Malwarebytes v1.60 released

[Shadow]

http://www.malwarebytes.org/products

# New Features:
* Malwarebytes Chameleon technology gets Malwarebytes Anti-Malware
running even when blocked by infection.
* Incremental updates (paid version only).
* Ability to password protect key program settings (paid version
only).
# Improvements:
* Improved reliability and performance of the update process.
* Detection and removal engine enhancements.
* System tray icon now dynamically displays selected language.
* Settings for Protection Module behavior can be changed without
protection being active.
* Improved DOR (Delete On Reboot) technology to enhance threat removal
process.
* Restructured log formats to include greater detail on system
information and detected threats.
* Improved error messages to make them more user friendly.
* Scheduled updates now occur within 15 minutes of scheduled time.
* Custom log locations now displayed in Logs tab.
* Protection logs can be saved in custom locations.
* Program version release date now displayed on About tab.
# Issues Fixed:
* Fix for database not updating properly on Czech installations of
Microsoft Windows.
* Fix for certain scenarios where scans failed to complete.

 

[Zo]

Shadow presented the following explanation :

http://www.malwarebytes.org/products

# New Features:
* Malwarebytes Chameleon technology gets Malwarebytes Anti-Malware
running even when blocked by infection.
* Incremental updates (paid version only).

Pay for incremental updates? What a rip off! :-(

 

[Shadow]

Shadow presented the following explanation :

Pay for incremental updates? What a rip off! :-(

I believe they mean the non-free version updates itself, the
free version you have to manually download the installer, when a new
version comes out.
They are not referring to the signature files. These update in
both versions.
[]'s

 

[FredW]

Shadow presented the following explanation :

Pay for incremental updates? What a rip off! :-(

Maybe you can look at ALL differences between free and paid versions
before crying "Wolf"?
https://malwarebytes.org/products/malwarebytes_free
:-(

 

[s|b]

http://www.malwarebytes.org/products

# New Features:

Tnx!

 

[Dennis]

http://www.malwarebytes.org/products

# New Features:

The auto update caused problems on my XP/SP3 PC. System Restore did not
solve the problem and a Control Panel uninstall did not work after the
restore. I had to use mbam-clean.exe to remove the hosed version of 1.6
and run a clean install. It seems to be behaving now.

 

[David H. Lipman]

Shadow presented the following explanation :

Pay for incremental updates? What a rip off! :-(

How is that a rip-off when the free version works the same way as it always had.

 

[Zo]

David H. Lipman laid this down on his screen :

How is that a rip-off when the free version works the same way as it always
had.

Maybe I'm wrong, but I was with understanding that "incremental
updates" were minute ones that updated the database only and not what
amounts to downloading something that is the size of the entire program
for each update. (and by the way, they have been promising to institute
it for only the last 6-7 years, so that is what I thought this addition
was. But from what I see per the demonstration on the site, what they
are talking about is really auto scheduling, that is only available in
the pay version. Maybe you can explain the difference between "auto
scheduleing" and "incremental"?

And why pay for something that you can do for free by using the
windows scheduler and a little freeware app by the name of PTFB (push
the freakin button).

And for your information, the OT program that I use, does have real
"incremental" updates, you know, minute ones that download so fast that
you barely notice it, together with auto scheduling and real time
protection.

 

[Zo]

FredW used his keyboard to write :

Maybe you can look at ALL differences between free and paid versions
before crying "Wolf"?
https://malwarebytes.org/products/malwarebytes_free
:-(

Who's crying Wolf? I see a new feature that says "incremental"
(something that they have promising to institute for at least the last
6-7 years) and I"m thinking, at last and then see you have pay for it.
As in my reply to David, It appears that they are talking about "auto
schedule". How is that incremental,when the size of the downloads are
just about the size of the application. (Ask the dial up customers and
see if they consider those downloads incremental?)

