This is Problem #2 - With the default settings I didn't want that are applied to the software I didn't ask for, Malwarebytes takes it upon itself to Quarantine (not "block" as the pop-up stated, but Quarantine) an application without giving the user any option to exclude it. I'll merely tell Malwarebytes to make an exception for this executable, and continue on my merry way." I thought "OK, false positive, no big deal. The only thing that happened was that I got a pop-up that Malwarebytes had blocked it, and said pop-up promptly disappeared. I use it in my business every day, as do a lot of people in my business. The very next thing I did was open a perfectly legitimate piece of software from a perfectly legitimate vendor. So, you installed something that I didn't ask for - the classic delivery system for MALWARE! It was a "free trial of Malwarebytes Premium", which was NOT expressed anywhere before installation. This is Problem #1 - I wanted to simply apply the update to plain old Malwarebytes scan tool, but an update wasn't what was installed.
It can run in the background and when it nags me to upgrade I'll just say no and that will be the end of it." I didn't opt for that, nor did I see any obvious method of opting out, because I most certainly would have. I kicked off the install, and when it finished it told me about the "Free trial of Malwarebytes Premium". Got a nag pop-up today that there was a new version of Malwarebytes, and I figured I might as well update, because at the time I figured an occasional scan is always a good idea. I've never had any need or desire for Premium or it's ilk being my real-time nanny. (I'm the IT manager for my company, which of course leads to being the IT manager for friends and family too ) Not great, not as good as it once was, but easy to find and install, so it is (was) among the tools I use on the infrequent occasion that I run into an infected machine.
Had Malwarebytes installed for the occasional scan because even careful users like me sometimes get the odd spyware because of unscrupulous vendors including unwanted stuff I didn't ask for. I created an account just to register my discontent, and then I'll be gone from the forum and from Malwarebytes. Endpoint Detection & Response for Servers
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