MalwareBytes service keeps stopping and having to restart.

[VJF]

Hello,

I have been trying to resolve an issue I have been having with MalwareBytes for the last couple weeks now. Every time I run a scan it will go through the normal process until it starts trying to scan through the Program Data files, and then the service will stop working.

I have tried reinstalling MBAM a few times with no luck. I was able to run ADWcleaner with no issues.

 

I ran the scans I saw in previous forums and have attached them to the thread.

Also include in the file is a screen shot of the error.

 

Thank you for your help,

Victor

mb-check-results.zip

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[Firefox]

Hello and Welcome @VJF

We have a new tool that collects logs, can you run it and post a new set of logs with this tool?

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• Download Malwarebytes Support Tool
• Once the file is downloaded, open your Downloads folder/location of the downloaded file
• Double-click mb-support-X.X.X.XXXX.exe to run the program
  
  • You may be prompted by User Account Control (UAC) to allow changes to be made to your computer. Click Yes to consent.
    
  
  
• Place a checkmark next to Accept License Agreement and click Next
• You will be presented with a page stating, "Welcome to the Malwarebytes Support Tool!"
• Click the Advanced Options link
  
• Click the Gather Logs button
  
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[VJF]

here is the scan

mbst-grab-results.zip

[Firefox]

Thanks for the logs... someone from the team will review them shortly... like @dcollins for example

While we wait, I do see one item that may be causing your issue.  You seem to be running Malwarebytes in compatibility mode, which causes issues.

Compatibility Flag Settings
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Location: HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\appCompatFlags\Layers
C:\Program Files\Malwarebytes\Anti-Malware\mbam.exe          [WINSRV03SP1]

Browse to the file C:\Program Files\Malwarebytes\Anti-Malware\mbam.exe and right click on it and choose Properties, click on the Compatibility Tab and Remove all Checkmarks then Click OK.

Reboot the computer and then try your scan again.

[VJF]

Okay, I unchecked all the checks, and rebooted and ran a scan again, however, it still came up with the same issue.

[Firefox]

Looking further,  I see that you have Malwarebytes installed on what appears to be a terminal server Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 Standard  Service Pack 2 (X86)

The consumer version of Malwarebytes is not supported on a Server operating system. 

You will have to wait for @dcollins for his recommendations

[VJF]

Okay, Thank you.

[dcollins]

This looks to be a known issue with server 2008, which is not a supported operating system for consumer Malwarebytes. If you need to keep a server protected, you'll want to reach out to our business teams to get a valid product for that operating system: http://malwarebytes.com/business

[VJF]

Oh okay, so it's not that it is broken or that there is a problem with either the computer or MBAM, it is just that the version that is installed on the server is not supported?
Even though it was working before hand?

[dcollins]

Correct. It has to do with scanning shortcuts on the system.