Latest version of MBARW Beta v0.9.20 - 1.1.491 released 14 Dec 2022

[gonzo]

Hello,

The latest version of Malwarebytes Anti-Ransomware - Beta 11 (version 0.9.20) is now available for download. 

 

VERY IMPORTANT!!:  

• Malwarebytes 3/4 and MBARW - It is actually not possible to run the free version of Malwarebytes 3/4 and the standalone Anti-Ransomware Beta side-by-side, as they have components in common and are not designed to run in this way.  If you wish to have both Malwarebytes on-demand scanning and Anti-Ransomware then a Premium license is the best option.
• The license used in Consumer versions of Anti-Ransomware older than version 0.9.19.56 expired on 11 August 2020.  If you had not already upgraded to the current version, your anti-ransomware protection has stopped.  Your anti-ransomware protection can be restored if you download and install the newest program version, available from the download link immediately below this notification.  We have made many major improvements to the program, and we want you to receive the added benefit of those improvements.

 

Download Beta 11 (version 0.9.20) from this link. 

If you are using program version 0.9.19.56, subsequent component updates will be downloaded automatically.  There is no need to download the program again.

 

Change Log for Beta 11 CU 13 (0.9.20.555 Build 1.1.491) -- Released 14 Dec 2022

Change Log for Beta 11 CU 12 (0.9.20.555 Build 1.1.489) -- Released 9 Nov 2022

Change Log for Beta 11 CU 11 (0.9.20.555 Build 1.1.485) -- Released 27 Sep 2022

Change Log for Beta 11 CU 10 (0.9.20 Build 1.1.482) -- Released 22 Jul 2022

Change Log for Beta 11 CU 9.1 (0.9.20 Build 1.1.475) -- Released 07 Jun 2022

Change Log for Beta 11 CU 9 (0.9.20 Build 1.1.468) -- Released 14 Apr 2022

Change Log for Beta 10 CU 8.3 (0.9.19.73, Build 1.1.459) -- Released 17 Feb 2022

Change Log for Beta 10 CU 8.2 (0.9.19.73, Build 1.1.456) -- Released 03 Feb 2022

Change Log for Beta 10 CU 8.1 (0.9.19.73, Build 1.1.451) -- Released 26 Jan 2022

Change Log for Beta 10 CU8 (0.9.19.73, Build 1.1.443) -- Released 18 Nov 2021

Change Log for Beta 10 CU 7.1 (0.9.19.73, Build 1.1.428) -- Released 24 Aug 2021

Change Log for Beta 10 CU 7.1 (0.9.19.73, Build 1.1.427) -- Released 16 Aug 2021

Change Log for Beta 10 CU7 (0.9.19.73, Build 1.1.424) -- Released 28 Jul 2021

Change Log for Beta 10 CU6 (0.9.19.73, Build 1.1.408) -- Released 23 Mar 2021

Change Log for Beta 10 CU5 (0.9.19.73, Build 1.1.395) -- Released 09 Dec 2020

Change Log for Beta 10 CU4 (0.9.19.73, Build 1.1.385) -- Released 07 Oct 2020

Change Log for Beta 10 CU3 (0.9.19.73, Build 1.1.383) -- Released 16 Sept 2020

Change Log for Beta 10 CU2 (0.9.19.73, Build 1.1.363) -- Released 29 Jul 2020

Change Log for Beta 10 CU 1.2 (0.9.19.73, Build 1.1.361) --- Released 20 Jul 2020

Change Log for Beta 10 CU 1.1 (0.9.19.56, Build 1.1.356) - Released 7 Jul 2020

Change Log for Beta 10 CU 1 (0.9.19.56, Build 1.1.349) --- Released 11 June 2020

Change Log for Beta 10 CU 0.1 (0.9.19.56, Build 1.1.337) --- Released 08 May 2020

 

Change Log for Malwarebytes Anti-Ransomware Beta 10, version 0.9.19.56 (Component Package Update 1.1.330)

On 23 April 2020, we released Malwarebytes Anti-Ransomware Beta 10, version 0.9.19.56 (Component Package Update 1.1.330). The changelog for this build can be found below:

 

Performance/protective capability

• Improved detection and remediation of several ransomware variants
• Improved protection of system critical processes
• Fixed bug which interfered with Windows Updates on Windows 10
• Various cosmetic improvements

Stability/issues fixed

• New installer program now being used
• Improved install/upgrade/uninstall behavior and compatibility with other Malwarebytes products
• Fixed bugs which caused silent blocks in Visual Studio, Android Studio
• Fixed bug related to SAP plugin as used in Outlook email client
• Fixed bug related to safe ejection of specific USB drives
• Various minor bug fixes and performance enhancements

 

Thanks, and looking forward to your continued feedback here on the forum.

