower left on my Windows 7 that the Malwarebytes database is out of date. I keep clicking a button do do the update but the message will pop up again in a few hours. I launched Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Premium 2.0.2.1012 and it says "! Your databases are out of date". I click on "Fix Now >>" but although the button depresses, nothing seems to happen.

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Hello and :welcome: ,

A couple of easy things to check -- first, please be sure your system date/time are correct and that your AV and firewall both give MBAM full permissions. It's possible that your AV or firewall might be treating the new build as a new program and may be blocking it -- the files that need to be excluded can be found HERE. Please post back if you need help with doing that.

Also: have you recently run a scan that resulted in detections (such as non-malware PUPs or PUMss) for which your action is needed -- e.g. to Quarantine the items?  If so, then those "Detected Threats" need to be taken care of first, to allow the program to update.

If those suggestions don't resolve your issue:

Thanks,

 

P.S. As this thread belongs in the MBAM Support section, the mod team will probably move it there. ;)

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