Should I remove Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
2% remove it98% keep it
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #11,561
United States Rank #7,511
Reach 0.0288%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 8.21 days
242.10 days >
Average installed length: 127.21 days
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Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware
What is Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware?
Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware (MBAM) is a computer application that finds and removes malware. MBAM claims to be intended to find malware that other anti-virus and anti-spyware programs generally miss, including rogue security software, adware, and spyware. MBAM scans in batch mode, rather than scanning all files opened, reducing interference if on-demand anti-malware software is also running on the computer.
About (from Malwarebytes)
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware combines powerful new technologies designed to seek out, destroy, and prevent malware infections. Malwarebytes Anti-Malware is an easy-to-use anti-malware application available in both a Free and PRO version. The Free version is well-known for its detection and removal capabilities, and the PR... Read more
Overview
The main program executable is mbam.exe. The software installer includes 17 files and is usually about 4.38 MB (4,591,033 bytes).
Program details
URL: www.malwarebytes.org
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 4.38 MB
Files installed by Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware
| Program executable: | mbam.exe |
| Name: | Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware\mbam.exe |
| MD5: | e75105df25da39dcac3ebb6d1c2ab79c |
Additional files:
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mbam.dll - Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware
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mbamcore.dll
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mbam-dor.exe
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mbamext.dll
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mbamgui.exe
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mbamnet.dll
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mbamservice.exe
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mbamtrayctrl.exe
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mbampt.exe - Malwarebytes Anti-Malware
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mbamscheduler.exe
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vbalsgrid6.ocx (by vbAccelerator) - vbAccelerator VB6 SGrid Control 2.0
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ssubtmr6.dll (by vbAccelerator) - SSubTmr6 (Subclassing and Timer Assistant, modified for configurable message response, multi control support and bug fixed for timer errors.)
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zlib.dll - zlib data compression library
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unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| mbam.exe |
| Memory: | 161.83 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0022940750% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00126064% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00103343% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 203,884,668 | |
| Switches/sec: | 44 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 68.74 MB | |
| I/O writes/min: | 14.37 KB | |
| mbamgui.exe |
| Memory: | 3.66 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0045480355% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00288241% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00166563% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 301,272 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 1.23 KB | |
| mbamscheduler.exe |
| Memory: | 3.09 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0025970554% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00166920% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00092785% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 65,622 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 1.31 KB | |
| I/O writes/min: | 1.2 KB | |
How do I remove Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware?
You can uninstall Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
- Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
- When you find the program Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware, click it, and then do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
- Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware.
USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 2%
Keep it 98%
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GLOBAL RANK
 #11,561
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REACH
~0.03%
PC installation base
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
55.38% |
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| Windows Vista |
20.28% |
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| Windows 10 |
13.23% |
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| Windows XP |
11.11% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
30.66% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
15.51% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
13.19% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
10.87% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
9.45% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
5.35% |
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Geography
70.95% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
70.95% |
| United Kingdom |
5.32% |
| France |
3.21% |
| Canada |
2.84% |
| Italy |
2.84% |
| Australia |
2.35% |
| Brazil |
0.99% |
| Belgium |
0.99% |
| Netherlands |
0.99% |
| Germany |
0.99% |
| Sweden |
0.74% |
| Spain |
0.62% |
| Israel |
0.49% |
| Ireland |
0.49% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Dell |
33.25% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
30.89% |
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| Acer |
12.57% |
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| Toshiba |
7.85% |
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| ASUS |
3.93% |
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| Lenovo |
3.14% |
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| GIGABYTE |
3.14% |
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| Intel |
1.83% |
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| American Megatrends |
1.31% |
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| Gateway |
1.05% |
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| Samsung |
1.05% |
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Common models |
| Dell Inspiron 1545 |
6.95% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
3.21% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
3.21% |
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| Dell Inspiron 1525 |
2.67% |
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| LENOVO 0679 |
2.67% |
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| Dell Inspiron 530 |
2.14% |
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About Malwarebytes
Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware is a PC security program that finds and removes malware created by Malwarebytes.
Publisher URL: www.malwarebytes.org