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Does Malwarebytes run with Win10 Defender?

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2 minutes ago, gailee said:

I did purchase..I will get rid of PC matic 1st. Don't like it anyway.

Remove PC matic and restart.

Then install/activate Malwarebytes then go to settings then security and toggle the switch for Windows security center. That way you will have the benefits of both Malwarebytes and windows Defender as well.

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The reason many of us members are pushing Keeping Defender on is the following.

Malwarebytes does not target script files during a scan... That means MB will not target; JS, HTML, VBS, .CLASS, SWF, BAT, CMD, PDF, PHP, etc.

It also does not target documents such as; PDF, DOC, DOCx, XLS, XLSx, PPT, PPS, ODF, etc.

It also does not target media files;  MP3, WMV, JPG, GIF, etc.

Malwarebytes will detect files like these on execution-only.

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Malwarebytes is not designed to function like normal AV scanners and uses a new kind of scan engine that relies mostly on heuristics detection techniques rather than traditional threat signatures.  Malwarebytes is also designed to look in all the locations where malware is known to install itself/hide, so a full or custom scan shouldn't be necessary, especially on any sort of frequent basis (like daily), especially since the default Threat Scan/Quick Scan checks all loading points/startup locations, the registry, all running processes and threads in memory, along with all system folders, program folders, and data folders as well as any installed browsers, caches, and temp locations.  This also means that if a threat were active from a non-standard location because Malwarebytes checks all threads and processes in memory, it should still be detected.  The only threat it *might* miss would be a dormant/inactive threat that is not actively running/installed on a secondary drive, however, if the threat were executed then Malwarebytes should detect it.  Additionally, whenever a new location is discovered to be used by malware the Malwarebytes Research team adds that location dynamically to the outgoing database updates so the locations that are checked by the default Threat/Quick Scan in Malwarebytes can be changed on the fly by Research without requiring any engine or program version updates/upgrades.

An AV will catch the file just by downloading it or just opening a folder with a detected file in it.

For example, you get an email with an infected attachment, Malwarebytes will not even blink until you run it yet Defender will detect it if it is in their database without even actually clicking on it. Remember the list of files Malwarebytes does not target.

Then I will leave you with this.

As good as Malwarebytes is, it is just a layer of protection.

Using a browser that has Ublock Origin and the Malwarebytes Browser guard enabled is also a layer of protection.

Not opening attachments from an email unless you were expecting it from a specific user during a specific time period.

Do not use Torrents. Do not install every free software you find. Do not click links in an unknown email. Go directly to the sit listed in the email.

Having a monthly image of your computer on an external drive that is only connected during the backup is actually better than any protective software ever made. Macrium Reflect free is the program I use and place on every computer I service.

https://www.howtogeek.com/225385/what%e2%80%99s-the-best-antivirus-for-windows-10-is-windows-defender-good-enough/

 

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1 minute ago, gailee said:

Forgot, what about superantispyware running?

I stopped using that years ago. All it seems to do is find cookies that are not harmful. I call it the cookie monster of products.

Following the above advice I gave should keep you safe. Common sense is also a must online.

 

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9 minutes ago, gailee said:

Can you explain why?  My brain, ouch. 

About Fast startup? If so, Since Windows 8, Fast start has been a default. What it means is the computer never actually shuts down even when you tell it to. This causes many programs to have issues.

It has been found to cause issues with Malwarebytes on some systems. It gets turned off on EVERY computer I service. Found doing that has reduced service calls as well.

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My own personal thoughts are that at least a reboot once a week would be beneficial for most people. Computers and Software are complex and things do go wrong so heading off some issues by a restart is a good thing.

In my opinion a month is too long unless its only being used as a data server to serve up files. If a computer is running multiple applications the weekly reboot will help to ward off bigger issues in some cases

 

 

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