Malwarebytes

Question

How do you delete Malwarebytes from win10?

Answer 1

In my experience, uninstalling Malwarebytes does not completely remove the program. To do so, they have a downloadable support toolthat alleges to remove all traces,

In the support tool, go into Advanced, and select "Clean."   Also, use the "Repair System" option, and select all four boxes. 

Even after uninstalling Malwarebytes, and after perusing their support tool, there still were many Malwarebytes entries in my registry.

However, also note that the tool automatically, and without asking, downloaded FRSTEnglish.exe  and left it in more than 20 locations of my computer, even after Malwarebytes was removed and the support tool was closed. 

FRSTenglish.exe has earned a very dubious reputation.  JoesSandBox says FRSTEnglish.exe "has functionality to log and monitor keystrokes," and that it can exfiltrate encrypted data via HTTPS. 

At the time of this writing, Malwarebytes had serious problems with Windows 10 2004 that rendered Windows inoperable on many machines, including mine. Malwarebytes admitted to these problems, however had no solution. Malwarebytes tech support recommends to disable anti-ransomware and web security functionality, which were at the core of their product

I very much suspect that Malwarebytes also was the reason for slowdowns, internet outages etc. encountered with past versions of Windows/Malwarebytes. These were less pronounced than the Windows 2004 problem, and often took hours of Windows runtime to appear. Ever since I removed Malwarebytes, these problems are gone.  I was a very happy Malwarebytes user for many years. I am sorry to say that this has changed.

Answer 2

Hi Yock. I'm Greg, an installation specialist, 10 years awarded Windows MVP, and Volunteer Moderator, here to help you.

You can uninstall Malwarebytes like any other program in WIndows Settings > Apps > Apps & Features > Malwarebytes > Uninstall.

If you only want to turn off it's Real Time protection and use it (like many others do) for it's on-demand scanner which is the undisputed best available scanner, you can do that in Account Settings as shown here: https://techdows.com/2014/03/revert-to-malwareb...

I hope this helps. Feel free to ask back any questions and keep me posted. If you'll wait to rate whether my post resolved your problem, I will keep working with you until it's resolved.

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Answer 3

I reset my computer, that tuck care of it.  Thank You.

Answer 4

May I ask why you went ahead and rated my post before I had the chance to finish helping you, when I asked you not to? This affects me negatively here. Did you want my help to resolve this?

I've never heard of Malwarebytes not uninstalling properly. What happens when you choose Uninstall in App Settings?

Type Control Panel in Search box, open CP, choose Icon view at top right, then Programs and Features. Try uninstalling it there.

If that fails reinstall Malwarebytes from a fresh download here:

https://www.malwarebytes.com/mwb-download/

Restart the PC and try uninstalling again.

Answer 5

I tried all the above, But nothing work.