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Shame on You! Malware Bytes Antimalware

MBAM has added definitions to their software that attempts to detect and remove my Remove-it software. They did this in direct retaliation of a post I made in the newsgroups criticizing their new IP blocking technology. I pointed out several flaws and instead of fixing them they block me. I had a friend go through the proper channels and report a false positive. But as soon as it was discovered that the poster knew me MBAM locked the thread and immediately updated their software. You can find that thread here
You will also find that others have reported the same issues here.

It is clear that MBAM has no intention to remove that bad IP address so I have updated my Remove-it software, it will now disable MBAM so you will be able to freely surf to any website you wish. You can download my software from here MBAM has turned their fight against Malware to a personal battle against me SHAME ON YOU MBAM!

MBAM contraversal new IP blocking

MBAM new IP blocking has major flaws. The idea is good but the way it is executed needs work. The database of IP addresses it uses is the major problem. MBAM is trusting the source of that list as being accurate without testing each and every address listed, as it should do, for validity. They use the list from http://hosts-file.net, that list although updated regularly is outdated and needs a complete over haul. Currently I estimate that MBAM blocks more than 10,000 legitimate websites including business websites and emails. The 10,000 is a very conservative low number. For example this IP 64.202.189.170 belongs to GoDaddy.com all it is is a forwarding IP that GoDaddy uses for it's DNS server. Of the millions of GoDaddy customers who use their forwarding DNS if they install MBAM it will block access to all of those websites. MBAM does not check content of what it blocks it just relies on the truthfulness of the files supplied by hosts-file.net. I am not sure how many other web hosting companies are listed it this list but I am sure there are more then one. GoDaddy is aware of this blocking and I am sure they will be contacting MBAM about this so we will probably be seeing some changes made to MBAM's IP blocking. The concept is good but it does not work correctly.

On a personal note, I have had dealings with the owner of hosts-file.net in the past and he is not a very professional or smart person.

Microsofts Security Essentials

Kicks ass over MBAM and SAS real time protection.
Malware Bytes Antimalware, as I have been saying for a long time, real-time protection does not work. Do not waste your money buying that version, stick with the free version. It is a very good software and it does work, everything but the real time protection. The same thing goes for SuperAntispyware. I routinely infect my tests boxes four or five times a day while working to update my Remove-it software. MBAM and SAS has never blocked any malware downloads at all. Sure it will scan detect and clean it but according to the authors it is supposed to prevent the download and installation of all malware that it has listed in it's database. It just does not work. I have reported this to them way back in version 1.33. Since installing Microsoft's Security Essentials, which updates itself on average two times a day, it has blocked 80% of my test downloads and I find I have to totally disable it in order to complete my tests. Simply shutting it down is not enough as it is still protecting. When it becomes Available again, as it is still in Beta, I recommend it over MBAM and SAS.
http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/
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