Mark Gibbs of Network World gave Malwarebytes Anti-Malware 4 stars out of 5 in January 2009 and wrote that 'It does the job and only the lack of a detailed explanation of what it has found stops it from getting 5 out of 5'.CNET in 2008 cited Malwarebytes as being useful against the MS Antivirus malware and also awarded it an April 2009 Editor's Choice, along with 25 other computer applications.PC World 's Preston Gralla wrote that 'Using Malwarebytes Anti-Malware is simplicity itself'.This includes protection against malware, ransomware, exploit, and malicious websites. released version 3.0 to the general public. The free version can be run manually by the user when desired, whereas the paid version can perform scheduled scans, automatically scan files when opened, block IP addresses of malicious web sites, and scan only those services, programs and device drivers that are currently in use. Malwarebytes is available in both a free and a premium paid version. Malwarebytes scans in batch mode, rather than scanning all files opened, reducing interference if another on-demand anti-malware software is also running on the computer. Malwarebytes is primarily a scanner that scans and removes malicious software, including rogue security software, adware, and spyware.
