42 MACWORLD OCTOBER 2019
MACUSER REVIEW: MALWAREBYTES PREMIUMOn Windows, Malwarebytes is very
highly rated. AV-Test gave it a 99.2
percent protection rating in March 2019,
and a 100 percent protection rating in April
2019 on its 0-day malware attacks and web
and e-mail threats test. In AV-Test’s (go.
macworld.com/av19) widespread
and prevalent malware test it
earned a 99.5 percent rating in
both March and April.
INTERFACE AND
FEATURES
The overall look of Malwarebytes
is basic and functional.
Navigation happens from the left
side rail with options for the
primary dashboard, which
indicates whether you’re
protected or not, as well as a
button to start a scan. There are
mmmh
Shell Thunderbolt
NVMe enclosure
PROS- Works largely on its own.
- Running a manual scan is
simple and straightforward.
CONS - Takes a non-standard
approach to malware
detection. - Detected some standard
malware after infection, not
before.
PRICE
$40
COMPANY
Malwarebytes
also sections for scans,
managing the
quarantine for
infected files, reports,
and settings.
For features there
isn’t much here.
Malwarebytes Premium
monitors your
computer for threats
and removes them.
That’s pretty much it.BOTTOM LINE
So here we are with a highly respected
suite from a highly respected security
company, but one that doesn’t quite fit into
our testing method. That means it’s hard to
make a call. There’s no doubt that
Malwarebytes is excellent as a
secondary defense, but can it
be your primary one? If you
leave your Mac’s default
settings as-is, then probably.
MacOS has a number of
built-in security defenses that
make it much harder to get hit
with malware in the first place
and a backstop may be just
what’s needed. But if the
unique approach of
Malwarebytes gives you
pause, then I’d advise
looking elsewhere. ■Malwarebytes during an active scan.