A thin lifeline for XP users: New Malwarebytes suite will support the older OS

[Reefa]

As Malwarebytes announces its new Anti-Malware Premium suite Monday morning, it comes with a nice present for Windows XP users: lifetime support. Perhaps it isn't entirely surprising given that, according to the company, 20 percent of its user base remains on Windows XP. Microsoft is actually extending malware support well beyond the XPocalypse date of April 8th, but knowing other companies have your back is a rare bright spot.

(Not that we’re encouraging anyone to stick with Windows XP. Cyber criminals are ready and waiting to pounce on the holdouts. There are some things you can do to protect your XP machine, but most people should upgrade to Windows 7/8, or consider Linux as an alternative safe haven. Microsoft’s campaign to move everyone off Windows XP involves increasingly lucrative enticements.)

Regardless of your OS, the new Anti-Malware Premium suite unites five handy Malwarebytes products and offers a new interface for managing them. The heart of the suite is a new malware detection engine that uses behavior to identify suspicious software, rather than signatures that constantly have to be updated. That’s where the industry in general is going, because it’s better to nip malware in the bud than wait for it to be confirmed and fixed.

Should malware make it onto your system, a new Anti-Rootkit feature can dig deep into your computer to eradicate all traces of the foul creature. Another tool, called Chameleon, can force a system restart and malware scan even if your system’s been crippled by an attack. The suite also provides protection against browser-based risks, such as malicious URLs and aggressive adware and toolbars.

The company recommends its Anti-Malware Premium suite as a complement to a full-fledged antivirus suite. The $24.95 annual subscription covers up to three PCs, or Anti-Malware PRO lifetime-license holders may upgrade for free. Even better: The suite is a lightweight 16MB download. Separate from this suite, the company’s well-known cleanup tool will remain a free product.

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Edited March 24, 2014 by F3dupsk1Nup

[shorty6100]

So it must be close to final. "About" button still says version 2.00.0.1000. I don't care for the website blocking feature-it is agressive and intrusive. I can disable it, but after a reboot I get a big red "your system is not fully protected" warning-"fix now". I love Mbam, so it's an annoyance I have to deal with (unlike Mbam 1.75).

[Sos Gomes]

With introduction of malware bytes 2.0 ,shall program be full shareware or not as it has introduced Annual subscription ? :unsure:

[banned]

I'd say the lifeline is more than thin. Windows XP, going on two decades now, has the most security tools available out of any platform. As just one example, try running Sysinternal's RootkitRevealer utility on anything after Windows XP. Fail. Good luck finding you've been rooted people.

Edited March 24, 2014 by banned

[dcs18]

The most number of tools, or . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . the most number of fools. :unsure:

[anuseems]

Anti-virus specialist Malwarebytes announced today its new Anti-Malware Premium suite. According to the company, the suite will provide lifetime support to XP users, which still make up 20 percent of its user base. The news comes just a week after Avast warned of the vulnerabilities users might face once the official support for Microsoft Windows XP ends.

The new Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Premium (MAMP) consists of five components and offers a streamlined interface to manage them. There is a Malware Detection Engine that identifies suspicious software by their behavior, rather than signature. A Chameleon which can force reset your PC and initiate a malware scan, even if your systems been crippled by an attack. It also provides an Anti-Rootkit and URL-checking, to protect against browser-based risks.

The company recommends MAMP as a supplement to existing anti-virus products. Its annual subscription is available for $24.95, and covers simultaneous protection of up to three PCs. if you already use Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Pro, you get the new version for free. Another thing worth noting is that the new suite does not replace Malwarebytes Anti-Malware (MBAM). The well-known cleanup tool will remain a free product.

Although the Redmond, Washington-based company will discontinue support for Windows XP on April 8, it has said that it will continue to support Windows XP anti-malware efforts through mid-April 2015.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2110009/a-thin-lifeline-for-xp-users-new-malwarebytes-suite-will-support-the-older-os.html

Edited March 24, 2014 by anuseems

[banned]

Good for them. But I already hear from people that they don't like the new UI, so I'm staying with older version. If it continues to work with definitions, good. If not, no biggie to me.

[Mr Orus]

Threads merged.

[dcs18]

New Malwarebytes suite will support the older OS

While dumping XP, most thinking Users would take the opportunity to kill 2 birds in a stone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . dump MBAM, too. :thumbsdown:

[CODYQX4]

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Edited April 28, 2019 by CODYQX4