Malwarebytes is primarily a scanner that scans and removes malicious software, including rogue security software, adware, and spyware. It is available in a free version, which scans for and removes malware when started manually, and a paid version, which additionally provides scheduled scans, real-time protection and a flash-memory scanner.

Made by Malwarebytes Corporation, it was first released in January 2006. Malwarebytes (formerly Malwarebytes Anti-Malware, abbreviated as MBAM) is an anti-malware software for Microsoft Windows, macOS, ChromeOS, Android, and iOS that finds and removes malware. A similar Android app is in development and will be released soon.Bulgarian, Catalan, Chinese (Traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish and Vietnamese Combining spam call blocking, text message filtering, ad blocking, and protection from scam websites in one convenient iOS app.Detecting ransomware before it can lock your device (Windows and Android device only).Tells you which Android apps may have excessive permissions.Stopping unwanted apps at source, using known poor developer reputation to protect you.Detecting and preventing contact with websites used by scammers and malicious parties.Detecting and blocking phishing scams used to steal your identity or access your bank account.Catching threats automatically, so you're protected without even having to think about it.Detecting and removing viruses, ransomware and other malware in real time with advanced anti malware technology.It protects against emerging threats such as viruses which can target your personal data, ransomware which can encrypt or delete all your files and phishing scams which try to steal data with fake emails. Malwarebytes is a widely respected anti-malware product which can protect your PC’s, tablets and phones from viruses and other malicious software.

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