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3.7.1.2839
Performance/protective capability
- Improved detection and remediation
Usability
- Removed default monthly Scheduled Scan in Free mode
- Updated the installer to allow installation to standalone Business mode when certain conditions are met
Stability/issues fixed
- Fixed BSOD involving farflt.sys
- Fixed issue with exclusion involving short filenames
- Fixed issue where Real-Time Protection did not enable properly
- Addressed other miscellaneous defects
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3.6.1.2711
Performance/protective capability
- Improved detection and remediation
Usability
- Removed default monthly Scheduled Scan in Free mode
- Updated the installer to allow installation to standalone Business mode when certain conditions are met
Stability/issues fixed
- Fixed BSOD involving farflt.sys
- Fixed issue with exclusion involving short filenames
- Fixed issue where Real-Time Protection did not enable properly
- Addressed other miscellaneous defects
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3.5.1.2522
Performance/protective capability
- Added support for Hypervisor Code Integrity (HVCI) and Device Guard to meet Microsoft compliance requirements
- Improved the remediation process so fewer reboots are required
- Improved the accuracy of the Web Protection module
- Improved driver management for increased stability
- Continued improvements to overall protection, detection and remediation
Usability
- Updated the dashboard design to better showcase Malwarebytes real-time protection features
- Updated Notification Center behavior to make it easier to dismiss
- Numerous other user interface and copy enhancements
Stability/issues fixed
- Fixed issue where anti-ransomware module could cause high CPU and memory use
- Fixed an issue where Malwarebytes would open to the scan tab instead of the dashboard
- Fixed reported crashes related to Web Protection
- Fixed several translation issues
- Addressed other miscellaneous defects
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3.4.5.2467
Performance/protective capability
- Improved remediation for hijacked shortcuts
- Continued improvements to overall protection, detection and remediation
Usability
- Device Name now syncs to the Malwarebytes My Account portal for users on the paid version
- Improved accessibility features for the Notification Center
- Added custom messages designed to highlight the value of Malwarebytes protection and help it remain free
Stability/issues fixed
- Fixed problem when cutting / pasting files with anti-ransomware enabled
- Fixed problem where USB stick would not eject properly with anti-ransomware enabled
- Fixed a service crash related to self-protection
- Fixed a blue screen crash related to Web Protection
- Addressed other miscellaneous defects
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3.4.4.2398
Performance/protective capability
- Improved remediation for shortcuts and tasks
- Added better handling for heavily infected systems to streamline detection & remediation
- Continued improvements to overall protection, detection and remediation
Usability
- Added Notification Center for easy access to most recent real-time block notifications
- Added category to website blocked notification to show the reason why site was blocked
- Improved report design for better usability
- Added device name to My Account screen in preparation to sync with My Account portal
- Updated the API used to interact with Windows Action/Security Center
- Changed the 'Recover if missed by' setting for Scheduled Scans to be enabled by default for new scans
- Numerous other user interface and copy improvements
Stability/issues fixed
- Fixed issue where files did not save properly with anti-ransomware enabled
- Fixed issue where notifications could stack so you might see multiple versions of same message
- Fixed issue where Beta opt in setting would not honor Restore Defaults
- Updated the 7-Zip library to the latest version, v.18.01
- Improved upgrade process from earlier versions of Malwarebytes
- Continued improvements to driver operation and management
- Fixed several crashes, including a couple blue screens related to Web Protection
- Addressed other miscellaneous defects
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3.3.1.2183
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
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3.2.2.2029
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
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3.1.2.1733
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
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