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Malwarebytes Changelog

What's new in Malwarebytes 4.21.9.5141

Sep 27, 2023
  • Features and improvements:
  • Added support for macOS Sonoma (version 14).
  • Issues Fixed:
  • Minor bug fixes and improvements.

New in Malwarebytes 4.19.14.4978 (May 31, 2023)

  • Features and improvements:
  • Eliminated the need to restart the computer after quarantining threats by improving our threat removal processes.
  • Issues fixed:
  • Resolved issue where Malwarebytes Premium reverts back to free version.
  • Minor performance improvements.

New in Malwarebytes 4.18.11.4873 (May 31, 2023)

  • Features and improvements:
  • Purchasing in the app now loads the purchase page in your default browser, rather than loading the page within the app.
  • Issues fixed:
  • Minor bug fixes.

New in Malwarebytes 4.17.8.4831 (Nov 10, 2022)

  • Features and improvements:
  • Added support for macOS Ventura (version 13).
  • Issues fixed:
  • No fixes with this release.

New in Malwarebytes 4.16.7.4745 (Jul 14, 2022)

  • Features and improvements:
  • Added an optional survey to collect feedback when uninstalling the app.
  • Added My Account sign in as an option for activation of Premium subscription.
  • Issues fixed:
  • MMAC-2718: Beta Updates flag in About page does not appear as clickable link.
  • MMAC-3822: Unable to activate trial version when optional email address is entered.
  • MMAC-3907: Pressing enter does not complete user Sign in at Onboarding.

New in Malwarebytes 4.15.9.4666 (May 12, 2022)

  • Features and improvements:
  • Added auto-updates and device scans functionality to Security Advisor in Malwarebytes for Mac. For more information, see Malwarebytes for Mac Security Advisor.
  • Added a monthly reminder if Security Advisor has unresolved advice.
  • Issues fixed:
  • Minor bug fixes.

New in Malwarebytes 4.14.26.4565 (Feb 10, 2022)

  • Features and improvements:
  • Added Security Advisor to Malwarebytes for Mac to highlight protection issues. For more information, see Malwarebytes for Mac Security Advisor.
  • Issues fixed:
  • MMAC-3502: Issue when enabling real-time protection from security advisor panel.
  • Minor bug fixes.

New in Malwarebytes 4.13.5.4414 (Sep 19, 2021)

  • Issues fixed:
  • MMAC-3080: The Malwarebytes in-app cart was not showing the price for Premium subscriptions.
  • MMAC-3085: New installations of Malwarebytes for Mac were enabling Beta updates by default for some users.

New in Malwarebytes 4.13.2.4408 (Sep 1, 2021)

  • Issues fixed:
  • MMAC-2765: Start My Premium Trial and I Already Have a License buttons didn't respond when clicked during the onboarding process.

New in Malwarebytes 4.12.9.4367 (Jul 28, 2021)

  • Features and improvements:
  • Added compatibility with MacOS Monterey beta.
  • Redesigned the Quarantine tab.
  • Renamed the Reports tab to Activity log.
  • Redesigned the Activity log tab.
  • Updated alerts in Quarantine and Activity log tabs in Detection history card.
  • Issues fixed:
  • MMAC-2851: Close button was not available for multiple confirmation dialogs.
  • MMAC-2743: Scanned items displayed as "0" for extended period of time with users unable to cancel the scan.

New in Malwarebytes 4.11.11.4317 (Jul 8, 2021)

  • Features and improvements:
  • Added the "Allow List" feature in the Detection History card where customers can exclude files or items from being detected during scans.
  • Issues fixed:
  • MMAC-2767: Fixed installation issue for M1 machines.
  • MMAC-2763: Updated the Privacy Policy link under the General tab in Settings page.

New in Malwarebytes 4.10.4.4264 (Jun 8, 2021)

  • Features and improvements:
  • Improved information caching in the scan engine, to reduce needless central processing unit (CPU) usage.

