Guy947 Posted January 4, 2018 ID:1196571 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Apologies if Malwarebytes has already issued a statement regarding the CPU security vulnerability announced this week but I couldn't find anything on your website or Twitter page. Microsoft announced that their patch is only being released via Windows Update for systems that are running compatible anti-virus products (or no AV product) as the patch can lead to instability for machines running a small number of anti-virus products on the market. I am running Windows 10 and have not seen a patch come down for my machine via Windows Update so I am assuming Malwarebytes is not confirmed to work with Microsoft's patch. Is that accurate? If so, when do you anticipate being able to confirm with Microsoft that your product works with the MS patch? An advisory page on your site for this would be helpful...I may have overlooked it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndersVogt Posted January 4, 2018 ID:1196574 Share Posted January 4, 2018 We are looking for the same information, I have not found anything either. Will MB please give us some information regarding this issue? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy947 Posted January 4, 2018 Author ID:1196575 Share Posted January 4, 2018 5 minutes ago, AndersVogt said: We are looking for the same information, I have not found anything either. Will MB please give us some information regarding this issue? I just checked Symantec's website and they're weirdly silent on the matter as well. My guess is that the AV vendors have been asked to stay mum on the issue until everything gets sorted... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndersVogt Posted January 4, 2018 ID:1196582 Share Posted January 4, 2018 More info can be found here: One user reports that update went fine on regualar Malwarebytes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy947 Posted January 4, 2018 Author ID:1196585 Share Posted January 4, 2018 5 minutes ago, AndersVogt said: More info can be found here: One user reports that update went fine on regualar Malwarebytes. Excellent find - thank you. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nethru Posted January 4, 2018 ID:1196589 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Has anyone manually applied the registry key to install the patch with MB installed? Any issues? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndersVogt Posted January 4, 2018 ID:1196591 Share Posted January 4, 2018 According to the Sysadmin thread one user simply installed the update with regular MB installed and running. I have not recieved the updates yet, so I dont know. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nethru Posted January 4, 2018 ID:1196606 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Looks like patch can be downloaded here https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=KB4054022 Just worried about installing and getting BSOD like some other AV vendors appear to be doing Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy947 Posted January 4, 2018 Author ID:1196610 Share Posted January 4, 2018 I'm running MBAE & MBAM as well as Symantec on my Windows 10 machine. about 20 minutes after manually performing a Live Update in Symantec, Windows update downloaded the patch (KB4056892). I'm worried though...if Symantec's Live Update edits the registry key as referenced in Microsoft's advisory thereby signalling to Windows Update that it's okay to install the patch, my concern is that my other AV product (Malwarebytes) isn't necessarily compatible with the patch. Symantec tweaked the registry key to install the patch without consideration of Malwarebytes... I'll reboot and perform a full MB scan of my machine and report back. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nethru Posted January 4, 2018 ID:1196637 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Guy947 any luck after reboot and scan? Did you BSOD or everything seems stable? I'm a little upset MB hasn't released any information yet on status. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy947 Posted January 4, 2018 Author ID:1196641 Share Posted January 4, 2018 3 minutes ago, nethru said: Guy947 any luck after reboot and scan? Did you BSOD or everything seems stable? I'm a little upset MB hasn't released any information yet on status. Flash scan and Full scan ran successfully after applying the MS patch and rebooting. Now I'm trying to troubleshoot why Symantec is giving me issues even after applying all their Live Updates... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
djacobson Posted January 4, 2018 ID:1196671 Share Posted January 4, 2018 MBMC and Anti-Malware 1.80 does not register with the Windows Action Center at all, only MB3 based MBEP product is preventing the patch from being automatic if it is registered to the Action Center. "For now, users with MB3 based software installed and registered with Windows Action Center will not be able to receive any MS updates automatically, starting with the Jan. 2018 update. You can either apply the update manually or set the Malwarebytes action center setting to "Never register Malwarebytes in Windows Action Center" so that the MS update can apply automatically. Only Windows 10 and Server 2016 have patches." - Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nethru Posted January 4, 2018 ID:1196676 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Thank you for the update? No known issues doing so correct? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
djacobson Posted January 4, 2018 ID:1196682 Share Posted January 4, 2018 That is correct, Malwarebytes does not break Windows with the patch installed. The issue was the patch not being able to auto apply for folks with the MB3 based product. This side of the product, MBMC/MBAM, should not have that issue since it does not interact with the Action Center and is not recognized by Windows as an AV because of it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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