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I'm sorry the software isn't working properly but we'll do our best to help.

To begin, please do the following so that we may take a closer look at your installation for troubleshooting:

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.

  1. Download and run the Malwarebytes Support Tool
  2. Accept the EULA and click Advanced tab on the left (not Start Repair)
  3. Click the Gather Logs button, and once it completes, attach the zip file it creates on your desktop to your next reply

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It is possible that this is due to the scheduled scan running in the background as it uses a lot of system resources.  According to your logs, the last scheduled scan started at 4-24-2021 at 17:35:07 which would be around 5:35PM.

By default, the scheduled scan is set to run at midnight, however if the system is not running at that time or Malwarebytes is not running in the background, the scheduled scan will instead run as soon as Malwarebytes is running again, meaning whenever you start your PC.  You can adjust the time for the scan to run at a time when your system will be on and when you will not need it to run any intensive tasks or you may delete the scheduled scan and run it manually on your own if you wish.

Details on using the scan scheduler can be found in this support article.  If you look under Advanced you will find the option If missed, scan at next opportunity; this is the setting that controls whether or not missed scans run automatically as soon as Malwarebytes is available.

Please try either changing the time for the scan, or disabling the option for it to run missed scans at the next opportunity to see if that eliminates the issue, and if so, then adjust the time of your scheduled scan accordingly so that it does not interfere with the times you need to use your PC.

Please let us know if that resolves the issue or if you continue to experience performance problems with Malwarebytes.

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6 hours ago, exile360 said:

It is possible that this is due to the scheduled scan running in the background as it uses a lot of system resources.  According to your logs, the last scheduled scan started at 4-24-2021 at 17:35:07 which would be around 5:35PM.

By default, the scheduled scan is set to run at midnight, however if the system is not running at that time or Malwarebytes is not running in the background, the scheduled scan will instead run as soon as Malwarebytes is running again, meaning whenever you start your PC.  You can adjust the time for the scan to run at a time when your system will be on and when you will not need it to run any intensive tasks or you may delete the scheduled scan and run it manually on your own if you wish.

Details on using the scan scheduler can be found in this support article.  If you look under Advanced you will find the option If missed, scan at next opportunity; this is the setting that controls whether or not missed scans run automatically as soon as Malwarebytes is available.

Please try either changing the time for the scan, or disabling the option for it to run missed scans at the next opportunity to see if that eliminates the issue, and if so, then adjust the time of your scheduled scan accordingly so that it does not interfere with the times you need to use your PC.

Please let us know if that resolves the issue or if you continue to experience performance problems with Malwarebytes.

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I disabled scheduled scans.

Pc been up for few hours,

looking good ram usage is normal.

Hopefully this issue gets fixed in future.

Thank you Porthos and exile360

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You're welcome, I'm glad we could help.  Unfortunately, performing a scan does require a lot of system resources, but as long as you don't run out of RAM completely, it shouldn't impact your system's performance much.  The CPU usage is what affects system responsiveness and performance more than anything, and scans definitely use a lot of CPU (though scheduled scans do run in the background so they use somewhat less resources than scans run manually, however scheduled scans can still have a large performance impact on systems with fewer cores/slower CPUs).

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4 minutes ago, exile360 said:

You're welcome, I'm glad we could help.  Unfortunately, performing a scan does require a lot of system resources, but as long as you don't run out of RAM completely, it shouldn't impact your system's performance much.  The CPU usage is what affects system responsiveness and performance more than anything, and scans definitely use a lot of CPU (though scheduled scans do run in the background so they use somewhat less resources than scans run manually, however scheduled scans can still have a large performance impact on systems with fewer cores/slower CPUs).

True, but this is the first time in 10years that this kind problem come up.

In early days there was some problems with windows explorer integration but nothing serious.

Maybe newest win update have something to do with the excess mem usage.

 

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That is possible, the RAM usage can vary greatly, and also depends on how many other processes and threads are loaded into memory (because Malwarebytes has to scan them all, along with many of the files on the system).  The size of Malwarebytes' databases and number of signatures they contain can also affect the amount of RAM it uses, so it can change somewhat between signature updates depending on the signatures that have been added to or removed compared to the previous scan.

Windows updates and other software, even drivers, can also all have an impact on system performance and memory usage.

