Exclusions setting in AV software - where is mbamgui.exe ?

[mancavedweller]

I've just downloaded the trial version of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Premium. I have Kaspersky Pure 3.0 installed and running, so I need to set exclusions in Kaspersky so that Malwarebytes can also do real time scanning at the same time.

 

From info I've found on the internet, I need to set exclusions for these 3 files:

 

mbam.exe                     (successfully done)

mbamservice.exe          (successfully done)

mbamgui.exe                (I cannot find this file !!)

 

Have the files changed in the most recent version of Malwarebytes. If so what files do I need to include in my exclusions in Kaspersky.

 

Thanks very much,

 

Keith.

[Maurice Naggar]

Howdy Keith.

 

mbamgui was in our older version 1.xx of the Anti-Malware.   version 2 is a bit different and does not have that paticulr file.

 

 

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware works well and should run alongside antivirus software without conflicts. In some rare instances, exclusions may need to be set for your specific antivirus product to achieve the best possible system performance.
I suggest putting in trust settings in your antivirus, as follows:
Please "put as Trusted" (i.e., put Trust settings ) for the following MBAM exe files within your Antivirus Software **whitelist** :

Note: If using a software firewall besides the built in "Windows Firewall" you'll need to exclude them from it as well

For 32-bit Windows Vista or Windows 7 or Windows XP:

C:\Program Files\Malwarebytes Anti-Malware\mbam.exe
C:\Program Files\Malwarebytes Anti-Malware\mbamdor.exe
C:\Program Files\Malwarebytes Anti-Malware\mbampt.exe
C:\Program Files\Malwarebytes Anti-Malware\mbamservice.exe
C:\Program Files\Malwarebytes Anti-Malware\mbamscheduler.exe

For 64 bit versions of Windows Vista or Windows 7 or Windows 8:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Malwarebytes Anti-Malware\mbam.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Malwarebytes Anti-Malware\mbamdor.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Malwarebytes Anti-Malware\mbampt.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Malwarebytes Anti-Malware\mbamservice.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Malwarebytes Anti-Malware\mbamscheduler.exe

Note: If using a software firewall besides the built in Windows Firewall you'll need to exclude MBAM.EXE and MBAMSERVICE.EXE from it as well

Note: Once that's done, please make sure that if either of those programs has any sort of web filter, that you add the following as a trusted site:
data-cdn.mbamupdates.com

Check your Anti-Virus/Internet-Security application to see if you can add exclusions for specific applications/files to ignore.
You may need to contact their technical support or check their support website for instructions.
You will need to set your Anti-Virus/Internet-Security to ignore/exclude the files I listed above.
 

[mancavedweller]

Thanks very much Maurice,

 

didn't know about the firewall so good job I asked.

 

On a side note, I'm kicking myself for not having Malwarebytes real time protection running together with Kaspersky. Malwarebytes is picking up several things that Kaspersky is blind too, even after more than a year of being on my PC (i.e. the malware). I'm currently in the process of re-installing everything after formatting my hard drive because of malware, which I'm guessing may have been detected by Malwarebytes.

 

Cheers, 

 

Keith.

[Maurice Naggar]

You're welcome.  Cheers.