 

[David H. Lipman]

David H. Lipman laid this down on his screen :

Maybe I'm wrong, but I was with understanding that "incremental updates" were minute
ones that updated the database only and not what amounts to downloading something that
is the size of the entire program for each update. (and by the way, they have been
promising to institute it for only the last 6-7 years, so that is what I thought this
addition was. But from what I see per the demonstration on the site, what they are
talking about is really auto scheduling, that is only available in the pay version.
Maybe you can explain the difference between "auto scheduleing" and "incremental"?

And why pay for something that you can do for free by using the windows scheduler and a
little freeware app by the name of PTFB (push the freakin button).

And for your information, the OT program that I use, does have real "incremental"
updates, you know, minute ones that download so fast that you barely notice it,
together with auto scheduling and real time protection.

Incremental updates means you only download new, changed or delta, updates.
Auto updaing means there is a facility withing the stub application that will
automatically periodically obtain updates.

Since upon updating the both the paid-for and the free versions of MBAM can remove the
same malware, that is not even near being a rip-off.

The fact that Malwarebytes reserves their incremental updates fopr the Professional
version isn't a rip-off. It is making sure their is extra value in purchasing a license.
Those Professional version payments allow Malwarebytes to keep a free version as a viable
option.

What would be a rip-off is if Malwarebytes took a capability away from the free version.

What is an "OT program" ?

 

[FredW]

FredW used his keyboard to write :

Who's crying Wolf?

You.

You can get a very good product for free, but all you do is complaining
that the product is not perfect for you.
If you don't like it, don't use it.

 

[David H. Lipman]

FredW used his keyboard to write :

Who's crying Wolf? I see a new feature that says "incremental" (something that they
have promising to institute for at least the last 6-7 years) and I"m thinking, at last
and then see you have pay for it.
As in my reply to David, It appears that they are talking about "auto schedule". How is
that incremental,when the size of the downloads are just about the size of the
application. (Ask the dial up customers and see if they consider those downloads
incremental?)

LOL
Malwarebytes anti malware has not existed that long and incremental updates was never
promised.

BTW: Don't forget, I was a Malwarebytes' paid employee.

 

[Zo]

Shadow pretended :

Shadow presented the following explanation :

Pay for incremental updates? What a rip off! :-(

I believe they mean the non-free version updates itself, the
free version you have to manually download the installer, when a new
version comes out.
They are not referring to the signature files. These update in
both versions.
[]'s

Thanks Shadow, you are the only one who makes any sense.

 

[Zo]

FredW was thinking very hard :

You.

Your reply deserves no answer. You haven't a clue..............

You can get a very good product for free, but all you do is complaining
that the product is not perfect for you.
If you don't like it, don't use it.

Hey my freeware version get's updated automatically daily at 5:00 PM
followed by an auto scan and it doesn't cost me a cent or the click of
a button and NO I haven't altered the program in any way. Now why
would I want to pay for something that I already get for FREE? Like I
said, you haven't a clue..........

 

[FredW]

FredW was thinking very hard :

Your reply deserves no answer.

So I see

You haven't a clue..............

I see

Hey my freeware version get's updated automatically daily at 5:00 PM
followed by an auto scan and it doesn't cost me a cent or the click of
a button and NO I haven't altered the program in any way. Now why
would I want to pay for something that I already get for FREE? Like I
said, you haven't a clue..........

Thank you for your information.
I will try Spyware Terminator.
(and my MBAM is updated every two hours.)

For your information, Avira is doing incremental updates.

By the way, your use of the term "rip off" is indeed remarkable.

 

[Shadow]

Shadow pretended :

Shadow presented the following explanation :
http://www.malwarebytes.org/products

# New Features:
* Malwarebytes Chameleon technology gets Malwarebytes Anti-Malware
running even when blocked by infection.
* Incremental updates (paid version only).

Pay for incremental updates? What a rip off! :-(

I believe they mean the non-free version updates itself, the
free version you have to manually download the installer, when a new
version comes out.
They are not referring to the signature files. These update in
both versions.
[]'s

Thanks Shadow, you are the only one who makes any sense.

