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Posted on 02/03/2020 6:32:51 AM PST by conservativesister

In the past I've always used Malwarebytes and SpyBot to scan my computer. Recently Malwarebytes doesn't pickup anything, probably because I use the free.

Looking to replace Malwarebytes.....any suggestions.

THX


TOPICS: Computers/Internet
KEYWORDS: computers; malware; software
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1 posted on 02/03/2020 6:32:51 AM PST by conservativesister
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To: conservativesister

You’re disappointed that nothing is found?
Are there symptoms that make you think a clean scan isn’t correct?
I always hated the ones that came up with a thousand nothingburgers and claimed to be saving your bacon.


2 posted on 02/03/2020 6:35:49 AM PST by trebb (Don't howl about illegal leeches, or Trump in general, while not donating to FR - it's hypocritical.)
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To: conservativesister

get the Malwarebytes Premium. Yes you have to buy it.

They don’t work for free.


3 posted on 02/03/2020 6:37:44 AM PST by RitchieAprile (available monkeys looking for the change..)
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To: conservativesister

The only way is to save only the most necessary documents to an external drive. Then brick the computer (that means wipe the drives and reformat them) reinstall the OS and let MS Utilities be the only virus scanning software. Do this and you will never have a problem again.


4 posted on 02/03/2020 6:38:30 AM PST by freedomson (Tagline comment removed by moderator)
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I used to use a lot of different apps - about 5 years ago I decided to just use the free, built-in Windows Defender and added CCleaner (to clear out registry and history/caches, etc., while being able to preserve cookies for sites like FR during a clean) and haven’t had any issues.


5 posted on 02/03/2020 6:39:56 AM PST by trebb (Don't howl about illegal leeches, or Trump in general, while not donating to FR - it's hypocritical.)
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To: dayglored

Ping.


6 posted on 02/03/2020 6:44:20 AM PST by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: conservativesister

The difference between the free and premium version of Malwarebytes is the real-time protection. If you run a manual scan with an updated database you will get the exact same results.


7 posted on 02/03/2020 6:46:48 AM PST by MichaelRDanger
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To: conservativesister

I use NOD32 anti-virus and MalwareBytes Premium. They don’t cost much.


8 posted on 02/03/2020 6:48:24 AM PST by AnotherUnixGeek
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You can always use the Trend Micro Housecall program.
Go to the Trend Micro site and run their housecall utility.
It will download a small kernel and then run an antivirus sweep.
This is quite a nice utility. Unlike the normal AV utilities that only search for malware that is under about 2 years old, the housecall utility ignores these and searches for older viruses and malware that has slipped through.
You’d be surprised at how many of these are lurking around.


9 posted on 02/03/2020 6:49:07 AM PST by BuffaloJack ("Security does not exist in nature. Everything has risk." Henry Savage)
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Hilliary Clinton recommends Bleach Bit................and a cloth or something..............


10 posted on 02/03/2020 6:53:00 AM PST by Red Badger (Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain.......... ..)
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11 posted on 02/03/2020 6:53:14 AM PST by real saxophonist (Everything I Play Gone Be Funky, From Now On)
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I use CCleaner and Glary Utilities weekly and only use Malwarebytes once in a while...............


12 posted on 02/03/2020 6:54:21 AM PST by Red Badger (Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain.......... ..)
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To: conservativesister

I have been using webroot for about 10 years now. The license is transferable to new PC. Have not seen any problems that I saw with other virus and bot wares.


13 posted on 02/03/2020 7:16:06 AM PST by eartick (Stupidity is expecting the government that broke itself to go out and fix itself. Texan for TEXIT!)
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To: Army Air Corps; Abby4116; afraidfortherepublic; aft_lizard; AF_Blue; AppyPappy; arnoldc1; ...
Malware Scanning Question ... PING!

You can find all the Windows Ping list threads with FR search: just search on keyword "windowspinglist".

Thanks to Army Air Corps for the ping!

14 posted on 02/03/2020 7:20:27 AM PST by dayglored ("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government."`)
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To: conservativesister

Too much emphasis on eliminating malware. Not enough on how to keep it out of your computer.

Why can’t you just not open attachments, go to suspicious sites, etc.?


15 posted on 02/03/2020 7:23:30 AM PST by cymbeline
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To: conservativesister

Sophos has a free version that works very well.


16 posted on 02/03/2020 7:26:17 AM PST by Manuel OKelley
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To: real saxophonist

I think she was told to make a copy of a document on her computer


17 posted on 02/03/2020 7:28:05 AM PST by nuconvert ( Warning: Accused of being a radical militarist. Approach with caution.)
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To: trebb

Windows Defender has worked for me too


18 posted on 02/03/2020 7:29:12 AM PST by nuconvert ( Warning: Accused of being a radical militarist. Approach with caution.)
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To: conservativesister

Feels like 1994 in this thread. Just wow.


19 posted on 02/03/2020 7:36:19 AM PST by lefty-lie-spy (Stay Metal)
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To: conservativesister

PCMATIC. 5 Computers for $150. for life.


20 posted on 02/03/2020 7:51:47 AM PST by TNoldman (AN AMERICAN FOR A MUSLIM/BHO FREE AMERICA. (Owner of Stars and Bars Flags))
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