If there's an antivirus already present, Malwarebytes registers, thereby inactivating the existing antivirus.
If you install it on a PC with no antivirus, it refrains from registering with the Security Center, allowing Windows Defender to keep running. Here's how Malwarebytes handles those responses. And if you attempt to install another third-party antivirus, the security center sends a command that disables the first product's real-time protection.
When you install a third-party antivirus solution, it sends Windows Defender off for a nap. If it detects no registered antivirus, it keeps Windows Defender active. The Security Center builds on the premise that every computer should have exactly one real-time antivirus running. My Malwarebytes contact explained that the most common partner for Malwarebytes Premium is the built-in Microsoft Windows Defender Security Center, and the product's own configuration options reflect this fact. However, the audience of consumers who want to pay for two security products isn't huge. Given that the current average for a full scan is more than 45 minutes, that's really, really fast.įor some years, press materials from Malwarebytes have emphasized that the program is compatible with other antivirus solutions, so there's no problem using it alongside, say, Kaspersky, or Bitdefender. Even on systems infected with malware, it finished in about five minutes. On my standard clean test system, it finished in about 2.5 minutes. However, the full scan is so fast that I can't imagine needing something faster. With the Premium edition, you can choose the ultra-fast Hyper Scan, or configure a Custom Scan to run precisely where and how you wish. Those using Malwarebytes Free have just one scan choice, the full-system Threat Scan.
The only visible difference from the free edition is that all the components are enabled, and there are no Upgrade Now buttons. To the left is a simple menu to the right, a panel reporting component status.
And with McAfee, you pay $59.99 per year to protect every Windows, macOS, Android, and iOS device in your household.Ī central status panel that reports, "Awesome! You're protected" dominates the central status panel. Sophos Home Premium goes for rather less $50 per year lets you install it on up to 10 devices, Windows, or macOS. For $79.99 per year (currently discounted to $59.99) you can protect five devices.
Like Webroot, Kaspersky, Bitdefender, Trend Micro, and several others, Malwarebytes costs $39.99 per year.