website-realtime protection layer often turned off, became very frustrating

[cicciopasticciobabbba]

hi malwarebytes staff, i passed to mbam 3.0. 

the problem is simple and well known, and you haven't fixed it yet: website-realtime protection keeps turning off. it's becoming very frustrating.

Now listen: i'm a premium user since 2 years, and i'll keep paying because i found malwarebytes a nice software worth it, and your company a solid one. but you can't expect to surpass third party/traditional antivirus programs if you can't even fix this breaking and frustrating bug for so long time. i'll keep using both AV and Mbam, but i'll stick with the first one in case mbam will not be totally compatible... i hope you'll keep doing better, and solid as you did before.

Edited February 20, 2017 by cicciopasticciobabbba

[KenW]

Mbam is NOT an antivirus and the latest version fixed the startup problem on my two desktops.

[Guest]

12 hours ago, KenW said:

Mbam is NOT an antivirus and the latest version fixed the startup problem on my two desktops.

Huh?

 

Quote

MAKES ANTIVIRUS OBSOLETE

Malwarebytes 3.0

Four layers of malware-crushing tech. Smarter detection. Specialized ransomware protection.
It's the security you’ve been looking for.

That's the text on the starting website of Malwarebytes.

I admit, there it isn't said literally, that MB3 is an antivirus, but claiming "makes antivirus obsolete" purports  being an AV.

Logically there isn't possible any other understanding of "make antivirus obsolete". Everything else is quibbleism.

MB3 may work in another way than a customary AV, but eventually it is an AV by its purpose and  its designated utilization.

By that MB3 must measure itself concerning its reliability and its absence of errors at other customary AVs.

At least at the time such measuring isn't very satisfying.

Edited February 20, 2017 by GMork

[KenW]

Stop using OLD website information. It does not say that anymore. Guess they made a mistake.

[Aura]

Adding to what Ken said, here:

https://forums.malwarebytes.com/topic/192225-mbam-30-and-av-comparativesorg/?do=findComment&comment=1080896

 

[Guest]

Sorry, KenW, you are not right, it isn't an old website information.

I tested my quote of the malwarebytes website by Google just before I posted my reply.

You find it still here:

https://www.malwarebytes.com/

And still on the German website as well:

https://de.malwarebytes.com

"MACHT ANTIVIRUS HINFÄLLIG" is in English MAKES ANTIVIRUS OBSOLETE, literal translation

 

.

[Porthos]

1 hour ago, GMork said:

I admit, there it isn't said literally, that MB3 is an antivirus, but claiming "makes antivirus obsolete" purports  being an AV.

ob·so·lete

ˌäbsəˈlēt/

adjective

adjective: obsolete

1. 1.

   no longer produced or used; out of date.

   "the disposal of old and obsolete machinery"

   synonyms:

   outdated, out of date, outmoded, old-fashioned, démodé, passé, out of fashion; More no longer in use, disused, fallen into disuse, behind the times, superannuated, outworn, antiquated, antediluvian, anachronistic, discontinued, old, dated, archaic, ancient, fossilized, extinct, defunct, dead, bygone, out; informalprehistoric "most of the machinery in their Somerville plant is obsolete"

   antonyms:

   cutting-edge, the latest, modern

2. 2.

   Biology

   (of a part or characteristic of an organism) less developed than formerly or in a related species; rudimentary; vestigial.

verb

US

verb: obsolete; 3rd person present: obsoletes; past tense: obsoleted; past participle: obsoleted; gerund or present participle: obsoleting

1. 1.

   cause (a product or idea) to be or become obsolete by replacing it with something new.

   "we're trying to stimulate the business by obsoleting last year's designs"

[Guest]

Addition to my previous reply:

Every visitor while visiting both websites for the very first time gets the impression, that MB3 is an AV, maybe another kind of it, but it must be one because of the words "makes antivirus obsolete" - he can't get another conclusion.

Therefore I stay to my statement, that MB3 has to measure itself at any other AV, especially because of its purpose and its designated utilization.

