Malwarebytes

Performance/protective capability * Improved remediation in Chrome browser * Numerous enhanced protection techniques and remediation capabilities Usability * Improved notification design for better readability * Added new quick tour module in Free and Trial versions * Added informational modules to the bottom of Scan Progress page in Free and Trial versions * Improved update process to allow more dynamic updating of user interface components * Other minor user interface improvements Stability/issues fixed * Fixed issue where the Malwarebytes tray application showed in ALT+Tab list * Improved Web Protection compatibility with third-party applications * Improved driver management * Added dynamic hooking to Exploit Protection to better manage compatibility with third-party applications * Fixed issue where certain notifications would not display properly after waking from sleep * Fixed issue on XP where certain files were not fully uninstalled * Fixed a crash related to rootkit scanning * Addressed other miscellaneous user interface improvements and defects

Performance/protective capability * Improved memory usage * Reinstalling with an older installer will no longer downgrade update packages * Improved self-protection module stability and resiliency * Numerous enhanced malware protection techniques and remediation capabilities Usability * Clicking ‘Install Application Updates’ button now downloads available component updates and releases regardless of limits in place for automatic update delivery * Added a button to access the ‘Malwarebytes My Account’ portal from in-app My Account screen * Added new setting that allows you to opt in to automatically receive Beta component updates and full releases * Minor user interface redesigns, including confirmation of scan completion post-reboot Stability/issues fixed * Fixed numerous problems that could occur when upgrading from earlier versions to Malwarebytes 3 * Fixed an issue where updates would fail if attempted right after PC comes out of sleep * Fixed an issue where the user interface could become non-responsive if mapped drives were present * Fixed several issues that could lead to an ‘Unable to connect the service’ message * Improved overall stability of drivers * Addressed several translation issues * Fixed several crashes and hangs related to the service and tray * Addressed many other miscellaneous defects and user interface improvements

Performance/protective capability * Multiple enhancements result in reduction of memory usage * Faster load time and responsiveness of third-party applications * Improved performance of Web Protection * Faster Malwarebytes 3 program startup time and responsiveness of user interface * New detection and protection layer with machine learning based anomaly detection (to be deployed gradually even if it shows “enabled” under Settings) * Improved Self-Protection by requiring escalated privileges to disable protections or deactivate a license * Enhanced malware protection techniques and remediation capabilities * Added an automatic monthly scheduled scan in Free mode Usability * Added ability to control the priority of manual scans on the system * Added setting to turn off ‘Real-Time Protection turned off’ notifications when protection was specifically disabled by the user * Added ability to exclude the last website blocked by Web Protection via the tray menu * Fixed several defects related to configuring Custom Scans, including selecting child folders and fixing issues with touch screens * Fixed problem where a right-click context scan appeared broken after scheduled scan due to misleading "Cannot start a scan while another one is in progress" message * Fixed issue where you could not add or edit a scheduled scan in Spanish and some other languages * Fixed issue where scan could appear stuck on Heuristics Analysis when it had actually completed successfully * Fixed issue where Self-Protection setting would fail to toggle correctly after an upgrade Stability/issues fixed * Fixed several crashes in the Web Protection module * Fixed issue where Ransomware Protection would be stuck in ‘Starting’ state after a reboot * Fixed a conflict with Norton that caused web pages not to load and plug-ins to crash in Chrome * Fixed issue with WMI protection technique in Exploit Protection that could cause Office applications to crash * Fixed several crashes related to the service and tray * Fixed many other miscellaneous defects and user interface improvements

* Fixed the issue in Windows 10 Creators Update where installing Malwarebytes could cause Windows Defender to become disabled

* Fixed issue where real-time protection modules do not enable correctly * Note that you may need to reboot or manually restart a protection that appears "stuck" one more time after the update is applied. Those who still have this issue should continue to work with us directly, as these cases are likely caused by conflicts with other security products. * Fixed Bad Pool Header BSOD while web browsing * Fixed issue that could cause user to have to login with a temporary profile instead of their standard user profile * Additional enhancements to improve memory usage * Fixed issue where 3.0.5 could revert to version 3.0.0 in certain conditions * Fixed numerous crashes, including service crashes * Addressed several vulnerabilities * The Web Protection block page now redirects to https://block.malwarebytes.com * Fixed issue where Web Protection would not re-enable properly after booting back from minimal safe mode on Vista * Numerous enhancements to overall protection and remediation

* Fixed issue with imaging programs (such as Macrium Reflect) where large artifact files were left in the System Volume Information folder if a backup is created with anti-ransomware protection enabled * Fixed problem where Web Protection and Anti-Ransomware may fail to start properly * Fixed problem where Web Protection detections were failing on Windows 10 * Fixed problem where DNS was not resolving properly with Web Protection enabled * Fixed problem where Web Protection did not show the proper block page when Bitdefender 2017 was also installed * Fixed an issue where certain drivers were not stopped and unloaded in Free mode * Fixed memory leaks * Improved overall malware detection and remediation