Malwarebytes

[philb101]

Having downloaded Free Edition Malwarebytes on a Laptop I have a couple of queries

Will Malwarebytes be constantly running & detect any Malware before it gets an opportunity to cause a problem

Will Malwarebytes be constantly updating

If not Should I be looking to ran Updates regularly & Run a Full Scan regularly

Is there a recommended time frame for Updating & Running Scans

Thanks for all responses

[Firefox]

Greetings philb101

The Pro version will allow you to schedule updates and scans as well as give you real time protection. It also includes a protection module.

There are 2 primary functions currently in the Pro version of Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware's Protection Module:

1. Execution Protection: This component will block the execution of malicious software when it attempts to run and prompt the user with a pop up message allowing them to remove the threat, ignore the threat or disable the Protection Module in case the user desires to do so.
   
2. IP Protection: This component blocks known malicious IP addresses and IP ranges that are known for hosting malware and identity theft/fraud scams to prevent you getting infected by accidentally visiting an infected website or when a safe site gets hacked and has embedded content from a malicious website (this commonly happens on popular sites like social networking sites, news sites and download sites because of the traffic that they generate).
   

If you have any further questions or issues please post.

Thanks