Does Malwarebytes protect your home network? Crash your browsers?

[MargieP]

I got Malwarebytes today because I was told it wouldn't slow down my computer like Norton is.  Norton was protecting my network, now that I have MWB installed, it has defaulted to Windows protection.  Does MWB protect my network too?

Also, since I installed the program, my Chrome and FireFox browsers no longer load.  Any solution to that?

Thanks,

Margie

[dcollins]

What do you mean "protect your network"? Malwarebytes doesn't scan other devices on your network like you may have seen tools like Norton.

As for Chrome/Firefox, this is a known issue and we are developing a solution now. Currently there are two workarounds. The ideal solution is to install the 64-bit versions of Chrome and Firefox instead of the 32-bit (assuming you have a 64-bit computer). The less ideal solution is to go to Settings -> Protection and under Manage Protected Applications, turn off Chrome and Firefox from being protected.