Serious Issues with Malwarebytes Browser Extension Beta

[Intrepid]

False Positive

Malwarebytes Browser Extension Beta

Download blocked due to reputation
We strongly recommend you do not download this file.

File blocked: http://www.draftinglib.com/supplement.html

 

[Intrepid]

Malwarebytes Browser Extension Beta is consistently blocking legitimate commercial sites and downloads.  This is not acceptable.  Please repair. Thank You.

Examples that had to be reported and whitelisted.  Something is not working correctly with Malwarebytes Browser Extension Beta

File blocked: http://www.draftinglib.com/supplement.html

Website blocked: https://www.aignes.info

File blocked: http://install.nitropdf.com/professional_1291474/release_tracking/retail/nitro_pro12.exe

 

 

[Intrepid]

False Positive File link: http://www.draftinglib.com/DL Supplement to Version 10.exe

[alvarnell]

That's why it's still in beta 🙂.

[rakka]

whitelisted following domains

nitropdf.com
draftinglib.com
aignes.info

[Intrepid]

Unfortunately, I had to uninstall Malwarebytes Browser Extension Beta from all our browsers.  Far too many false positives as I mentioned and this one today: bostonifi.com

 

 

[BillH99999]

I geel the same way.  I have had to turn it off on so many sites, that I may just uninstall it as well.  Seems like the extension is being way too aggressive in its processing.

@rakeshsejwal

Can this be tuned down a bit?

[Porthos]

1 hour ago, Intrepid said:

Unfortunately, I had to uninstall Malwarebytes Browser Extension Beta from all our browsers.  Far too many false positives as I mentioned and this one today: bostonifi.com 

 

 

 

Are you using the current version? Version1.0.38  No block for me.

Edited February 19, 2019 by Porthos

[Porthos]

9 minutes ago, BillH99999 said:

I have had to turn it off on so many sites

Are they "normal" blocks or "click-bait"?

[BillH99999]

@Porthos,

Thanks for the reply.

I had to turn off the "Enable Clickbait Protection" option globally as I was getting so may blocks.  On quite a few sites I have had to turn off ads/clickbait for that site.

[Intrepid]

For the 22 workstations I tested, I turned off clickbate completely.    The blocks are reputation blocks of legitimate commercial business sites.  Far too often and far too many.   Malwarebytes Browser Extension Beta is not usable in the present state for our purposes. 

[exile360]

You may disable the clickbait blocking function alone while still retaining all of the protection offered by the other components/features, and the tech support scam blocking in this browser extension which is behavior based is particularly effective based on my own experience and testing since the extension was created.  Just left-click on the Malwarebytes icon at the top of your browser (assuming you have it displayed) and select Settings then uncheck the option circled in red in the below image and that should take care of it:

[Intrepid]

Clickbate protection is not the issue  Reputation blocking is flawed.

[Porthos]

43 minutes ago, BillH99999 said:

turn off the "Enable Clickbait Protection" option globally as I was getting so may blocks.

I also do the same unless I testing a site mentioned here.

[BillH99999]

@exile360

 

18 minutes ago, exile360 said:

You may disable the clickbait blocking function alone while still retaining all of the protection offered by the other components/features

I knew I could do this and have done so.  However, I don't think I should have to do this.  Isn't the whole point to leave all the protections on?   I can't believe all the sites I had problems with had a clickbait problem.  Many were banks, stores, etc.  I think the extension is being way too aggressive in what it considers clickbait and blocks.

[Porthos]

32 minutes ago, Intrepid said:

For the 22 workstations I tested, I turned off clickbate completely.    The blocks are reputation blocks of legitimate commercial business sites.  Far too often and far too many.   Malwarebytes Browser Extension Beta is not usable in the present state for our purposes. 

The extension is a BETA and I feel it is geared more for home users and not really in a business setting. 

[rakka]

@BillH99999 can you please give me some examples of the sites that you see blocks on? banks etc. 

FYI..clickbait is not reputation block