New in Malwarebytes 4.9.7.4220 (May 20, 2021)

  • Improvements:
  • Added native support for Apple Silicon (M1) hardware.
  • Issues fixed:
  • Bug fixes and improvements.

New in Malwarebytes 4.8.12.4131 (Mar 26, 2021)

  • Improvements:
  • Added CPU usage setting, to give user control over maximum CPU usage by the software.
  • Stability/issues fixed:
  • Bug fixes and improvements.

New in Malwarebytes 4.7.9.3978 (Jan 22, 2021)

  • Improvements:
  • Improved efficiency of the scan engine.
  • Stability/issues fixed:
  • Bug fixes and improvements

New in Malwarebytes 4.6.12.3825 (Dec 9, 2020)

  • Improvements:
  • Added compatibility with macOS Big Sur (11.1).

New in Malwarebytes 4.6.11.3824 (Dec 9, 2020)

  • Improvements:
  • Added compatibility with macOS Big Sur (11.0).
  • Fixed several crashing bugs.
  • Stability/issues fixed:
  • Bug fixes and improvements.

New in Malwarebytes 4.5.14.3726 (Jul 31, 2020)

  • Improvements:
  • New architecture for better compatibility with future systems.
  • Stability/issues fixed:
  • Bug fixes and improvements.

New in Malwarebytes 4.4.11.3637 (Jul 1, 2020)

  • Stability/Issues fixed:
  • Added new screens in the Malwarebytes for Mac setup wizard to help with the process of giving Full Disk Access.
  • Fixed an issue where clicks on some inactive controls could cause an action to occur.
  • Other bug fixes and improvements.

New in Malwarebytes 3.6.20.2054 (Dec 6, 2018)

  • Improvements:
  • Translated into the following languages:
  • French
  • German
  • Spanish
  • Brazilian Portuguese
  • Italian
  • Danish
  • Dutch
  • Swedish
  • Norwegian
  • Polish
  • Russian

New in Malwarebytes 3.4.29.1587 (Nov 6, 2018)

  • Improvements:
  • Added in-app cart for purchasing in supported regions
  • Added support for macOS Mojave
  • Stability/Issues Fixed:
  • Improved error handling
  • Improved stability
  • Fixed minor issues

New in Malwarebytes 3.4.12.1530 (Aug 8, 2018)

  • Improvements:
  • Added the ability to schedule scans
  • Improved the first installation experience
  • Fixed minor issues

New in Malwarebytes 3.3.32.1398 (Jun 1, 2018)

  • Fixes:
  • Fixed an issue where a software update was offered but could not be downloaded
  • Fixed the causes of crashes affecting a small number of users

New in Malwarebytes 3.3.22.1387 (May 15, 2018)

  • Added a Reports tab for viewing past events
  • Added functionality to support automatic activation of a Premium license
  • Added a setting to manage threat detection data
  • Improved handling of Premium licenses and notification of license-related events

New in Malwarebytes 3.2.36.1163 (Mar 12, 2018)

  • Stability/issues fixed:
  • Fixed an issue that caused real-time protection to be disabled on some systems

New in Malwarebytes 3.2.35.1162 (Feb 17, 2018)

  • Improvements:
  • Modified installer to open the Malwarebytes dashboard following installation
  • Added ability to enable beta updates
  • Added several minor UI improvements
  • Stability/issues fixed:
  • Fixed an issue where detected items could not be removed
  • Fixed multiple defects

New in Malwarebytes 3.1.1.505 (Nov 3, 2017)

  • Improvements:
  • Improved trial messaging
  • Added in-app uninstall option
  • Improved application upgrade process
  • Improved future compatibility with later macOS releases Fixes
  • Fixed multiple defects

New in Malwarebytes 3.0.3.433 (Sep 24, 2017)

  • Improvements:
  • Added compatibility for macOS High Sierra (10.13)
  • Improved installation experience in High Sierra
  • Reduced memory usage in the real-time protection engine
  • Fixed a condition that could cause a rare crash

New in Malwarebytes 3.0.2.422 (Aug 23, 2017)

