Microsoft Security Essentials Exclusions in MBAM2 vs. MBAM3

[tonguetwister]

Usually hesitant to introduce betas of *any* flavor to my system I installed Mbam 3 on my 64bit Windows 7 a short while ago. Everything seems to be running smoothly. 

My question is in regards to to pre-existing mbam exclusions I'd added to MSE, whether or not they are still valid, or what (if any) they should be. 

Here is the current list:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Malwarebytes Anti-Malware
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\mbamresearch.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Malwarebytes Anti-Malware\mbamscheduler.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Malwarebytes Anti-Malware\mbamservice.exe
C:\ProgramData\Malwarebytes\Malwarebytes Anti-Malware
C:\Program Files\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware\mbamgui.exe

How do they look to you? Any additions, deletions or recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Ried]

Hello tonguetwister,

That's a good question, and they have changed with Malwarebytes 3.0. Besides the file names being different, also note that it now installs to Program Files directory, whether a machine is 32-bit or 64-bit:

C:\Program Files\Malwarebytes\Anti-Malware\MbamPt.exe
 C:\Program Files\Malwarebytes\Anti-Malware\mbam.exe
 C:\Program Files\Malwarebytes\Anti-Malware\assistant.exe
 C:\Program Files\Malwarebytes\Anti-Malware\MBAMWsc.exe
 C:\Program Files\Malwarebytes\Anti-Malware\mbamtray.exe
 C:\Program Files\Malwarebytes\Anti-Malware\MBAMService.exe
 

[Rednose]

Thnx Ried,

Bookmarked : Very useful information.

Greetz, Red.

Edited December 12, 2016 by Rednose

[Ried]

You're welcome.

[tonguetwister]

Thanks Reid for the confirmation. Have copied the files and will include them in Program Files. Up to now the very recent install of Mbam3 has been trouble free. For that I am very hopeful and glad.

Would you also suggest deleting them from Windows Explorer directories as well?

[Ried]

I'm glad 3.0 is working well for you.

If the C:\Program Files (x86)\Malwarebytes Anti-Malware folder is still there after installing 3.0.4, yes, you can delete that folder.

Do NOT delete the C:\ProgramData\Malwarebytes folder. The latest version uses that path as well.

[tonguetwister]

Thanks Reid for the confirmation. Have copied the files and will include them in Program Files. Up to now the very recent install of Mbam3 has been trouble free. For that I am very hopeful and glad.

Would you also suggest deleting them from Windows Explorer directories as well?

[tonguetwister]

Once again, Reid, thanks for the info regarding past and present Mbam folders/files and their importance.

Through no intervention of my own, a couple of days after the initial install of Mbam3, and having read your most recent recommendation I discovered but one file remaining in C:\Program Files (x86)\Malwarebytes Anti-Malware folder: mbamext.dll, which has since been deleted.

[Ried]

Thank you for that information.  That entire Malwarebytes Anti-Malware folder in the Program Files (x86) folder can be deleted.

BUT - leave this one alone - C:\ProgramData\Malwarebytes  - MB 3 uses it