Malwarebytes Premium

Malwarebytes Premium now functions as a full-blown antivirus, not just an assistant to your main antivirus. It earns excellent scores in our hands-on tests and its scores with independent testing labs are improving.

-- As reviewed by PCMag
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Product details

  • SMART PROACTIVE PROTECTION: Malwarebytes finds more threats compared to traditional antivirus programs so you can restore your device quickly to its pre-infection state
  • UNMATCHED THREAT DETECTION: We found malware on 29 percent of devices that already had a third-party antivirus installed. That’s the power of our innovative technology. We block sophisticated cyberthreats that other programs miss, providing an effective way to secure your devices and data
  • INCREDIBLY EASY TO USE: Our simple user interface enables you to fully control your protection to meet your needs without requiring technical expertise. You can schedule scans, adjust protection layers, and choose your desired scan mode. Protecting your devices shouldn’t be complicated
  • Protects your documents, financial files, and photos from ransomware
  • PROACTIVE EXPLOIT, AND VIRUS PROTECTION: Protection from the financial and reputational risk posed by a ransomware attack. Shields your device and data from vulnerable and unpatched software until it can be updated.

PROS

+ Maximum possible score in our hands-on malware protection test
+ Excellent scores in phishing and malicious URL blocking tests
+ Speedy full scan
+ Includes exploit protection, ransomware protection, behavior-based detection
+ More independent lab test results

CONS

- Some low lab scores

Expert reviews and ratings

By PCMag on March 28, 2014
Malwarebytes Premium now functions as a full-blown antivirus, not just an assistant to your main antivirus. It earns excellent scores in our hands-on tests and its scores with independent testing labs are improving.
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By TrustedReviews on June 06, 2022
Malwarebytes Premium provides powerful real-time malware protection without overloading you with extra tools you might not need, but it can be a bit trigger happy.
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