  • Real-Time Protection notifications
  • Miscellaneous bug fixes

New in Malwarebytes 3.0.1.389 (Aug 3, 2017)

  • Real-Time Protection: Premium only.
  • More professional user interface
  • Menu bar icon for easy access to functionality
  • Bug fixes and internal improvements

New in Malwarebytes 1.2.6.730 (Feb 1, 2017)

  • Fixed a bug that causes scanning to freeze under rare conditions

New in Malwarebytes 1.2.5.715 (Sep 30, 2016)

  • Under-the-hood improvements:
  • enhancements to engine to allow improved detection of new threats
  • added capability to detect threats in all user folders
  • fixed bug that could cause a crash under rare circumstances, if bad data is received from the update server
  • cleaned up log file to remove duplicate entries

New in Malwarebytes 1.2.4.584 (Jun 13, 2016)

  • Fixed bug that prevented self-updating

New in Malwarebytes 1.2.3.583 (Jun 10, 2016)

  • Download of app updates is now using HTTPS for greater security
  • Added detection of extensions installed in Chrome or Firefox profiles other than the default profile
  • Fixed a bug that caused failure of some files to be removed
  • Fixed a bug that caused files to fail to be detected in rare conditions
  • Fixed a bug that caused false positives with login items in rare conditions
  • Fixed a bug that caused incorrect display of some login items in system snapshots
  • No longer display Apple extensions in the kernel extension list in system snapshots

New in Malwarebytes 1.2.3.583 Beta (May 24, 2016)

  • Download of app updates is now using HTTPS for greater security
  • Added detection of extensions installed in Chrome or Firefox profiles other than the default profile
  • Fixed a bug that caused failure of some files to be removed
  • Fixed a bug that caused files to fail to be detected in rare conditions
  • Fixed a bug that caused false positives with login items in rare conditions
  • Fixed a bug that caused incorrect display of some login items in system snapshots
  • No longer display Apple extensions in the kernel extension list in system snapshots

New in Malwarebytes 1.1.3.72 (Oct 21, 2015)

  • Rewritten from scratch in Objective-C, for better support of OS X technologies
  • Added a helper tool, installed in the background, to assist with removal of files from privileged locations
  • Improvements for greater security
  • Signature database updates can be pushed out to clients faster
  • Improved support for Accessibility features
  • Minor interface improvements

New in Malwarebytes 1.1.2.69 Beta (Sep 29, 2015)

  • Rewritten from scratch in Objective-C, for better support of OS X technologies
  • Added a helper tool, installed in the background, to assist with removal of files from privileged locations
  • Improvements for greater security
  • Signature database updates can be pushed out to clients faster
  • Improved support for Accessibility features
  • Minor interface improvements

New in Malwarebytes 2.2.6 (Jun 26, 2015)

  • Fixed a bug that caused Chrome extensions to still appear to be installed, even though they were no longer functional, in some cases

New in Malwarebytes 2.2.5 (Jun 11, 2015)

  • Fixed a bug that prevented AdwareMedic from being able to read the names of certain Chrome extensions

New in Malwarebytes 2.2.4 (Jun 10, 2015)

  • Improved a rarely-seen error message to give more information about what happened

New in Malwarebytes 2.2.3 (May 27, 2015)

  • Added code to help avoid a false positive
  • Improved the message given if no adware was detected

New in Malwarebytes 2.2.2 (Feb 10, 2015)

  • Improved detection of Firefox extensions
  • Added code to allow for warnings about additional steps that may be necessary due to
  • compromised apps or system

New in Malwarebytes 2.2.1 (Jan 23, 2015)

  • Improved error handling for a couple rare conditions that caused AdwareMedic to exit with a cryptic error message when starting a scan.

