Version Size Added on Downloads
Release 3.1.2.1733 60.12 MB 31,565
  • MD5 · 833af1db8881baeadac504ac46e93cda
  • SHA1 · dab0f80531a1e8f41e14aeeeae4d554712017b9c
  • SHA256 · b230dd46fb7238f41c80ea7053cee51f9bb14dbc8ba1775e2364c2c3e12d5482
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