Malwarebytes

App Service · Browsers, media players & utilities · 6 mentions · 1 subreddit · discussed in r/buildapc

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Pros

So after going to the computer store them telling me I actually did everything correct which was run Malwarebytes it quarantined 7 files and I deleted them
I grab Firefox, Foxit Reader (for PDFs), Discord, Teams (if needed for work/family), MalwareBytes (a scanner for viruses already on your PC), 7zip or WinRAR for unpacking zipped files, VLC (video player), Audacity (audio recording/editin...
I'm currently also running a malwarebytes deep scan
Haven’t seen horror stories in recent threads, and it seems to be pretty light footprint-wise.
Malwarebytes is on my shortlist because people say performance is consistent across OSes.

Cons

I also downloaded Adlice Protect (formerly RogueKiller) and Malwarebytes on my PC, ran a full system scan, and now I have Malwarebytes set to run on startup as a constant layer of protection. Honestly, I don't know how useful it actually...

Sentiment

5 positive (83%) · 1 mixed (17%) · 0 negative (0%)

Trust + time weighted score: +85% · raw score 83%

What redditors said (6 of 6)

So after going to the computer store them telling me I actually did everything correct which was run Malwarebytes it quarantined 7 files and I deleted them

positive · u/P****V · r/buildapc · Feb 16, 2026 · open on Reddit ↗

I grab Firefox, Foxit Reader (for PDFs), Discord, Teams (if needed for work/family), MalwareBytes (a scanner for viruses already on your PC), 7zip or WinRAR for unpacking zipped files, VLC (video player), Audacity (audio recording/editing), Spotify, Notepad++, Visual Studio Code (programming), GIMP (image editing), qBittorrent.

positive · u/S****X · r/buildapc · comment · Jan 26, 2026 · open on Reddit ↗

I'm currently also running a malwarebytes deep scan

positive · u/P****u · r/buildapc · Mar 28, 2026 · open on Reddit ↗

I also downloaded Adlice Protect (formerly RogueKiller) and Malwarebytes on my PC, ran a full system scan, and now I have Malwarebytes set to run on startup as a constant layer of protection. Honestly, I don't know how useful it actually is (it feels a bit mainstream and maybe not that effective).

mixed · u/M****r · r/buildapc · Feb 17, 2026 · open on Reddit ↗

Haven’t seen horror stories in recent threads, and it seems to be pretty light footprint-wise.

positive · u/g****1 · r/buildapc · comment · Jan 27, 2026 · open on Reddit ↗

Malwarebytes is on my shortlist because people say performance is consistent across OSes.