New in Malwarebytes 2.2 (Dec 20, 2014)

  • Added more sophisticated file detection
  • Improved message received when adware signatures file is invalid

New in Malwarebytes 2.1 (Nov 12, 2014)

  • Added verification of the adware signatures file, to ensure it has not been tampered with
  • Fixed minor error with reporting name of certain Chrome extensions, in situations that are unlikely to ever happen in the real world

New in Malwarebytes 2.0 (Nov 12, 2014)

  • Added Sparkle framework for updates
  • Removed license agreement window, put license agreement in docs
  • Added Contact AdwareMedic Support item to Help menu

New in Malwarebytes 1.2.0 (Nov 6, 2014)

  • Added Sparkle framework for updates
  • Removed license agreement window, put license agreement in docs
  • Added Contact AdwareMedic Support item to Help menu

New in Malwarebytes 1.1.2 (Oct 27, 2014)

  • Made information about what to do if the problem isn’t solved more accessible
  • “Hide” the Take System Snapshot feature slightly, to reduce frequent unnecessary submissions
  • Fixed a bug that could cause failure finding the names of some Firefox extensions
  • Added better messages for failure to find Chrome extension names

New in Malwarebytes 1.1.1 (Oct 20, 2014)

  • Added capability to detect adware browser extensions by content alone, ignoring the extension name
  • Fixed a bug that causes scans to fail if certain kinds of new items are added to the adware signatures file (like the changes needed for detecting extensions by content)

New in Malwarebytes 1.1 (Oct 13, 2014)

  • Fixed some problems with correctly reporting names of some browser extensions
  • Added the ability to match browser extensions by both name and contents

New in Malwarebytes 1.0.8 (Oct 8, 2014)

  • Added better explanatory message after removal to explain what to do next
  • Removed Buy Now buttons and replaced them with a “nag window” at startup
  • Those who have donated can simply check the “I already donated” box
  • Improved logging

New in Malwarebytes 1.0.7 (Oct 6, 2014)

  • Added a User-Agent string to the HTTP request when downloading the signature and app
  • version files from adwaremedic.com. This should prevent some firewalls from blocking the connection.

New in Malwarebytes 1.0.6 (Oct 3, 2014)

  • Fixed problems that occur when AdwareMedic’s attempts to check for updates over the
  • network are blocked by an outgoing firewall, like Little Snitch.

New in Malwarebytes 1.0.5 (Oct 3, 2014)

  • Added backup reminder to adware removal window
  • Improvements to logging and error handling

New in Malwarebytes 1.0.4 (Sep 29, 2014)

  • Improved documentation for how to handle problems that aren’t solved by AdwareMedic
  • Fixed a bug that caused delays in writing to the log file
  • Improved value shown in system snapshot for the scan log if there was an error
  • Added logging of user’s choice whether or not to restart, if asked
  • Added system uptime info to system snapshots

New in Malwarebytes 1.0.3 (Sep 29, 2014)

  • Fixed a bug with removing adware login items
  • Removed the “multiple networks” and “specific sites” options from Send Report window (People weren’t filling them out correctly, so the information they provided was unreliable.)
  • Enabled close box on main window to allow quitting the app
  • Improved error handling and logging of errors to the Console

New in Malwarebytes 1.0.2 (Sep 20, 2014)

  • Added the ability to check the content of files, and only detect files that have certain content
  • Improved detection of a maliciously-modified launchd.conf file as part of Genieo
  • Improved messages displayed when trying to remove a file that is loaded by launchd.conf

New in Malwarebytes 1.0.1 (Sep 18, 2014)

  • Added scan logs to the system snapshot
  • Changed the Donate button to a Buy Now button: The “donationware” payment model is still in place, but has been changed to avoid limitations PayPal places on payments that are called “donations.”
  • Changed the default size of some windows
  • Fixed a bug with file removal that happened if the same file was identified by two different signatures

New in Malwarebytes 1.0 (Sep 18, 2014)

  • Added better error checking for failures to write support files in the user Application Support folder
  • Added About window with information about adware signatures
  • Added warning if trash folder permissions are abnormal
  • Added message to let the user know adware was removed successfully
  • Fixed bug with removing items that have identical names
  • Changed name to AdwareMedic, due to a name conflict !