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Despite its colloquial name, and regardless \t\tof the fact you probably think you’re already being inundated with \t\tanti-this’s and anti-that’s – <\/em>anti Em? anti Em? <\/em>Now you’re \t\trolling your eyes at us and wondering how much longer before we slip \t\tinto complete insanity and utter unintelligibility – debating whether \t\tyou even want to read anymore of this article. Hold on, there. \t\tMalwarebytes’ Anti-Malware isn’t anything like anti-Em, or any \t\tanti-spyware or anti-virus program you’ve ever seen before.<\/p>\n

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If ever a wiz a wiz there was, this is a \t\twiz because because, because of the wonderful things it does. Yeah, we \t\tknow we’re goofy, but you don’t get this sort of light-hearted merriment \t\tin any other Windows Tips and Tricks newsletter. This is what makes us \t\tworth $11.95 and some of the others let you set your own price hoping \t\tyou’ll cough up $199.00 a year so they can be like GM and go get food \t\tstamps and fly around on corporate jets.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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As a matter of fact, we just read a \t\tcompeting newsletter this morning and decided to unplug our computers \t\tand become hermits in the mountains of Utah. Everything in that \t\tparticular newsletter, was written by Chicken Little and crew. By the \t\ttime we got down reading about all the dastardly things on the Internet \t\tand how helpless we are against them, we needed three stiff shots of \t\tJack Daniels on the rocks.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>Er, um, where were we? Oh yes, the Wizard \t\tof Oz. Because of the wonderful things Malwarebytes’ does, it’s a \t\twizard. We are sooooooo smooth – see how neatly we tied everything \t\ttogether – including the anti-Em stuff you thought was just more \t\tbabbling?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>Whenever we get ourselves in a verbal \t\tquandary, we always prevail upon the software developer to, not only \t\tprovide us with the freeware to feature, but also an astute ululation \t\tregarding the actual freeware product devoid of unnecessary verbal \t\tmeanderings. Luckily for us – and more fortunately for you, this group \t\tof dedicated developers are wry and succinct. (Joke: What’s the opposite \t\tof Cloudeight? Answer: Wry and succinct! ha ha!).<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>With all due accolades now neatly put \t\tasunder, we present to you – the developers of Malwarebytes’ Anti \t\tMalware:<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>“Have you ever considered what makes an \t\tanti-malware application effective? We at Malwarebytes have created an \t\teasy-to-use, simple, and effective anti-malware application. Whether you \t\tknow it or not your computer is always at risk of becoming infected with \t\tviruses, worms, trojans, rootkits, dialers, spyware, and malware that \t\tare constantly evolving and becoming harder to detect and remove. Only \t\tthe most sophisticated anti-malware techniques can detect and remove \t\tthese malicious programs from your computer.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware is considered to be the next step in the \t\tdetection and removal of malware. In our product we have compiled a \t\tnumber of new technologies that are designed to quickly detect, destroy, \t\tand prevent malware. Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware can detect and remove \t\tmalware that even the most well known anti-virus and anti-malware \t\tapplications fail to detect. Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware monitors every \t\tprocess and stops malicious processes before they even start. The \t\tRealtime Protection Module uses our advanced heuristic scanning \t\ttechnology which monitors your system to keep it safe and secure. In \t\taddition, we have implemented a threats center which will allow you to \t\tkeep up to date with the latest malware threats.”<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/span>Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware is the fastest \t\tof all anti-malware scanners we’ve tried. Not only is it fast, it uses \t\theuristics to detect products which avoid being tagged “spyware” or \t\t“adware” because: <\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>a.) They have lots of money and advertise \t\ton major search engines and with major advertising networks. A lot of the time search engines and ad networks take the money and don’t check out what they’re advertising.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>b.) They have crafty advertising \t\tdepartments which come up with absurd definitions of spyware and adware \t\tso that only the most nefarious Trojans and viruses would qualify.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>c.) They have very highly paid sharks \t\t(lawyers) that swim around the ‘Net ready to sue anyone who dares call \t\ttheir spyware programs “spyware”.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware doesn’t care how \t\tmany sharks they employ, or what kind of advertising staff they have, or \t\thow much money FunWebProducts spends with Microsoft or Yahoo or Google. \t\tThese guys are the brave souls in white hats who aren’t afraid to take \t\ton the sneaky bunch in black hats who have money to burn and \t\tsix-shooters on each hip.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>We scanned our computers with Malwarebytes’ \t\tAnti-Malware and found that even our main computers, which are stuffed \t\tto the gills with hundreds of thousands of files, took less than 20 \t\tminutes to scan. Amazing. Plus, we found a couple little bits of malware \t\twe didn’t know we had. Nothing serious, just remnants of some prior \t\texperiment \ud83d\ude42<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>Malwarebytes Anti-Malware works well with \t\tyour current anti-spyware program(s) and your anti-virus program. You \t\tcan use it even while your anti-virus and anti-spyware programs are \t\trunning. It will help you keep your computer free from all sorts of \t\tmalware including, spyware, adware, Trojans, worms, viruses, and \t\trootkits. Malwarebytes Anti-Malware even makes removing the \t\tAntiVirus2008 Trojan a snap -something even some of the best-known \t\tanti-spyware programs cant’ do. <\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>And to think, all this is free. And the \t\tcompany that makes it is, like a few other companies on the Web \t\t(Cloudeight, Bill P. Studios, and many others) who are really \t\tdedicated to keeping you safe and free from the bad things on the Web. \t\tCompanies who don’t believe that scaring the daylights out of you is the \t\tbest way to keep you safe. We think the Web is fun, educational, invaluable resource –\u00a0 and we don’t think you need to be scared to be \t\tsafe.<\/span><\/p>\n

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<\/span>The freeware version is fully functional \t\tand allows you to run a scan on your computer anytime you like – and \t\tupdate the program as much as you like. The only thing missing from the \t\tfreeware version is real-time protection. The freeware version is a \t\tgreat tool the way it is – you should have it and use it to scan your \t\tcomputer at least once each week. So, after all that, you’re tearing \t\tyour hair out hoping that somewhere along the line we shut up and give \t\tyou the link. Well, here you go. To learn more about and\/or to download Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware, visit \t\ttheir homepage<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The technical stuff:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware
\nWindows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7
\n32bit and 64bit
\nWhat is it? An excellent anti-malware scanner and anti-malware remover
\nDownload size: 2.26MB Windows executable (EXE)<\/span><\/p>\n

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<\/span>A little note:<\/strong> This is really a good \t\tcompany run by people who are dedicated to helping you stay safe. If you \t\tlike their freeware product, consider buying their professional version which \t\tfeatures real-time protection. They’ve been kind enough to partner with \t\tus. This partnership evolved AFTER the product was tested and after this \t\tarticle was written. \t\t We will get paid a commission for anyone who buys the professional \t\tversion Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware via this link. Try the free \t\tversion, if you like it, \t\t help them and us help you buy moving up to the professional version<\/a>. \t\tIf you decide to use the freeware version, you can be sure that it works \t\tgreat too and you will continue to get free updates as well.<\/span><\/p>\n

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