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Malwarebytes

Name: Malwarebytes
Author: Malwarebytes

Cyber Security Software and Anti-Malware.

Limited free plan
Windows, macOS, Android and iOS
No account

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Geographic availability: No geographic restriction found in our sources; availability is not checked country by country.

Technical details

Pricing: Limited free planconfirmed by malwarebytes.com, Official plan pages (pricing, licence, terms)
Excerpt from malwarebytes.com, read on 6 November 2026
s avlab product of the year 2026 parent tested, parent approved best of cnet 2026 it just works i've used the free version of malwarebytes for years. i was recently attacked with my screen held hostage. it looked serious. i shut my laptop down and rebooted it, and the attack was still blocki Open the page
License: Proprietary, freeconfirmed by Winget (Windows Package Manager)
Open source: not documented
Commercial use: not documented
Account required: Noconfirmed by malwarebytes.com
Credit card required: not documented
Watermark: Not applicable
Ads: not documented
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Android and iOSEstablished by Android: Confirmed by an official source · iOS: Confirmed by an official source · macOS: Confirmed by an official source · Windows: Confirmed by an official source, Winget
Publisher: Malwarebytes
Latest version: 5.7.3.376

Overview

Malwarebytes is an antivirus program, available on Windows, macOS, Android and iOS.

Overview written by LicitPro from the documentation published by the authors and the cited sources; we have not tried the resource ourselves.

Excerpts that establish this information

“Malwarebytes provides smarter antivirus, VPN, and scam detection for you and your family.” — official website, 10 November 2026

At a glance

Malwarebytes offers a limited free plan; advanced features or heavier use are paid.

It is distributed under a proprietary licence: free to use under its terms, which may change; that licence is not an open source licence.

Plans and conditions

Free plan: basic features are free; others are reserved for paid plans.
Paid subscriptions from 59,99 $ per month (price read on the official page).

Strengths

No account needed

Weaknesses

Limited free plan

Sources and checks

Facts collected from malwarebytes.com (account, free status, platforms) — 10 November 2026
Facts collected from Official plan pages (pricing, licence, terms) (limits, free status) — 6 November 2026
Facts collected from Winget (Windows Package Manager) (publisher, licence, platforms, version) — 6 November 2026
Last technical check: 6 November 2026
Description from github.com — Manifeste Winget (MIT)

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