OCTOBER 2019 MACWORLD 39ANTIVIRUS SOFTWAREMALWAREBYTES
PREMIUM: A FAST,
EFFICIENT SECURITY
PROGRAM WITH
AN UNUSUAL
APPROACH
BY IAN PAULIMAGE: MALWAREBYTES
Malwarebytes began life as a complement
to antivirus suites. It was a backstop to
catch and remove particularly troublesome
malware that your primary security
program couldn’t. That all changed in
December 2016 when the company
announced its paid version, Malwarebytes
Premium, was capable enough to be your
primary security program. “With the
launch of Malwarebytes 3.0, we are
confident that you can finally replace
your traditional antivirus,” the company