Malwarebytes problem?

On 12/5/2017 1:31 PM, VanguardLH wrote:
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?

Go into its config and disable all the real-time features. Then it
behave like when it cripples itself when the trial expires to the free
version. There is no longer a free-only version. They deliver only a
trial version. That means its real-time features are active and can
conflict with other security software unless you configure it away from
its install-time defaults by disabling all the real-time features. You
can only get the trial version. Instead of waiting for it to cripple
itself when the trial period expires, just go ahead and disable all
those payware features so it becomes an on-demand second opinion scanner
again.

In wanted their Anti-Ransomware (MBAR) product more than their free
Anti-Malware (MBAM) product. MBAM was used only as a second opinion
on-demand scanner - so only for sporadic checkups or when something
seemed amiss. MBAR comes bundled in their *paid* MBAM product but not
in the free version (and the trial version will disable MBAR when the
trial expires and the product cripples itself). I am not allowed to
install both MBAR (only beta is available to non-paying users) and MBAM
the latter of which bitches that it is incompatible with MBAR (as a
separate product). So I had to pick one. Since free MBAM was just an
occasional on-demand second opinion scanner, it was less important than
on-access always-on MBAR.


Thank you, VanguardLH. Is it possible to install and earlier free
version of MBAM and then simply not update the program itself?

--
Jo-Anne