Should I Update To Malwarebytes 3.2

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I've been reading the Malwarebytes forum threads on this nearly contempo upgrade to 3.2 and I'll tell you lot, it doesn't expect promising. And so I go along saying No to the insistent nag screens that implore me to upgrade.
I suppose I could create a new Macrium Reflect backup and then accept the Malwarebytes 3.2 plunge, but based on what I read and my own experiences, information technology doesn't seem like information technology is worth the hassle.

I run two 7x64 computers. Used to have Malwarebytes on both, simply it made i motorcar run very slow, so I uninstalled it from that computer. Now I just run information technology real-time on one machine. But with the recent MRG Effitas Q2 2017 results wherein Malwarebytes was a Fail in several categories, I'm looking for some opinions and experiences from boyfriend Wilders members with this security program!
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I am ever suspect over some exam results. I haven't tested three.two, but previous 3.1 versions weren't all that bad. Note at some point in the near future support for two.2 versions will cease.

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I was hoping to come back to MBAM3 Free on W7P64. Merely the early MBAM3 stopped working. I was using Gratuitous. Perhaps I will maybe I won't. If I do I'll report back.
Correct now to take MBAM job as a secondary scanner I'm using Glarysoft Malware Hunter Gratis with the Avira engine. I am pleasantly surprised.

So in RT I accept BDIS2018. EEK & Glarysoft Malware Hunter Free as on-demand. 3 neat engines.
At to the lowest degree yous are being offered the update. I know they desire to slowly curl new updates out to prevent swamping the servers, but I have yet to fifty-fifty be offered the update and it has been 2 weeks since it was released.
And when I manually tell Malwarebytes to check, it says I am Current or No updates are available. That bugs me.

I realize I tin can exit and get it and install it manually (as I accept on my test systems), simply I should non have to. For my primary computers I like to get it (and other updates) and install them the same way my clients do so if any problems, I can be on the same page as them.
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Millions and millions of users have already upgraded with no problems. And three.2 works fine on my test systems. If yous are existence offered the update, I would go it.

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Each and every one of those forum complaints represents a lot of hardship and wasted time on behalf of someone, and it sincerely matters non to them that millions of others (or whatever the actual number might be) are doing fine. Information technology's a crappy fall-back line used past tech support people far too often to say, well, y'all are one of few who have complained. Heck, I bet that for every posted issue, there are untold numbers of people who experience trouble with a plan and just yank the damn thing off their calculator and never expect back, never say some other word.

Simply I practise cheers, Pecker, for your response, and I hope the server gets effectually to yous soon so you tin install 3.two!

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I but did a clean install of 3.two Went okay and 3.2 seems fine.
Just like before. I get:
"Network Error - Unable to contact update server. Please check your net connexion."
Uninstalling.
I upgraded to three.ii. Very pleased, considering I was one of the problem people when 3 first came out. Been going shine for me for a couple months now - fifty-fifty 3.2.ii causing no issues.
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Hi Pete,
I guess information technology comes down to who and what each of u.s.a. decides to believe. The testing organization that posted bad results for Malwarebytes is, afaik, a reputable source. I'd be interested in knowing if Malwarebytes has a response to the MRG Effitas Q2 2017 results?
I believe in my ain results every bit I know what I've done. MB3 is a pretty good production
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I've been a customer since 2008. But these days I am questioning their quality control and their detection rate.
Some products, similar Sandboxie, I have no hesitation about installing their BETA releases. Always very reliable. Malwarebytes, on the other manus, I will not install their final releases until a lot of time has elapsed and I take reviewed what others have to say. Kinda' like MS Updates.
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For me I uninstalled MWB after less than one month of replacing HMPA, and all because of 3.2.
A bluescreen popup afterwards upgrading to 3.ii and when rebooting and unistalling 3.2 so installing 3.i once more it appears that information technology was a hypred version of 3.1 and three.ii ! and some of its main security components ( anti exploit ) stay disabled !

I will not reinstall it until I meet more than fixes and reviews.

PS: I am still facing some random bluescreens from time to fourth dimension when starting my device, yes its my mistake as I am non using whatever good backup organization these days, BTW born system restore failed desperately !
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I took the plunge. Created a full organization backup, and then up upgraded to 3.2.2.2018. Hoping for the best here. Fourth dimension will tell.
Did a transmission install of three.2 on a Win7Pro and a Win10Home arrangement. No issues, everything runs fine.
No problems upgrading to three.2.2 on ii machines.
I've updated 3 Pc's(seven,viii.1,x)to v three.2.ii and all are working perfectly fine and 2 of them are using BD AVP with NO exclusions!, There'south thousands of PC's using 3.two just fine I practise recommend using there clean tool and reboot vs. installing over elevation just because.
Information technology never hurts to have a electric current system fill-in simply bluntly, that was probably a bit overkill. Issues encountered with the Malwarebytes updates have involved Malwarebytes. They have not cleaved Windows. Even so, I cannot fault your decision. Having a current backup is ever a wise precaution.
Do note that Malwarebytes is one of the few (perhaps only) antimalware solutions that plays well with other antimalware products. For my main systems, I take both Malwarebytes and Windows Defender running in real time with absolutely no issues with conflicts or degraded operation. If you wish to utilize both, and I see no reason why non, open Malwarebytes and click on Settings > Application and scroll down to Windows Action Center and tick "Never register Malwarebytes in the Windows Action Center". This will signal (or not betoken) Windows to leave Windows Defender's existent-time components enabled.
I'm sticking with 2.2 as long as I can. I take no intention of upgrading to v3 menstruation. I've seen information technology, and I don't similar it. And since I can't lock down Win7 the same way I can XP I feel safer running a real-time AV on my Win7 auto. So I'll have to migrate to something else. I actually liked Emsisoft AV when I used it in the past. I've never been a real-time AV user, and have no thought what does and doesn't test well these days. But really, as odd as information technology may seem that'due south like the lowest priority on my list of criteria. Footprint and non creating overlap with existing three'rd party security apps is most important, since the odds of me being infected are roughly the aforementioned every bit being struck by lightning. Or at least, that is the example on XPosReady.
And while we're at information technology, I'grand really not looking frontwards to the day I have to abandon that Bone (in 2022 most likely). It'southward even so my favorite OS ever and what I use on my main machine.
Tests don't really affair considering they are all artificial and synthetic and regardless the testers' claims, practise not stand for the existent-world scenarios of the day. The just real purpose they serve is for marketing fluff for the makers who rely on subscriptions to premium/pro versions and advertising revenue and/or install add-ons - which ways basically anybody but Windows Defender.
That's a condescending attitude. Reverse to what you may believe, none of us here are smarter than the smart bad guys.
Expect at Equifax. They had one job - to protect the credit of their clients and they failed. Yet surely they take tiptop IT security experts on staff.

Preventing infection does not take a perfect anti-malware solution alone. Because bad guys utilise socially engineered methods of malware distribution, and are EXTREMELY clever at it, preventing infection too takes flawless and consistent user field of study and sensation. No one reading this walks on h2o, nor can they be perfect 100% of the time. One tiny slip tin allow the bad guy in and that'due south where real-fourth dimension protection is essential.

Of course keeping our operating systems current is essential besides. You cannot do that with an OS where the developers no longer develop updates.

Other factors come into play as well. Not all computers have but one, and only EVER just one user. And network security tin can affect computer security too.
Just reinstalled 3.two and information technology would not update then I exited information technology and reopened it an at present get an error when I go to bank check my business relationship.
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Glad that you cannot mistake my decision.
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Two weeks+ later upgrading, and all is well. I wanted to study that, given my intitial doubts and concerns.