No internet connection after installing Malwarebytes premium

[portmoon]

Just installed malwarebytes premium but my internet stopped working. As soon as I turn it off I can get back on. Any ideas?

[Malwarebytes]

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[Porthos]

2 hours ago, portmoon said:

Just installed malwarebytes premium but my internet stopped working. As soon as I turn it off I can get back on. Any ideas?

We need to get information from this machine in order to have the proper detail to help you forward.
 NOTE: The tools and the information obtained is safe and not harmful to your privacy or your computer, please allow the programs to run if blocked by your system.

    Download Malwarebytes Support Tool
    
    
    Once the file is downloaded, open your Downloads folder/location of the downloaded file
    Double-click mb-support xxx.xx.exe to run the report
        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, "Get Started!"

    Do NOT use the button “Start repair” !
    Click the Advanced tab on the left column
    
    Click the Gather Logs button
    
    A progress bar will appear and the program will proceed with getting logs from your computer
   
    Upon completion, click a file named mbst-grab-results.zip will be saved to your Desktop. Click OK
    Please attach the ZIP file in your next reply.

[portmoon]

Many thanks - here it is 🙂

mbst-grab-results.zip

[Porthos]

11 minutes ago, portmoon said:

Many thanks - here it is 🙂

mbst-grab-results.zip 3.38 MB · 1 download

I have a feeling that Malwarebytes is clashing with Anti-Virus Product :     Sophos Home.

I would  recommend creating exclusions between Malwarebytes and Your AV to help prevent any possible conflicts or performance issues.  Please add the items listed in this support article to Your AV 's allow list(s)/trust list(s)/exclusion list(s) particularly for any of its real-time protection components and likewise add Your AV 's program folder(s) (likely located under C:\Program Files and/or C:\Program Files (x86)) to Malwarebytes' Allow List using the method described under the Allow a file or folder section of this support article and do the same for its primary data folder which is likely located under C:\ProgramData (you may need to show hidden files and folders to see it).

It would help to know which Malwarebytes module is the issue. I would do the above then if that does not work try turning off Malwarebytes layers one at a time starting with web protection.

https://support.malwarebytes.com/hc/en-us/articles/360039021133-Sophos-Web-Protection-conflicts-with-Malwarebytes-products-on-Windows

Edited May 14, 2020 by Porthos

[Firefox]

23 minutes ago, Porthos said:

Anti-Virus Product :     Sophos Home

You are correct...

Have a look at this article for a solution that should work @portmoon

https://support.malwarebytes.com/hc/en-us/articles/360039021133-Sophos-Web-Protection-conflicts-with-Malwarebytes-products-on-Windows

[portmoon]

Thanks Porthos and Firefox. I did what you suggested Porthos and as soon as I turned off  the Web Protection layer I can get back on the internet again. So should I just leave it turned off in Malwarebytes (as long as I still have Sophos running)?

[Firefox]

14 minutes ago, portmoon said:

should I just leave it turned off in Malwarebytes (as long as I still have Sophos running)?

Yes you either need to leave it turned off in Malwarebytes or Sophos.  Your still being protected by one or the other.

If you are using Chrome or Firefox, you can also look into adding Malwarebytes Browser Guard for added protection.

[portmoon]

Many thanks. That's great!

[Firefox]

Your welcome! Glad we could help.