Malwarebytes Anti-Malware is a surprisingly effective freeware
antimalware tool. It's a relatively speedy malware remover, with the
quick scan taking about 8 minutes even with other high-resource programs
running. The heuristics engine proved on multiple computers during
empirical testing that it was capable of determining the difference
between false positives and dangerous apps.
The app has some
nice features rolled in, too. It supports multiple drive scanning
including networked drives, context menu options including a
scan-on-demand for individual files, and the FileAssassin option under
the More Tools section for removing locked files. The interface is
simple, but pleasant-looking and well-organized. Tabs live just below
the oversized logo, with few options per tab to keep down the clutter.
The installation process was fast enough, but interestingly offered up
the well-kept changelog and an instant definition file update.
Do
note that the real-time protection is restricted to the paid version,
as is the scheduler for updates and scans. Overall, though, Malwarebytes
Anti-Malware is a responsive malware remover that does what it should
with a minimum of fuss.
