malwarebytes antimalware (reboot)

[byte_king]

Hello, I'm looking at my start-up manager, and I noticed MBAM is listed twice, once as malware bytes antimalware and again as malwarebytes antimalware (reboot. Now, the Reboot component uses allot of resources at startup, so I'm wondering if i disable it at startup would malwarebytes still kick in automatically? What does this reboot thing do exactly, and would the program still kick in at startup?

[DarkSnakeKobra]

Hi byte king,

The reboot is for malware removal, but should have been removed at start up. Are you using version 1.44? The reason I'm asking is some of the prior versions had problems removing that entry after start up.

[byte_king]

Hi byte king,

The reboot is for malware removal, but should have been removed at start up. Are you using version 1.44? The reason I'm asking is some of the prior versions had problems removing that entry after start up.

yes, I'm using 1.44. Is this a problem? If so, how do I fix it? Would this happen every start-up?

[AdvancedSetup]

Please try this on the computer that is having an issue.

1. Uninstall Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware using Add/Remove programs in the control panel.

2. Restart your computer (very important).

3. Download and run this utility. mbam-clean.exe

4. It will ask to restart your computer (please allow it to).

5. After the computer restarts, install the latest version from here. mbam-setup.exe

Note: You will need to reactivate the program using the license you were sent

Launch the program and set the Protection and Registration. Then go to the UPDATE tab if not done during installation and check for updates.

Restart the computer again and verify that MBAM is in the task tray and that you can run a quick scan and all is working as expected.

[DarkSnakeKobra]

I don't think this is a problem. You can disable it with Ccleaner, which shouldn't cause any issues. That was supposedly fixed in the last version I believe. It won't cause any start up delays or anything as long as no cleanup is needed.

[AdvancedSetup]

A clean removal will be the better choice. You could remove the entry but if you have that left over you may have other unwanted pieces left over so doing a clean removal and reinstall should have you setup and going well.

[byte_king]

Ok, I did a clean removal and a fresh install. Things seem to be a-ok. The reboot item disappeared. Thanks...

Just another little thing, I have secunia PSI installed, but it always wants to run at start-up. But it doesn't show up in my start-up manager or in autoruns. How can I disable this? Thanks.

[DarkSnakeKobra]

Open Secunia and tell me what the options are(haven't used it in a while).

Edit: Found some pictures and jogged memory.

[byte_king]

Open Secunia and tell me what the options are(haven't used it in a while).

Oh, nevermind. I switched the interface to advanced and there was an option that had load when boot checked. I unchecked it. I was hesitant to open it in advanced interface mode because of that warning secunia likes to give. But it's not so bad.

Thanks for the help anyways.

[DarkSnakeKobra]

Okay here's how.

Step 1.You can ignore my last post. Click start, secunia. Then at the top you should see a tab like button labeled "Advanced"(if not it's already open and go to step 2)

Step 2. Under advanced select settings and uncheck the box labeled "Start the Secunia PSI on boot". If you want you can uncheck the box labeled

"Enable program monitoring". Although it's not required as it's dependent on the "Start the Secunia PSI on boot" checked.

[DarkSnakeKobra]

No problem. Glad you figured it out.