Web User - UK (2019-12-11)

Malwarebytes:www.malwarebytes.com | 20 mins | 7,8, 10

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neof thebesttools aroundfor

removing malicious software,

Malwarebytes isfastandvery

thorough.While the Premium edition

(from £29.99ayear) offersreal-time and

scheduled protectiontoshield PCs and

programs from hackers, andprevent

ransomwareattacks, the free option

focuses solely on findingandremoving

threats thathavealreadyinvadedyour

computer.Itwon’t clash with any

installed security softwareandis avery

usefulsecond line of defencefor

mopping up anymalwarethatgets

missedbyyour primary anti-virustool.

Thenewversionhas animproved

detectionengineandislighter onsystem

resources,so itwon’tslowdownyourPC.

Protectyour PC with

Malwarebytes 4

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If youhavenothing to remove,just

click the Close buttonto go backto

the mainscreen.^1 To remove selected

threats, click theQuarantine button.^2

If you’vechosen to ignoreany found files,

amessage appears asking ifyouwant to

ignorethem this one timeor always

ignorethem.^3

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Thenew interfac eism uch simpler and

moreintuitivethan before, though the

free version pushes the Premium update

heavily ,givin gyou multipleoptions to

upgrade and trya14-dayfreetrial.^1

If you’dprefertos tick with the free

version,simply clic kthe Scan button^2

to check your PC formalware.

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Thesoftwar estarts by downloading

anyupdates, then scansthememory,

start-up items,Registry andfile system in

sequence.^1 Youcan pause or cancel^2

this scanat anytime.The softwareshows

youhow long the scan is taking,^3 the

number of items scanned^4 and atally of

the threatsfound so far.^5

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Oncethe proces shas completed,you

get alistofresults. Youcan so rt the

threats by Name,^1 Type,^2 ‘Objecttype’

(^3) or Location. (^4) Threatsare classe das
malwar e, PUPs (potentially unwanted
programs)and PUMs (potentially
unwanted modifications). Objecttypes
include files, processes andRegistry keys.
Find th reatsfasterwiththe ne wversion of
Malwarebytes. Here’show to use it
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Malwarebytesmayidentify perfectly
safeitems as ‘threats’. Clicking a
nametells youaboutthatthreat^1 on the
Malwarebytes Labswebsite. Deselect all
the items,^2 then manually select each
one youwant to remove.^3 Youcan sa ve
the results (copytoc lipboardorasatext
file)for la ter.^4
DETECTION
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Click the tiletoview,
restoreordelete
quarantineditems.
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