The amount of RAM being used in the images you posted does seem excessive though, so please do keep an eye on it and let us know if the issue returns.  If so, capturing a memory dump of the Malwarebytes Service process (MBAMService.exe) may help for troubleshooting purposes.

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FYI, I am recommending that the issue you've reported be passed on to the Dev and QA teams for further analysis and investigation just in case there is some kind of bug or conflict going on here with the software during scans on your system.

I do not know if any further info will be needed from you or not, but I just wanted to let you know.  If additional details are needed someone from the team will post here to request them from you.

Thank you for reporting this issue.

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  • Download the Malwarebytes Support Tool
  • In your Downloads folder, open the mb-support-x.x.x.xxx.exe file
  • In the User Account Control pop-up window, click Yes to continue the installation
  • Run the MBST Support Tool
  • In the left navigation pane of the Malwarebytes Support Tool, click Advanced
  • In the Advanced Options, click Gather Logs. A status diagram displays the tool is Getting logs from your machine
  • A zip file named mbst-grab-results.zip will be saved to your desktop, please upload that file on your next reply

 

 

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The logs show that both Malwarebytes and Firefox Maintenance task are both faulting over and over.

You also have a locked, zero byte file for the following

FCheck: C:\WINDOWS\system32\vmcompute.exe [2021-04-22] <==== ATTENTION (zero byte File/Folder)

It's possible it's in use and thus the FRST program is unable to access it properly. Do you use the Microsoft Virtual Hyper-V on your system?

 

Let's go ahead and run some generic clean up and see if that corrects your issues or not

 

 

Please download the attached fixlist.txt file and save it to the Desktop or location where you ran FRST from.
NOTE. It's important that both files, FRST or FRST64, and fixlist.txt are in the same location or the fix will not work.

Please make sure you disable any real time antivirus or security software before running this script. Once completed make sure you re-enable it.

NOTICE: This script was written specifically for this user, for use on this particular machine. Running this on another machine may cause damage to your operating system that cannot be undone.

Run FRST or FRST64 and press the Fix button just once and wait.
If the tool needs a restart please make sure you let the system restart normally and let the tool complete its run after restart.
The tool will make a log on the Desktop (Fixlog.txt) or wherever you ran FRST from. Please attach or post it to your next reply.

Note: If the tool warned you about an outdated version please download and run the updated version.

NOTE-1:  This fix will run a scan to check that all Microsoft operating system files are valid and not corrupt and attempt to correct any invalid files. It will also run a disk check on the restart to ensure disk integrity. Depending on the speed of your computer this fix may take 30 minutes or more.

NOTE-2: As part of this fix all temporary files will be removed. If you have any open web pages that have not been bookmarked please make sure you bookmark them now as all open applications will be automatically closed. Also, make sure you know the passwords for all websites as cookies will also be removed. The use of an external password manager is highly recommended instead of using your browser to store passwords.

The following directories are emptied:

  • Windows Temp
  • Users Temp folders
  • Edge, IE, FF, Chrome and Opera caches, HTML5 storages, Cookies and History
  • Recently opened files cache
  • Flash Player cache
  • Java cache
  • Steam HTML cache
  • Explorer thumbnail and icon cache
  • BITS transfer queue (qmgr*.dat files)
  • Recycle Bin

Important: items are permanently deleted. They are not moved to quarantine. If you have any questions or concerns please ask before running this fix.

The system will be rebooted after the fix has run.

fixlist.txt

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11 hours ago, AdvancedSetup said:

The logs show that both Malwarebytes and Firefox Maintenance task are both faulting over and over.

You also have a locked, zero byte file for the following

FCheck: C:\WINDOWS\system32\vmcompute.exe [2021-04-22] <==== ATTENTION (zero byte File/Folder)

It's possible it's in use and thus the FRST program is unable to access it properly. Do you use the Microsoft Virtual Hyper-V on your system?

 

Let's go ahead and run some generic clean up and see if that corrects your issues or not

 

 

Please download the attached fixlist.txt file and save it to the Desktop or location where you ran FRST from.
NOTE. It's important that both files, FRST or FRST64, and fixlist.txt are in the same location or the fix will not work.

Please make sure you disable any real time antivirus or security software before running this script. Once completed make sure you re-enable it.

