When comparing Malwarebytes vs Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool, the Slant community recommends Malwarebytes for most people. In the question“What are the best malware removal tools for Windows?” Malwarebytes is ranked 1st while Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool is ranked 8th. The most important reason people chose Malwarebytes is:
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.
Specs
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Pros
Pro 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.
Pro 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.
Pro Free for manual scans
Offers a completely free scan and removal version for personal use.
Pro Light resource usage
Pro Simple setup
Pro Doesn't ignore adware and toolbars
Malwarebytes removes toolbars that get bundled with software and adware that some other products keep.
Pro 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.
Cons
Con Limited free version
Con Free version lacks scan scheduling
Premium version of the software is required to schedule scans in advance.
Con 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.
Con Can't scan in the background
When manually invoked, there's no way to have it run in the background.
Con 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.