Edited December 22, 2022 by tetonbob
Beta 13 release

[gonzo]

On 8 May 2020, we released Malwarebytes Anti-Ransomware Beta 10, version 0.9.19.56 (Component Package Update 1.1.337).

Fixed:

• An incorrect detection notification which occurred in certain conditions

[gonzo]

 On 11 June 2020, we released Malwarebytes Anti-Ransomware Beta 10 CU 1, version 0.9.19.56 (Component Package Update 1.1.349). The changelog for this build can be found below:

Performance/protective capability:

• Improved detection and remediation of several ransomware variants
• Significant improvements in processing of telemetry
• Various minor improvements related to detection, remediation, and performance

Stability/issues fixed:

• Fixed bug which interfered with FRST.exe
• Fixed anomalous detection of userinit.exe
• Fixed bug which interfered with proper detection of JavaLocker ransomware
• Various minor improvements related to handling of false positives
   

Thanks, and looking forward to your continued feedback here on the forum.

Edited June 11, 2020 by gonzo
typo

[gonzo]

On 7 July 2020, we released Malwarebytes Anti-Ransomware Beta 10 CU 1.1, version 0.9.19.56 (Component Package Update 1.1.356). The changelog for this build can be found below:

Stability/issues fixed:

• Fixed issue which caused false positive detections with Microsoft Office programs.

Thank you for your continued support.

[gonzo]

On 20 July 2020, we released Malwarebytes Anti-Ransomware Beta 10 CU 1.2, version 0.9.19.73 (Component Package Update 1.1.361). The changelog for this build can be found below:

Stability/issues fixed:

• Fixed issue which caused performance issues with Windows 10 version 2004.

Thank you for your continued support.

[gonzo]

On 29 July 2020, we released Malwarebytes Anti-Ransomware Beta 10 CU 2, version 0.9.19.73 (Component Package Update 1.1.363). The changelog for this build can be found below:

Performance/protective capability:

• Improved detection and remediation of several ransomware variants
• Significant improvements in processing of telemetry
• Various minor improvements related to detection, remediation, and performance

Stability/issues fixed:

• Fixed bug which caused BSODs in very specific circumstances where Bitlocker was in use
• Fixed multiple issues related to installation of new version and uninstallation of old version
• Various minor improvements related to handling of false positives

Thank you for your continued support.

[jprism]

On 16 September 2020, we released Malwarebytes Anti-Ransomware Beta 10 version 0.9.19.73 with Component Update package version 1.1.383.  The changelog for this build can be found below:

Performance/protective capability:

• Improved performance and system utilization impact
• Improved exclusions and false positives management
• Improved feedback loop and telemetry to quickly address trends in detection or false positives.

Stability/issues fixed:

• Addressed defect where applying component updates freezes the Malwarebytes application

[jprism]

On 07 October 2020, we released Malwarebytes Anti-Ransomware Beta 10 version 0.9.19.73 with Component Update package version 1.1.385.  The changelog for this build can be found below:

Performance/protective capability:

• Improved performance and system utilization impact

[jprism]

On 09 December 2020, we released Malwarebytes Anti-Ransomware Beta 10 version 0.9.19.73 with Component Update package version 1.1.394.  The changelog for this build can be found below:

Performance/protective capability:

• Improved performance in handling user exclusions that are in the hundreds or more
• Improved protection, detection and remediation for popular ransomware variants

[jprism]

On 23 March 2021, we released Malwarebytes Anti-Ransomware Beta 10 version 0.9.19.73 with Component Update package version 1.1.408.  The changelog for this build can be found below:

Performance/protective capability:

• Improved protection, detection and remediation for popular ransomware variants

[jprism]

On 28 July 2021, we released Malwarebytes Anti-Ransomware Beta 10 version 0.9.19.73 with Component Update package version 1.1.424.  The changelog for this build can be found below:

Performance/protective capability:

• Improved protection, detection and remediation for popular ransomware variants

Edited August 2, 2021 by AdvancedSetup
corrected font issue

[jprism]

