how can i know malware shield is working

[Xauma95]

I'm a little bit worried about my mbam malware shield because i don't know if it is working, ive tried downloading advanced system care and see if mbam detects it as a PUP with PUP detect activated  but nothing so i don't know if it is working propperly. Is there any way to know like using proces explorer or something like that?. If a run adwcleaner it detects some Iobit folders like pup but mbam doesn't, Thanks in advance

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[Porthos]

19 minutes ago, Xauma95 said:

ive tried downloading advanced system care and see if mbam detects it as a PUP with PUP detect activated  but nothing so i don't know if it is working propperly.

MB detects items on execution, Not at the time of download. I just downloaded it to test(same as your results) BUT I am not installing that junk to watch it get detected. 

[Xauma95]

1 minute ago, Porthos said:

MB detects items on execution, Not at the time of download. I just downloaded it to test(same as your results) BUT I am not installing that junk to watch it get detected. 

I also scanned it too but nothing

[Xauma95]

3 minutes ago, Porthos said:

MB detects items on execution, Not at the time of download. I just downloaded it to test(same as your results) BUT I am not installing that junk to watch it get detected. 

also i have to say that i have driver booster installed and never ever mbam has detected it neither as a PUP

[Porthos]

1 minute ago, Xauma95 said:

I also scanned it too but nothing

I got the same results. I don't have my test machine running at this time to install it to test.

[Porthos]

Just now, Xauma95 said:

also i have to say that i have driver booster installed and never ever mbam has detected it neither as a PUP

MB might have relaxed their stance on iobit, Also ADWcleaner uses a different database than MB. 

[Xauma95]

2 minutes ago, Porthos said:

I got the same results. I don't have my test machine running at this time to install it to test.

Okey don't worry you don't have to if you can't, I was just a little bit worried

[Porthos]

5 minutes ago, Xauma95 said:

I was just a little bit worried

I never worry. I never use tuneup/optimize type programs registry cleaners or driver apps. I know from all my years of computer repair what they have the potential of doing to a system. Windows, Especially 10 can take of itself with its own built-in tools.

Edited March 5, 2019 by Porthos

[Xauma95]

1 minute ago, Porthos said:

I never worry. I never use tuneup/optimize type programs or driver apps. I know from all my years of computer repair what they have the potential of doing to a system. Windows, Especially 10 can take of itself with its own built-in tools.

I have to use driver booster cause for my HP laptom there are not updated drives, just old drivers on HP support web

[Porthos]

4 minutes ago, Xauma95 said:

I have to use driver booster cause for my HP laptom there are not updated drives, just old drivers on HP support web

For the most part, drivers fall into the category "if it ain't broke don't fix it". Yes, there are some exceptions but I use other ways of dealing with those cases.

[Xauma95]

Just now, Porthos said:

For the most part, drivers fall into the category "if it ain't broke don't fix it"

Yeah, sometimes i update something and  it results in issues like blue screens

[Porthos]

Just now, Xauma95 said:

Yeah, sometimes i update something and  it results in issues like blue screens

See, I rest my case.

[Xauma95]

like today i was going to update my network adapter and i got a kernel security check failure blue screen, i had to restart and the new driver witch i gess cause that blue screen wasn't miraculously not installed

[exile360]

You can always check the individual component manufacturers' websites for the latest drivers if your system manufacturer (in this case HP) doesn't offer the most up to date drivers.  For example, if you use an Intel wireless card in your laptop, you can get the latest wireless drivers for it from Intel's website.

If you would like assistance in tracking down all of your latest drivers you can create a new topic in our General PC Help area by clicking here and we can guide you on how to provide the required hardware information and then provide you with links to the latest drivers for each component.  It's generally not too difficult for those of us who have experiencing doing so for our own systems and once you've got the list of websites to go to for all of your components you can check back on those sites regularly for updates (many vendors will update drivers yearly or even monthly; sometimes more frequently if they discover a bug or security vulnerability that needs patching).