See how Malwarebytes for Windows makes antivirus obsolete with a 14-day free trial of Premium.

Once you have chosen to activate a Malwarebytes Premium subscription, activate a 14-day trial, or use the Malwarebytes Free version, you are taken to the main Dashboard of the program. Malwarebytes is successfully installed on your Windows device. Return to the Malwarebytes for Windows guide. Malwarebytes Premium for 5 devices, 1 year subscription. Multi-device for PC, Mac, Android. Your comprehensive defense against established and emerging threats. Malwarebytes Premium is an antivirus replacement, protecting you and your devices from malware, ransomware, viruses, adware, spyware, malicious websites, and more. Malwarebytes for Windows comes in two flavors: a free version and a premium version. Premium prevents malware infection in the first place, like a vaccine. Free cleans up an existing malware infection, like a disinfectant.

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For 14 days, Malwarebytes for Windows will keep malware from infecting your computer for free. After that, it reverts to a limited scanner.

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Prevent malware from infecting your computer for 14 days with real-time protection, anti-ransomware technology, and malicious website blocking.

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Malwarebytes for Windows reverts to a manual scanner that detects and cleans up malware infections only when you run a scan. You can upgrade to the premium version any time.

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Continue real-time protection against malware and ransomware. Block malicious websites. Keep threats off your system.

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Malwarebytes for Windows comes in two flavors: a free version and a premium version. Premium prevents malware infection in the first place, like a vaccine. Free cleans up an existing malware infection, like a disinfectant.

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Bulgarian, Chinese (Traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish.

Software requirements
Windows 10 (32/64-bit)
Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit)
Windows 8 (32/64-bit)
Windows 7 (32/64-bit)
Windows Vista (Service Pack 1 or later, 32/64-bit)*
Windows XP (Service Pack 3 or later, 32-bit only)*
Active Internet connection

Hardware Requirements
800MHz CPU or faster, with SSE2 technology
2048 MB (64-bit OS), 1024 MB (32-bit OS, except 512 MB for Windows XP)
250 MB of free hard disk space
1024x768 or higher screen resolution

*The anti-ransomware protection component is only available on Windows 7 or higher

Using a free version is not a problem but one always wants to know if paying for. Question generally pops up while thinking of upgrading a freeware program. In this article, we will understand the difference between Malwarebytes Free and Premium.

Here are three features you get by paying for Malwarebytes Premium

1. Real-Time Protection
2. Scheduled Scan
3. Anti-Exploits and Anti-Ransomware

In short, Real-Time protection is the major difference between Malwarebytes Free and Premium.

Free version provides on demand scanning while Premium will provide continuous protection from threats.

When you download Malwarebytes for the first time, it has all premium features for 14 days. After the trial period, it becomes merely an on-demand scanner or post-infection cleanup tool that you run whenever you choose.

Is Malwarebytes Premium worth Paying for?

Established in 2018, Malwarebytes is one of the trusted brands in Security solution. There are hardcore fans who swear by its name and it has definitely earned the glory.

When Malwarebytes launched the paid version or Premium, it was one time payment or dubbed as Lifetime license.

However, from 2014, Malwarebytes changed its model to annual subscription meaning you will have to pay yearly.

Change was obvious because company has to have strong financial backing for a better product.

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This change disappointed some early users while few agitated calling it betrayal.

Still, users who got lifetime licenses were able to use it without paying any additional charges. However, once again, there was a change recently which restricted annual license to only one device.

As per the license terms, it was always restricted to one device but company didn’t enforce it. So, lifetime customers kept on using on multiple computers thinking it is okay to do so.

What should you do?

If you are okay with paying $39.99 USD per year for protecting one device, I would suggest buying Malwarebytes Premium.

However, if you belong to another camp who think that’s an enormous amount or doesn’t justify, you can opt for MalwareFox.

MalwareFox Premium can protect 3 devices or all computers of your household members for less than their single device plan.

This actually hurts when your second device is Android based smartphone or tablet. Malwarebytes has single plan for all platforms and doesn’t differentiate between Android and Windows.

When other security vendors including MalwareFox offer Android security protection for less than $10 USD.

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If you are not sure, you can gain understanding by reading Why Choose MalwareFox?

Does cheap means compromise with level of protection? Not at all. You can always get a free trial before you come to any conclusion.