Now I'm confused. It's much more expensive for a company to
offer full signature files than incremental files, it eats up much
more bandwidth.
So I interpreted it as referring to the program (as in Avira,
which updates both the program and signatures automatically, but
offers an enormous update file for PCs without internet connectivity,
for "manually" updating).
The bottom line is, Malwarebytes is a very good program, with
a freeware option. I'm happy with it.
[]'s

 

[Zo]

It happens that FredW formulated :

So I see


I see


Thank you for your information.
I will try Spyware Terminator.
(and my MBAM is updated every two hours.)

You didn't say whether your MBAM is free or pay, if it's the freeware,
good for you for discovering on how to get to update every two hours.
I had mine set for twice a day, but decided one time is more than
enough. As I type this the updater is now downloading a 5.85MB
download. Oh wait, here comes another one 10.35MB (must be the new
version), oh wait, here comes another download, this one is 5.98MB
(normal update)now imagine that on a dial up connection.

For your information, Avira is doing incremental updates.

I know that, they were doing incremental updates when I was using it
too. But at the time I was on dialup and every time an update was more
than 2MB in size, the server would hang or just stop and I would then
have to get my "incremental" update by manually downloading a 29+ MB
download.

By the way, your use of the term "rip off" is indeed remarkable.

It makes more sense than the example given. How are you being "ripped
off" if the author decides to eliminate a feature for something that is
being offered at no cost to you? You may not like it, but being
"ripped off", I hardly think so, you move on and try to find something
better.

Have a nice evening Fred.

 

[FredW]

.... As I type this the updater is now downloading a 5.85MB
download. Oh wait, here comes another one 10.35MB (must be the new
version), oh wait, here comes another download, this one is 5.98MB
(normal update)now imagine that on a dial up connection.

Where I live there is no dial-up connection anymore.
Of course you can download a new version yourself as I do
and install and update at a convenient time.

It makes more sense than the example given. How are you being "ripped
off" if the author decides to eliminate a feature for something that is
being offered at no cost to you? You may not like it, but being
"ripped off", I hardly think so, you move on and try to find something
better.

Mozilla (Google subsidiary releasing Firefox and Thunderbird) is now
changing features almost at random at a rapid rate.
I do not like that, so I move on and try to find an alternative.
I do not call it an "rip off", because in my opinion that is accusing
someone of a criminal act like fraud.

Have a nice evening Fred.

Thank you, it is past bedtime here.

 

[David H. Lipman]

Where I live there is no dial-up connection anymore.
Of course you can download a new version yourself as I do
and install and update at a convenient time.



Mozilla (Google subsidiary releasing Firefox and Thunderbird) is now
changing features almost at random at a rapid rate.
I do not like that, so I move on and try to find an alternative.
I do not call it an "rip off", because in my opinion that is accusing
someone of a criminal act like fraud.



Thank you, it is past bedtime here.

Mozilla a Google subsidiary ?

While Google is finacially subsidizing Mozilla for another 3 years, they are not a
"subsidiary" in that they are not subordinate organization under the Google corporate
banner.

 

[FredW]

Mozilla a Google subsidiary ?

While Google is financially subsidizing Mozilla for another 3 years, they are not a
"subsidiary" in that they are not subordinate organization under the Google corporate
banner.

I know, but where Zo uses "rip off", I use this description.

I read that Google pays 1 billion dollars (1.000 million dollars) over
three years to Mozilla (three times as much as before).
And as Asa Dotzler is speaking in very admiring terms on the advertising
policy of Google, I wonder how independent he is nowadays:
http://weblogs.mozillazine.org/asa/archives/2011/12/firefox_and_google_-.html
(you don't have to be under the same banner to be subordinate.)

Another of those many changes of policy (and attitude) at Mozilla?
I have already found a replacement for Firefox.
I am now looking for a replacement for Thunderbird, without hurry.
;-)