On 16 Aug 2021, we released Malwarebytes Anti-Ransomware Beta 10 version 0.9.19.73 with Component Update package version 1.1.427.  The changelog for this build can be found below:

Performance/protective capability:

• Improved False Positive handling

[jprism]

On 24 Aug 2021, we released Malwarebytes Anti-Ransomware Beta 10 version 0.9.19.73 with Component Update package version 1.1.428.  The changelog for this build can be found below:

Performance/protective capability:

• Improved Performance during Windows updates

Edited August 24, 2021 by jprism

[gonzo]

On 18 Nov 2021, we released Malwarebytes Anti-Ransomware Beta 10 version 0.9.19.73 with Component Update package version 1.1.443.  The changelog for this build can be found below:

Performance/protective capability:

• Improve performance (speed/false positives) through early classification, so that whitelisted processes (and child processes) may be omitted from future consideration as potential threats
• Minimize false positives by selectively ignoring activity in non-standard process folders
• Fixed bug resulting in high memory use after a Windows Update reboot
• Fixed multiple Behavior Protection bugs resulting in hangs during launch/save/close of apps/data files
• Improved performance against STOP/Djvu ransomware

Edited November 20, 2021 by gonzo
Removed one item from list

[gonzo]

On 26 Jan 2022, we released Malwarebytes Anti-Ransomware Beta 10 version 0.9.19.73 with Component Update package version 1.1.451.  The changelog for this build can be found below:

Performance/protective capability:

• This is a hotfix which corrects a service crash caused by heap corruption

[gonzo]

On 3 February 2022, we released Malwarebytes Anti-Ransomware Beta 10 version 0.9.19.73 with Component Update package version 1.1.456.  The changelog for this build can be found below:

Performance/protective capability:

• This is a hotfix which corrects deadlocks in MBAMService caused by the prior release.

[gonzo]

On 17 February 2022, we released Malwarebytes Anti-Ransomware Beta 10 version 0.9.19.73 with Component Update package version 1.1.459.  The changelog for this build can be found below:

Performance/protective capability:

• Corrects a deadlock which affected Anti-Ransomware operations
• Corrects a situation which resulted in a Anti-Ransomware crash

[gonzo]

On 14 April 2022, we released Malwarebytes Anti-Ransomware Beta 11 version 0.9.20 with Component Update package version 1.1.468.  The changelog for this build can be found below:

Performance/protective capability:

• Improved detection quality for several ransomware variants
• Corrected a silent block which occurred with an application communicating via command line with an external device using a COM port

[gonzo]

On 7 June 2022, we released Malwarebytes Anti-Ransomware Beta 11 version 0.9.20 with Component Update package version 1.1.475.  The changelog for this build can be found below:

Issues fixed:

• Removed references to excluded processes from process list once those processes terminated.
• Fixed bug which omitted ProcessInfo-hashes for processes launched from UNC share
• Fixed bug in Behavior Protection which prevented Veeam backups from functioning properly.
• Fixed bug which prevented MB3Swissarmy component from loading on 64-bit Windows 7.
• Fixed bug which presented a non-functional scan option in Windows context menus.

 

[gonzo]

On 22 July 2022, we released Malwarebytes Anti-Ransomware Beta 11 version 0.9.20 with Component Update package version 1.1.482.  The changelog for this build can be found below:

Performance/protective capability:

• Improved detection quality for multiple ransomware variants
• Made several modifications to Improve program performance
• Identified and corrected multiple areas which could yield false positives

[jprism]

On 27 September 2022, we released Malwarebytes Anti-Ransomware Beta 11 version 0.9.20 with Component Update package version 1.1.485.  The changelog for this build can be found below:

Performance/protective capability:

• Made several modifications to Improve program performance
• Identified and corrected multiple areas which could yield false positives

Edited September 28, 2022 by AdvancedSetup
Corrected font issue

[jprism]

On 09 November 2022, we released Malwarebytes Anti-Ransomware Beta 11 version 0.9.20 with Component Update package version 1.1.489.  The changelog for this build can be found below:

Performance/protective capability:

• Made several modifications to Improve program performance
• Identified and corrected multiple areas which could yield false positives

[jprism]

On 14 December 2022, we released Malwarebytes Anti-Ransomware Beta 11 version 0.9.20 with Component Update package version 1.1.491.  The changelog for this build can be found below:

Performance/protective capability:

• Improved detection quality for multiple ransomware variants
• Made several modifications to Improve program performance
• Identified and corrected multiple areas which could yield false positives