Exploit Protection won't start and program updating issue

[Anorax]

So I finally got Web Protection to stay on after a number of restarts and updates this morning. Now my Exploit Protection won't turn on. It will stay on for a short time then it turns itself off again. I've turned off real time protection notification until this is fixed as it is so damned annoying to get a popup notification every minute.

My versions: 3.1.2.1733, component 1.0.122, Update Package 1.0.1979. I am a premium user.

Also another annoying point is Malwarebytes won't update the main program by itself. It has happened twice now where I had to download the latest installer and then run the full install. Malwarebytes has never given me any form of program update notification or automation, eg. 3.0.6 to 3.1.2.

So what is happening and why is the software becoming so unreliable?

 

Edited May 20, 2017 by Anorax

[Super Dave]

2 minutes ago, Anorax said:

So I finally got Web Protection to stay on after a number of restarts and updates this morning. Now my Exploit Protection won't turn on. It will stay on for a short time then it turns itself off again. I've turned off real time protection notification until this is fixed as it is so damned annoying to get a popup notification every minute.

My versions: 3.1.2.1733, component 1.0.122, Update Package 1.0.1979. I am a premium user.

Also another annoying point is Malwarebytes won't update the main program by itself. It has happened twice now where I had to download the latest installer and then run the full install. Malwarebytes has never given me any form of program update notification or automation, eg. 3.0.6 to 3.1.2.

So what is happening and why is the software becoming so unreliable?

 

try quitting from taskbar icon and restart from start or desktop icon

[Porthos]

2 minutes ago, Anorax said:

Also another annoying point is Malwarebytes won't update the main program by itself. It has happened twice now where I had to download the latest installer and then run the full install. Malwarebytes has never given me any form of program update notification or automation, eg. 3.0.6 to 3.1.2.

 

Our update process in 3.0 is way better than what we had with 2.x, even with our metering in place. Database updates come out multiple times a day and users get those as soon as they do a check, we only meter our Component Updates (larger background updates) and our Application Updates (the ones where you have to click on the installer to install). Staying on 3.0.6 is perfectly fine for most people and they are protected (even from WannaCry), and when they get the 3.1.2 upgrade, it allows them to upgrade when they are ready. For users who want the latest updates immediately, we make them available for a download.

A lot of software stages it's rollouts like this to help handle support requests or try to catch issues that may arise. Your phone does this, Windows does this, and lots of other security vendors do this. If we found a giant flaw in 3.0.6 that left people vulnerable, we would do our best to get more users onto the latest version as soon as possible. But in most cases, letting the upgrades come naturally works best.

6 minutes ago, Anorax said:

So I finally got Web Protection to stay on after a number of restarts and updates this morning. Now my Exploit Protection won't turn on. It will stay on for a short time then it turns itself off again.

Exit from taskbar icon and restart from start or desktop icon

[Anorax]

1 minute ago, Porthos said:

Exit from taskbar icon and restart from start or desktop icon

Tried that many times. I will reboot once again and see what happens. If that doesn't work I will do another full reinstall and cross my fingers.

 

[Porthos]

2 minutes ago, Anorax said:

If that doesn't work I will do another full reinstall and cross my fingers.

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1. Download the latest version of MB-Clean by clicking the link above
2. Close all open applications
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   • Yes - will proceed with backing up the license key (Malwarebytes 3.x only) and initiating the cleanup process
   • No - will exit the utility
5. Once the cleanup process is completed, a prompt will appear:
   • Yes – will proceed and post reboot you will be prompted to continue with the downloading, installation and activation of latest version of Malwarebytes 3.x
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Edited May 20, 2017 by Porthos

[Anorax]

Thanks for that. I ran the MB-Clean utility and rebooted as requested. Seems to be holding at the moment and all protections are staying on.

[Porthos]

1 minute ago, Anorax said:

Thanks for that. I ran the MB-Clean utility and rebooted as requested. Seems to be holding at the moment and all protections are staying on.

Thanks for the update. Remember for the future program updates are metered. You can always come here to keep super updated.

Edited May 20, 2017 by Porthos