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Spybot
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Free for personal use
Basic functionality (includes malware removal) can be used for free for non-commercial purposes.
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Bad malware detection
In a test performed by PCMag, Spybot detected just 32% of installed malware.
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Has a portable version
A portable version of the app can be found here. It allows putting the software on an external storage devices such as an USB thumb stick and running it from there without having to install it on the target machine.
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Bad at removing found malware, especially rootkits
In a test performed by PCMag over half of malware that the tool attempted to remove was still running after the attempted cleanup. Rootkit removal often crashes other software.
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Can be installed in safe mode without issues
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Free version lacks scan scheduling
Premium version of the software is required to schedule scans in advance.
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Awkward interface elements
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Malwarebytes
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Achieved a perfect score in a test performed by AV-TEST
In 2014 AV-TEST tested 7 different cleaning tools (along with 10 antivirus solutions) Malwarebytes was the only tool that was capable of completely removing and restoring the system. It was concluded by AV-TEST to be the best tool for removing malware from infected computers.
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Limited free version
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Antimalware
Antivirus is a specific term referring to well-known and established malware, meaning that you'll still remain vulnerable to new and unique malware if you use an antivirus. Malwarebytes is constantly updated to find newer and rarer malware.
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Free version lacks scan scheduling
Premium version of the software is required to schedule scans in advance.
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Free for manual scans
Offers a completely free scan and removal version for personal use.
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Light resource usage
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Simple setup
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Doesn't ignore adware and toolbars
Malwarebytes removes toolbars that get bundled with software and adware that some other products keep.
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Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool
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Doesn't scan the whole system
The tool checks for just the most common infections and only in the most common places and skips everything else.
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Comes bundled with all Windows versions by default
There's no need to set up the tool, it comes with all versions of Windows and as long as you install important Patch Tuesdays updates the tool will be up to date.
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Can't scan in the background
When manually invoked, there's no way to have it run in the background.
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Runs only once a month
The tool automatically runs after each "Patch Tuesday" patch has been installed. And there's no way to have in scheduled to run more often. To run it at any other time it has to be done manually.
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