joshkmartinez Posted June 27, 2017 ID:1138654 Share Posted June 27, 2017 I have looked on the Malwarebytes website and see only yearly subscriptions. /I have seen other lifetime keys available for sale online. Are these sales scams? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aura Posted June 27, 2017 ID:1138657 Share Posted June 27, 2017 Malwarebytes discontinued the sale of lifetime licences when Malwarebytes v2 came out. There are still some resellers that have lifetime licences available, but not that many and it can be hard to see the different between a legit reseller and a scam. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshkmartinez Posted June 27, 2017 Author ID:1138662 Share Posted June 27, 2017 Is there a way I can confirm if the lifetime key is Legit Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aura Posted June 27, 2017 ID:1138663 Share Posted June 27, 2017 That's a tricky question to be honest. I'll cc a few people in your thread, maybe one of them knows the answer. @exile360, @bdubrow, @celee Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators celee Posted June 27, 2017 Administrators ID:1138670 Share Posted June 27, 2017 Hi @joshkmartinez, We made the switch from lifetime licenses to subscription back in 2014. You can read more about the switch here: https://blog.malwarebytes.com/malwarebytes-news/2014/03/malwarebytes-anti-malware-2-0/ We do not sell any more lifetime licenses as of March 2014. I would highly recommend not purchasing lifetime licenses on eBay or other similar sites as they are more than likely fake keys or pirated. If you did purchase a lifetime license from these websites, we do not guarantee that they will work on activation or in the future. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks, Cecile Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshkmartinez Posted June 27, 2017 Author ID:1138676 Share Posted June 27, 2017 9 minutes ago, celee said: We do not sell any more lifetime licenses as of March 2014. do lifetime keys still exist for Malwarebytes 3? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators celee Posted June 27, 2017 Administrators ID:1138682 Share Posted June 27, 2017 6 minutes ago, joshkmartinez said: do lifetime keys still exist for Malwarebytes 3? From the blog I linked above: Quote We will continue to honor existing lifetime licenses, meaning any users that already have a lifetime license for 1.x will continue to have a lifetime license Yes, lifetime keys still exist. Anyone who already has a lifetime key before the change to subscription are grandfathered in and keep their lifetime key. Let me know if I can help with anything else. Thanks, Cecile Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostfair Posted June 27, 2017 ID:1138709 Share Posted June 27, 2017 (edited) Yes, they do exist - my account license page says "status: never expires", which is pretty neat! But no-one in their right mind would sell such a thing, so offers on auction sites should be treated as most probably scams, in my opinion. Only thing, though - my copy of Malwarebytes Premium 3.1.2 shows antiransomware protection as "unavailable". Perhaps lifetime keys don't qualify for that new function? Edited June 27, 2017 by frostfair Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators celee Posted June 27, 2017 Administrators ID:1138714 Share Posted June 27, 2017 7 minutes ago, frostfair said: Only thing, though - my copy of Malwarebytes Premium 3.1.2 shows antiransomware protection as "unavailable". Perhaps lifetime keys don't qualify for that new function? Hi @frostfair, what Windows OS are you currently running Malwarebytes 3.1.2 on? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostfair Posted June 27, 2017 ID:1138715 Share Posted June 27, 2017 Hi, I'm running Windows Vista 32bit (don't laugh!), and my laptop doesn't have sufficient spec or space left to upgrade even to Windows 7, sadly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators celee Posted June 27, 2017 Administrators ID:1138719 Share Posted June 27, 2017 (edited) @frostfair Unfortunately, the Anti-Ransomware component does not run on XP or Vista. Here's more details: Quote Why is Malwarebytes 3.0 Anti-Ransomware protection disabled with Windows XP/Vista? Malwarebytes has taken the stand that we are committed to continuing to support Windows XP for as long as Microsoft allows us to. In fact, we’re one of the few providers still willing to do so. This stand means that we’ll continue offering our core anti-malware protection to the best of our ability, given technical limitations. Any new features added over time will be supported as feasible. If a new feature, such as our anti-ransomware protection, relies on newer technologies not supported on older operating systems such as Windows Vista or XP, then we are not able to support it on those systems. Any features not supported will be called out in our official system requirements. https://support.malwarebytes.com/customer/en/portal/articles/2734150-why-is-malwarebytes-3-0-anti-ransomware-protection-disabled-with-windows-xp-vista-?b_id=15026 Edited June 27, 2017 by celee Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostfair Posted June 27, 2017 ID:1138727 Share Posted June 27, 2017 Ok, thanks very much for that info. I've been on the verge of getting a new machine for a while now, so I guess it's well and truly time. Given that my laptop is 10 years old and I was given it for nothing by a neighbour about 5 years ago, I think I've had my money's worth from it! Will I be able to transfer my Malwarebytes license to a new machine and preserve the "never expire" status in the process? Thanks again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators celee Posted June 27, 2017 Administrators ID:1138728 Share Posted June 27, 2017 @frostfair yes, you'll be able to transfer your lifetime license whenever you decide to upgrade your laptop. Just be sure to deactivate the license on your current computer first before activating on your new machine. Here's how: https://support.malwarebytes.com/customer/en/portal/articles/1835313-how-do-i-transfer-my-malwarebytes-anti-malware-license-to-a-different-computer-?b_id=6400 Let me know if you have any additional questions. Thanks, Cecile Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wenro Posted October 7, 2017 ID:1170798 Share Posted October 7, 2017 This will be bumped now sorry. But darn.. I'd love a lifetime license! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firefox Posted October 9, 2017 ID:1171217 Share Posted October 9, 2017 Hello and Welcome @Wenro As already mentioned in this topic.... there are no longer selling lifetime licenses for some time now... On 6/27/2017 at 12:51 PM, celee said: We do not sell any more lifetime licenses as of March 2014. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porthos Posted October 10, 2017 ID:1171492 Share Posted October 10, 2017 Also Read https://support.malwarebytes.com/docs/DOC-1265 https://support.malwarebytes.com/docs/DOC-1998 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wenro Posted October 11, 2017 ID:1171873 Share Posted October 11, 2017 On 10/9/2017 at 10:52 PM, Firefox said: Hello and Welcome @Wenro As already mentioned in this topic.... there are no longer selling lifetime licenses for some time now... On 10/10/2017 at 9:13 PM, Porthos said: Also Read https://support.malwarebytes.com/docs/DOC-1265 https://support.malwarebytes.com/docs/DOC-1998 Yeah no worries guys, I already figured that out. I said I'd love one. Regret being a cheapskate those years ago and didn't pick one up. Won't be buying anything from Ebay Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firefox Posted October 11, 2017 ID:1171874 Share Posted October 11, 2017 12 minutes ago, Wenro said: Won't be buying anything from Ebay Good idea on that one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amaroq_Starwind Posted December 4, 2018 ID:1284715 Share Posted December 4, 2018 I'm not sure that this is the place to advertise, dude >.< Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Admin AdvancedSetup Posted December 4, 2018 Root Admin ID:1284722 Share Posted December 4, 2018 @Amaroq_Starwind That was a spammer and I've flagged their account as a spammer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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