Update 4.4.8

[Scout94]

I am fairly certain that version 4.4 & later are only compatible with windows 10 and above.  I have a family member that is still in the pre-Cambrian Period (XP, I think?).  Is this correct.  What is the last version M-bytes able to operate on a XP machine?

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[Porthos]

7 minutes ago, Scout94 said:

last version M-bytes able to operate on a XP machine?

f you are on Windows XP/ Windows Vista
Click here to download

[Porthos]

10 minutes ago, Scout94 said:

a XP machine

Although I recommend to get a new computer as soon as possible. It is unsecure enough to run Win 7 but XP is even worse in my opinion.

Many things will notwork. And the more secure versions of browsers will not install.

[Maurice Naggar]

Hello @Scout94

You made mention at the top of old XP operating system / old hardware.

To clarify with more specificity, the current Malwarebytes for Windows is supported on Windows 10, 8.1, 8, and Windows 7.  It does run & does work  on Windows 11.
Since older hardware  system was mentioned above, know that 1 of the hardware requirements is 800MHz CPU or faster, with SSE2 technology.

The anti-ransomware protection component is only available on Windows 7 or higher.

It seems a long time ago. But fact is for Windows XP and Vista the last version of Malwarebytes is 3.65

Edited October 19, 2021 by Maurice Naggar

[lmacri]

Hi Scout94:

I have Malwarebytes v3.5.1.2522-1.0.365 installed on my old Vista SP2 machine, which I rarely boot up these days since I purchased a Win 10 Pro laptop.  A check for updates will only update the malware definitions database but does not detect any available updates for the main product or component package.  That is the same product version offered by the official download link at https://downloads.malwarebytes.com/file/mb3_legacy that Porthos suggested <above>.  I can also confirm that the Ransomware Protection module cannot be activated on a Win XP or Vista computer if you purchase a Malwarebytes Premium license that offers real-time protection.

See Malwarebytes employee Erix's post Malwarebytes Support for Legacy Windows XP and Vista Operating Systems in the Malwarebtes 4 FAQs pinned at the top of this Malwarebytes for Windows board, which states in part:

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Users running Malwarebytes 3.5 on Windows XP and Vista will continue to receive on-going protection updates to keep safe from the latest infections. However, these operating systems will no longer receive program upgrades, such as component packages or newer program versions, for new features. Malwarebytes will continue to release bug fixes, stability improvements, and other upgrades for the XP and Vista platforms on an as needed basis.

If your family member isn't certain if their CPU supports the SSE2 instruction set (a system requirement for Malwarebytes v3.5.1) a free utility like CPU-Z  can find this information.  The Wikipedia article SSE2 notes that Intel Pentium 4 and higher CPUs will support SSE2. From my Vista SP2 machine using the classic portable (.zip) version of CPU-Z that I unzipped and ran from a removable USB thumb drive: 

 

The Malwarebytes 4 FAQs also notes that "Malwarebytes 4 supports Windows 7 SP1 or newer", as Maurice Naggar noted <here>.

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32-bit Vista Home Premium SP2 * Firefox ESR v52.9.0 * Malwarebytes Premium v3.5.1.2522-1.0.365
HP Pavilion dv6835ca, Intel Core2Duo T5550 @ 1.83 GHz, 3 GB RAM, 256 GB Western Digital Scorpio WD2500BEVS SATA HDD, NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS
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64-bit Win 10 Pro v21H1 build 19043.1288 * Firefox v93.0.0 * Microsoft Defender v4.18.2109.6 * Malwarebytes Premium v4.4.8.137-1.0.1474 * CPU-Z Portable v1.97
Dell Inspiron 15 5584, Intel i5-8265U CPU, 8 GB RAM, 256 GB Toshiba KBG40ZNS256G NVMe SSD, Intel UHD Graphics 620

Edited October 20, 2021 by AdvancedSetup
Link to Specy removed due to issues with host

[AdvancedSetup]

The link for Speccy was removed - there have been numerous sketchy downloads over the years from that site. The tool has also changed owners about 3 times in the past few years.

If you do need another tool to show hardware I'd suggest HWiNFO

 

Please download HWiNFO the Professional System Information and Diagnostics program.
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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

Thank you