Ken Blake
Tue, 05 Dec 2017
18:10:57 GMT in alt.windows7.general, wrote:

On Tue, 05 Dec 2017 11:34:26 -0600, Jo-Anne
wrote:

On 12/5/2017 11:28 AM, Ken Blake wrote:
On Tue, 05 Dec 2017 10:40:58 -0600, Jo-Anne
wrote:

Over the past week, my computer has locked up three times--to
the point where I had to turn it off manually. I suspect the
problem is Malwarebytes. I run the free version when I want to
check for malware. However, the last time I did an update, it
installed a trial version of the full program. (I don't
remember being asked to confirm that I wanted it.) What made me
think of this program being the problem is that today I got a
message from the program that I had three more days of the
trial version.

Assuming that it is Malwarebytes causing the problem, what is
the best approach for dealing with it? Should I uninstall
Malwarebytes and then try to reinstall the free version? Wait
for the trial version to end? Something else?


I doubt very much that it is MalwareBytes AntiMalware causing
the problem. I use it on two computers here, and have seen it
many others, and I've never seen it cause such a problem. My
wife's computer also has the trial version running with just a
few days left, and she's never had your problem.


Are you running another anti-malware program too? I use Avira as
my always-running anti-malware program, and I've heard that when
you have two anti-malware programs running simultaneously, you can
have this kind of problem.



Avira is an anti-virus. Unlike MalwareBytes AntiMalware, it
doesn't specialize in other kinds of malware.

Actually, Avira does. You've had a drink of the Malwarebytes
advertising koolaid. Malwarebytes is a glorified trojan 'scanner' of
sorts, and, it's had compatability issues and generated many lockup
conditions on a variety of system configurations. Don't take my word
for it, checkout their own support forums.



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