When there’s more than one user logged into your PC and active at the same time.

When your PC is running Windows updates and other program updates.

Wait for the Scan to finish or stop the scan via Task Manager.

When your PC is running Scheduled Scans.

However, its memory usage will increase when the following is happening on your PC: Malwarebytes doesn’t use a lot of memory when it’s running normally. Image the inconvenience of being infected.īeing infected might cost you much more than the cost of the premium in financial terms, worry and stress, time to deal with the infection. Premium prevents malware infection from affecting your device in the first place while the Free version cleans up after a malware infection. Malwarebytes for Windows is available as a free version and as a premium version. Malwarebytes Free vs Premium Features Table FREE TRIAL Free Version After 14 Days PREMIUM Protects your identity and privacy from hackers Expires afterġ4 days X Protects your documents, financial files from ransomware *** Expires afterġ4 days X Protects you from malicious and fraudulent websites Expires afterġ4 days X Stops malware that degrades computer performance Expires afterġ4 days X Crushes malware attacks that corrupt your programs Expires afterġ4 days X Suspends Malwarebytes notifications when using selected programs Expires afterġ4 days X Cleans up an already-infected computer DOWNLOAD BUY Malwarebytes Free vs Premium Features Table See how Malwarebytes for Windows makes antivirus obsolete with a 14-day free trial of Premium. Entering valid license keys will turn on the premium features again. It’s just that the features have been turned off.

If after 14 days you haven’t entered valid license keys, the premium features are disabled but it’s still the same program that you installed. This gives you a real test drive of how Malwarebytes Premium is going to be protecting your system, in real-time. When you install Malwarebytes for the first time on your device (PC or otherwise) it works as the premium version for 14 days.

The threat scanner in the premium version is much more elaborate – unlimited – as you would expect for a paid version. The question is “are you prepared to let your system become compromised and then take action after the event?” This article will help you make a decision.

With this kind of protection, your system is less likely to be compromised. This means it protects your identity and privacy, protects your documents, financial files from ransomware, protects you from malicious and fraudulent websites and much more. On the other hand, Malwarebytes Premium stands guard against most known threats in real time. Malwarebytes Free has a limited scanner that scans your system for malware, trojans and other threats that have already compromised your device.

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