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more. While Malwarebytes is scanning, you can see how
many files or objects the software has already scanned,
and how many of those files it has identified either as
being malware or as being infected by malware.
If Malwarebytes automatically disappears after it
begins scanning and won’t reopen, you probably have
a rootkit or other deep infection that automatically
kills scanners to prevent them from removing it.
Though you can try some tricks to get around this
malicioustechnique,youmightbebetteroffreinstalling
Windowsafter backing up your files (as discussed later),
in view of the time and effort you may have to expend
to beat the malware.
Once the scan is complete, Malwarebytes will show
you the results. If the software gives your system a
clean bill of health but you still think that your system
has acquired some malware, consider running a customMalwarebytes presents the
results of its scan and lets
you remove the offending
bits with one click