.

Edited February 20, 2017 by GMork

[Guest]

@Porthos

Many thanks for your very detailed explanation of "obsolete", but I already knew the exact meaning of it.  

A continuation by me or by you isn't necessary, read my reply above. 

 

[Telos]

56 minutes ago, GMork said:

Addition to my previous reply:

Every visitor while visiting both websites for the very first time gets the impression, that MB3 is an AV, maybe another kind of it, but it must be one because of the words "makes antivirus obsolete" - he can't get another conclusion.

Therefore I stay to my statement, that MB3 has to measure itself at any other AV, especially because of its purpose and its designated utilization.

Cars "obsoleted" horses as a primary means of transportation. Yet, cars are not horses, and are not "measured" by the the same qualities a rider would seek in a horse.

Edited February 20, 2017 by Telos

[KenW]

Did a search the other day when I saw this post and did not get the site about "replacing" antivirus. Just now I got that site.  So if Malwarebytes

did change something, the change did not propagate to all dns servers or got stuck somewhere in the world.

In any event, it is NOT an antivirus replacement. That has been asked many times over the years and has not changed. Antivirus

is a totally different animal, but has been intertwined with malware lately by some companies.

[Acrobaze]

What does that mean :

- "....so that you can finally replace your traditional antivirus."

- "With the launch of Malwarebytes 3.0, we are confident that you can finally replace your traditional antivirus, "

 

https://blog.malwarebytes.com/malwarebytes-news/2016/12/announcing-malwarebytes-3-0-a-next-generation-antivirus-replacement/

[KenW]

Why keep harping in this thread. YOU HAVE BEEN TOLD ABOUT THIS PROBLEM time and again. Argue on another site about something else.

[Telos]

@Acrobaze It's covered in the sticky posts...

If that doesn't answer your question, email MB.
https://support.malwarebytes.com/customer/portal/emails/new?b_id=6400

[Acrobaze]

Thank you, but in fact, I already know what "replace" means.

[Guest]

2 hours ago, Telos said:

Cars "obsoleted" horses as a primary means of transportation. Yet, cars are not horses, and are not "measured" by the the same qualities a rider would seek in a horse.

Reading that reply I can't hinder myself to post a very last reply to enlarge upon that comparison.

Gist of your reply: A traditional AV ist the horse, MB3 claims to be the car.

In that case wanting to have a safe and trouble-free transportation I prefer at time the healthy and sturdy horse instead of a car with a sluggish engine, a creaky transmission, stuttering breaks and the uncertainty, if I ever will reach my destination.  

If MB is ever able to develop a car (MB3) with a powerful, well running engine, a smooth transmission and excelently retarding breaks I certainly will change to the car. 

[Telos]

5 hours ago, GMork said:

Reading that reply I can't hinder myself to post a very last reply to enlarge upon that comparison.

Gist of your reply: A traditional AV ist the horse, MB3 claims to be the car.

In that case wanting to have a safe and trouble-free transportation I prefer at time the healthy and sturdy horse instead of a car with a sluggish engine, a creaky transmission, stuttering breaks and the uncertainty, if I ever will reach my destination.  

If MB is ever able to develop a car (MB3) with a powerful, well running engine, a smooth transmission and excelently retarding breaks I certainly will change to the car. 

Haha... love your response.

[cicciopasticciobabbba]

GMork is right. guys, stop hiding behind linguistical quibbles. 

Despite mbam not claiming to be an AV itself, by the sentence ''make AV obsolete'' you bring people to think that the software can replace every function/role an obsolete AV is appointed to do.

Since I AM the consumer, i'm brought into thinking that. Isn't that what you meant to say? 1) change the sentence Or 2) actually fix your promises OR, there's a word for that, It's Misleading Advertising, (and, guess, that's bad).

choice is yours.

 

P.s. Mbam 3.0 together with KIS 2017 is even slowing down my computer + the real time layer turning off. you've been too much farsighted this time.

Edited February 22, 2017 by cicciopasticciobabbba