Some of them may refrain from activating if they detect antivirus software others may just wait a certain length of time after installation. One problem with testing behavior-based detection is that the samples I have simply may not have exhibited malicious behaviors during my test period. However, my simple tests definitely didn’t put all of this product’s high-end protection to work. When you don’t have much to go on from the labs, your own hands-on tests become more important. Malwarebytes kicks in only when such a matchup occurs, because without a match, no actual damage is possible. Exploit attacks only work on a specific program version that contains the matching vulnerability. Also, testing is hard with this type of layered, focused protection. Malwarebytes 3.0 is very new there are not a lot of objective tests out there on it yet. Thanks in advance for sharing your knowledge.Īnswer: This is a very tough question to answer. I’d like to terminate the AVG subscription if it’s safe to do, as the ultimate package to which I’m subscribed costs four times as much as my Malwarebytes subscription. The information that came along with my Malwarebytes subscription states that it is no longer necessary to run a separate anti-virus program along with this new version of Malwarebytes. I have been using that, as well as AVG Internet security and other security software you’ve recommended to “dance” on my computer. I just renewed my Malwarebytes premium subscription. Question: Hi Nick, due in large part to the information I get from you, I’m still nursing along a nine-year-old Toshiba Satellite laptop running Windows 7 that continues to perform very well.