Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.50 Released!

[J_L]

Version 1.50 (November 29th, 2010)

Overall Improvements:

1. Dramatically improved scan speed: up to 5 times faster.
2. Dramatically improved stability of both the scanner and protection module (paid version only).
3. More responsive: program loads up to 3 times faster, and protection module has lower impact on system resources (paid version only).
4. New internal detection algorithms enable detection of more real-world malware.

New Features:

1. You can now add files and folders to the ignore list manually.
2. Ability to schedule and unschedule scans and updates from the command line (paid version only).
3. Notifications of blocked malicious websites now include additional details such as type, port, and process on Windows Vista and higher.
4. Ability to include or exclude potentially unwanted programs (PUP), potentially unwanted system modifications (PUM), and peer-to-peer software (P2P) from scans and protection module detections.
5. Dramatically improved flash scan (paid version only) -- designed to determine whether a more in-depth scan is needed, in less than 10 seconds on many machines.
6. One-touch easy-to-use option to keep protection up-to-date automatically (paid version only).
7. "Warn if database is outdated by:" option now warns if the database is far out-of-date (7 days by default), including for protection (paid version only).
8. Ability to scan system startup locations for improved detection and to target persistent malware that may be obstructing removal.
9. Right-click context menu scans now use heuristics.

Issues Fixed:

1. Improved compatibility with antivirus software.
2. Fixed issue with "Recover if missed by" setting in scheduler not working correctly on Windows 2000 and Windows XP.
3. Fixed issue with "Recover if missed by" setting in scheduler not working for scans and updates scheduled to run 'Once'.
4. Fixed issue with Heuristics.Shuriken causing the program to freeze or crash.
5. Fixed issue with certain infections going undetected by the protection module in 64-bit Windows versions.
6. Fixed issue with silent scans not creating logs in certain scenarios.

Download from here because the main site and Download.com haven't updated yet.

[bo.elam]

Thanks J.L. It will be a few days before I DL 1.50 but its good to know
that its out. Whenever there is a new version of MBAM I always prefer
to do a clean install of it. I uninstall the old version using Windows own
uninstaller, reboot, run the MBAM cleaner, reboot and install the new
version. I don't like their updater from within the program.

Bo

[Anupam]

Thanks for the update. I will download it when its available on the official site.

[mrpink]

Thanks J.L.
i just downloaded the new version through the built-in updater and
performed a quick scan. The results? It took 2 min and 24 sec while the
previous version needed about 5-6 minutes. Pretty impressive!!

One cool thing that i've noticed about their site lately, is that they change
every now and then the download link, so they keep everybody happy
For a period of time they redirect you to Cnet, then MajorGeeks, Fileforum etc.
Today the download link points to BleepingComputer

[garth]

Thanks for the heads up

[Taurus]

Thanks J.L.

[torres-no-tan-magnifico]

CNET now have MBAM 1.50 for download, please see my category for link:

http://www.techsupportalert.com/best...an-remover.htm

However, as mrpink points out therer are other download sites available.

If you have version 1.46 installed, simply manually update the program via the update tab and ensure that the download and install program update if available is ticked, settings>updater settings.

[bo.elam]

I installed 1.50 and seems fine to me. Scanning, updating definitions
work well, as always. Quick scan went down from about 10M to 7M.


Bo