MB v4.5.27 - Option to Notify "Only If Items Are Detected" Removed?

[lmacri]

Does anyone know if the option to "Notify me when a scan completes, only if items are detected" in the advanced settings of scheduled scans is no longer available in the latest MB v4.5.27 (rel. 20-Apr-2023)?

According to the Malwarebytes support article Set up scheduled scans in Malwarebytes for Windows (see item # 4 of the section "Add or Edit scheduled scans") this option should be available, but when I check the Advanced settings of my default daily Threat Scan (i.e., if I choose "Scanner" tile on main GUI | Scan Scheduler | Edit | Advanced) there is no option to "Notify me when a scan completes, only if items are detected".

 

I created a new custom scan today and confirmed that option is also missing from newly created scheduled scans as well- at least on my system. The image in Porthos' 21-Dec-2021 post in the product suggestion Please let me disable SCAN COMPLETE notifications shows that this option was added to MB v4.5.0 (see the 13-Dec-2021 release notes <here>), but if that option was removed at some point after December 2021 I can't find any mention of that change in the Malwarebytes 4.5 release notes.

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[Porthos]

It is here.

[lmacri]

Hi Porthos:

Thanks, mystery solved.  After seeing your image I found the following in the 15-Mar-2022 v4.5.6 release notes <here>, so I assume that's what I was looking for:

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 What’s New in this 4.5.6:

• Complete scan notification setting is now in: Settings - Notifications tab
• Enhanced Detection and Remediation
• Performance enhancements

Just a suggestion, but perhaps @AdvancedSetup or one of the other Malwarebytes employees could ask to have the following comment about notifications for scheduled scans deleted from the Malwarebytes support article Set up scheduled scans in Malwarebytes for Windows, since that information seems to be out-of-date.

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64-bit Win 10 Pro v22H2 build 19045.2846 * Firefox v112.0.1 * Microsoft Defender v4.18.2303.8-1.1.20200.4 * Malwarebytes Premium v4.5.27.262-1.0.1991 * Macrium Reflect Free v8.0.7279 * Dell Inspiron 5583/5584 BIOS v1.22.1
Dell Inspiron 15 5584, Intel i5-8265U CPU, 8 GB RAM, 256 GB Toshiba KBG40ZNS256G NVMe SSD, Intel UHD Graphics 620