NOTICE: This script was written specifically for this user, for use on this particular machine. Running this on another machine may cause damage to your operating system that cannot be undone.

Run FRST or FRST64 and press the Fix button just once and wait.
If the tool needs a restart please make sure you let the system restart normally and let the tool complete its run after restart.
The tool will make a log on the Desktop (Fixlog.txt) or wherever you ran FRST from. Please attach or post it to your next reply.

Note: If the tool warned you about an outdated version please download and run the updated version.

NOTE-1:  This fix will run a scan to check that all Microsoft operating system files are valid and not corrupt and attempt to correct any invalid files. It will also run a disk check on the restart to ensure disk integrity. Depending on the speed of your computer this fix may take 30 minutes or more.

NOTE-2: As part of this fix all temporary files will be removed. If you have any open web pages that have not been bookmarked please make sure you bookmark them now as all open applications will be automatically closed. Also, make sure you know the passwords for all websites as cookies will also be removed. The use of an external password manager is highly recommended instead of using your browser to store passwords.

The following directories are emptied:

  • Windows Temp
  • Users Temp folders
  • Edge, IE, FF, Chrome and Opera caches, HTML5 storages, Cookies and History
  • Recently opened files cache
  • Flash Player cache
  • Java cache
  • Steam HTML cache
  • Explorer thumbnail and icon cache
  • BITS transfer queue (qmgr*.dat files)
  • Recycle Bin

Important: items are permanently deleted. They are not moved to quarantine. If you have any questions or concerns please ask before running this fix.

The system will be rebooted after the fix has run.

fixlist.txt 1.69 kB · 3 downloads

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Hi

I had Hyper-v on but i turned it off in windows features and in bios.

Here is fixlog

Fixlog.txt

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Thank you for the log @zedhr

Can you please do the following?

 

  • Download the Malwarebytes Support Tool
  • In your Downloads folder, open the mb-support-x.x.x.xxx.exe file
  • In the User Account Control pop-up window, click Yes to continue the installation
  • Run the MBST Support Tool
  • In the left navigation pane of the Malwarebytes Support Tool, click Advanced
  • In the Advanced Options, click the CLEAN button and follow the onscreen instructions to reinstall Malwarebytes
  • NOTE: Please have patience as it can take a while to remove and reinstall. The computer will restart to complete

After the restart please do the following

  • Run the MBST Support Tool
  • In the left navigation pane of the Malwarebytes Support Tool, click Advanced
  • In the Advanced Options, click Gather Logs. A status diagram displays the tool is Getting logs from your machine
  • A zip file named mbst-grab-results.zip will be saved to your desktop, please upload that file on your next reply

 

Thank you

 

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39 minutes ago, AdvancedSetup said:

Thank you for the log @zedhr

Can you please do the following?

 

  • Download the Malwarebytes Support Tool
  • In your Downloads folder, open the mb-support-x.x.x.xxx.exe file
  • In the User Account Control pop-up window, click Yes to continue the installation
  • Run the MBST Support Tool
  • In the left navigation pane of the Malwarebytes Support Tool, click Advanced
  • In the Advanced Options, click the CLEAN button and follow the onscreen instructions to reinstall Malwarebytes
  • NOTE: Please have patience as it can take a while to remove and reinstall. The computer will restart to complete

After the restart please do the following

  • Run the MBST Support Tool
  • In the left navigation pane of the Malwarebytes Support Tool, click Advanced
  • In the Advanced Options, click Gather Logs. A status diagram displays the tool is Getting logs from your machine
  • A zip file named mbst-grab-results.zip will be saved to your desktop, please upload that file on your next reply

 

Thank you

 

 

mbst-clean-results.txt mbst-grab-results.zip

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Please download HWiNFO the Professional System Information and Diagnostics program.
HWiNFO Portable for Windows

Unzip the program to its own folder such as: C:\HWiNFO
Go to the new folder and locate the file C:\HWiNFO\HWiNFO64.exe and double-click to run it.
Click the RUN button.
Ignore the update, click close.
Click on Save Report and choose HTML and click Next, then Finish
By default, it will create a new report named COMPUTER.HTM in the same folder as the program. C:\HWiNFO
Please zip that file and attach it to your next reply

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