Program not remembering that I disable Malicious Website Protection

[kingmustard]

It keeps turning itself back on.

Any ideas?

[Firefox]

Hello and Welcome!

We will need a little more info before we can suggest fixes.

Are you running the Premium version?  Does this happen at random or does it happen only after you reboot the computer?

If its after you reboot the computer, then it may have to do with the setting under

Settings -> Advanced Settings -> Uncheck Enable Malicious Website Protection when Malwarebytes Anti-Malware starts

[kingmustard]

On 5/20/2016 at 4:51 AM, Firefox said:

Hello and Welcome!

We will need a little more info before we can suggest fixes.

Are you running the Premium version?  Does this happen at random or does it happen only after you reboot the computer?

If its after you reboot the computer, then it may have to do with the setting under

Settings -> Advanced Settings -> Uncheck Enable Malicious Website Protection when Malwarebytes Anti-Malware starts

This setting is what keeps putting itself back on Enabled:

Edited May 22, 2016 by kingmustard

[daledoc1]

Hi:

Until @Firefox returns, that's not the setting to which he referred.

On 5/20/2016 at 10:51 PM, Firefox said:

Settings -> Advanced Settings -> Uncheck Enable Malicious Website Protection when Malwarebytes Anti-Malware starts

See the attached screenshot.

Having said that, disabling MWP (Malicious Website Protection) is not recommended, as it is one of the key components of MBAM Premium.
While it's certainly up to you, doing so defeats the purpose of having MBAM Premium and reduces your system protection.
The program will also provide frequent notifications of the fact that this feature is disabled.

A better strategy might be to tell us a bit more about WHY you want to disable that important feature??? 
We can likely assist you with properly configuring all of the modules to provide you with optimum protection.

Cheers,

 

[kingmustard]

1 minute ago, daledoc1 said:

Hi:

Until @Firefox returns, that's not the setting to which he referred.

See the attached screenshot.

Having said that, disabling MWP (Malicious Website Protection) is not recommended, as it is one of the key components of MBAM Premium.
While it's certainly up to you, doing so defeats the purpose of having MBAM Premium and reduces your system protection.
The program will also provide frequent notifications of the fact that this feature is disabled.

A better strategy might be to tell us a bit more about WHY you want to disable that important feature??? 
We can likely assist you with properly configuring all of the modules to provide you with optimum protection.

Cheers,

 

I keep getting notifications from simple apps such as Skype, qBittorrent etc.

Effort keep having to manually add the IPs to MBAM.

[daledoc1]

Hi:

11 minutes ago, kingmustard said:

I keep getting notifications from simple apps such as Skype, qBittorrent etc.

Effort keep having to manually add the IPs to MBAM.

Thanks for the information.
That's what I suspected.

In that case, MBAM is just doing its job to protect your system.  Disabling MBAM MWP module would be a BAD idea, as it would make your system more vulnerable to malware.  And manually excluding malicious IPs from MBAM would be even more dangerous.

These KB topics explain why the blocks occur and methods to safely deal with them:

Why does Malwarebytes Anti-Malware block Skype?

Why does Malwarebytes Anti-Malware block BitTorrent or other Peer-to-Peer Programs?

More info about v2.2.1 HERE; User Guide ONLINE; User Guide PDF; FAQ: Common Questions, Issues, and their Solutions

Thank you again,

Edited May 22, 2016 by daledoc1
clarify

[kingmustard]

2 minutes ago, daledoc1 said:

Hi:

Thanks for the information.
That's what I suspected.

In that case, MBAM is just doing its job to protect your system.  Disabling MBAM MWP module would be a BAD idea, as it would make your system more vulnerable to malware.

These KB topics explain why the blocks occur and methods to safely deal with them:

Why does Malwarebytes Anti-Malware block Skype?

Why does Malwarebytes Anti-Malware block BitTorrent or other Peer-to-Peer Programs?

More info about v2.2.1 HERE; User Guide ONLINE; User Guide PDF; FAQ: Common Questions, Issues, and their Solutions

Thank you again,

Many thanks

[daledoc1]

You're very welcome.

I'm glad I could help.

Cheers,

[ralatmby]

On Sunday, May 22, 2016 at 2:45 PM, daledoc1 said:

Hi:

Until @Firefox returns, that's not the setting to which he referred.

See the attached screenshot.

Having said that, disabling MWP (Malicious Website Protection) is not recommended, as it is one of the key components of MBAM Premium.
While it's certainly up to you, doing so defeats the purpose of having MBAM Premium and reduces your system protection.

 

Hi.

You need to make it easier to -> selectively disable <-, like a box to check on the popup when a site is blocked = "Add this IP to web exclusions".

Cheers

[ralatmby]

I should add that the popup should STAY UP LONGER.

[remember]

On ‎5‎/‎19‎/‎2016 at 11:51 PM, Firefox said:

Hello and Welcome!

We will need a little more info before we can suggest fixes.

Are you running the Premium version? 

Asking questions......

Could this happen with MBAM free version?????????????

No!!

So, why do you ask?

[Firefox]

38 minutes ago, ralatmby said:

Hi.

You need to make it easier to -> selectively disable <-, like a box to check on the popup when a site is blocked = "Add this IP to web exclusions".

Cheers

Hello and Welcome @ralatmby

You have replied to a topic that is quite old, usually we recommend you start a new topic so you can get one on one assistance.

Thanks for the comment, the option to add exclusions easily is already available. When you receive a block, you can simply right click your Malwarebytes Icon in the system tray and then select Add to Web Exclusions as shown in the picture below.