Reviews for Malwarebytes Browser Guard
Malwarebytes Browser Guard by Malwarebytes
Review by Firefox user 11640498
Rated 5 out of 5
by Firefox user 11640498, 7 years agoMy first impression was very bad, regarding the add-on size (+5MiB).
However, my second impression changed when I tested both, performance and detection. Compared to other similar add-ons (Bitdefender, Norton, Avast, Qihoo etc), Malwarebytes in my tests performed better.
Don't expect 100% detection or zero impact performance. All security layer is imperfect. But so far, Malwarebytes seems to me the best add-on in its kind.
The "advertising/tracker protection" was very interesting, definitely a competitive differential with similar add-ons.
And compared to other dedicated tracking blockers, in blocked quantity Malwarebytes performed equal or even better (the only problem is quality, there is not info about what is blocked).
Most important, Malwarebytes is the first tracking blocker not showing redundant info with other add-ons. For example, I use UMatrix, and when UMatrix is "on" or "off", the number of trackers blocked by Malwarebytes change. Very nice indeed.
Please, I would like to see in next versions, details about what the add-on detects (malwares) or blocks (trackers).
Also, I would like to see a better description of the add-on, with more info about how it works (cloud scanning?, behavior scanning?, real-time scanning?, etc?). The same for the tracking blocker, I would like info about what is and what is not blocked. And more info about privacy and what is collected by the add-on, also will be more than welcome.
Thank you!
PS: Lot of people in the web saying it could be a fake add-on.
Better to uninstall it immediately!... and to wait for an official announcement from Malwarebytes.
However, my second impression changed when I tested both, performance and detection. Compared to other similar add-ons (Bitdefender, Norton, Avast, Qihoo etc), Malwarebytes in my tests performed better.
Don't expect 100% detection or zero impact performance. All security layer is imperfect. But so far, Malwarebytes seems to me the best add-on in its kind.
The "advertising/tracker protection" was very interesting, definitely a competitive differential with similar add-ons.
And compared to other dedicated tracking blockers, in blocked quantity Malwarebytes performed equal or even better (the only problem is quality, there is not info about what is blocked).
Most important, Malwarebytes is the first tracking blocker not showing redundant info with other add-ons. For example, I use UMatrix, and when UMatrix is "on" or "off", the number of trackers blocked by Malwarebytes change. Very nice indeed.
Please, I would like to see in next versions, details about what the add-on detects (malwares) or blocks (trackers).
Also, I would like to see a better description of the add-on, with more info about how it works (cloud scanning?, behavior scanning?, real-time scanning?, etc?). The same for the tracking blocker, I would like info about what is and what is not blocked. And more info about privacy and what is collected by the add-on, also will be more than welcome.
Thank you!
PS: Lot of people in the web saying it could be a fake add-on.
Better to uninstall it immediately!... and to wait for an official announcement from Malwarebytes.
856 reviews
- Rated 3 out of 5by Firefox user 12348131, 21 hours ago
- Rated 2 out of 5by Firefox user 13888099, 5 days agoIt's handy sometimes, but lately it's been far more annoying than helpful. It does this thing to prevent clipboard hijacking where it gives a popup whenever I copy something, and then prepends "[SUSPICIOUS CONTENT]" to the start of the clipboard, and I do a lot of copy-pasting; so the only thing hijacking my clipboard is this extension.
I removed its clipboard permission to stop this, and now once or twice a day it will hijack my browsing session (usually in the middle of watching a video) to open a new tab and ask for permission back.Developer response
posted 4 days agoThat is indeed annoying, we are aware of the bug and are working on a fix (it shouldn't be asked again like that). - Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 16215098, 6 days ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 18985475, 9 days agoè molto buono come browser guard blocca contenuti fastidiosi e pubblicità
- Rated 5 out of 5by Regisea, 10 days ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Bero105, 14 days ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 19003317, 19 days ago
Developer response
posted 11 days agoHi there, sorry to hear that. Is there anyway you could share more details at support.malwarebytes.com please?- Rated 5 out of 5by Fitsneezy543, a month agoMalware bytes is my go to antivirus and now i can use it in my browser! (⊙o⊙)
- Rated 5 out of 5by Hieu T., a month ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 18982496, a month ago
- Rated 1 out of 5by Firefox user 18971740, a month agomb browser guard after latest update, does not keep saving the 3 tabs (ads, malware and scams) in the tab current website..uninstall or clear cache doesn't fix it. Except this, it doesn't recognize my premium subscription (device security is installed but it says upgrade to premium)
Developer response
posted 11 days agoHi there, can you reach out at support.malwarebytes.com, please? We can better support you there. - Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 14924645, a month ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 17762342, a month ago
- Rated 4 out of 5by Firefox user 18959063, a month ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 18959346, a month ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by CKluse, 2 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Lenufka, 2 months ago
- Rated 3 out of 5by Greenstack, 2 months agoI love the privacy and security options it gives, but any site that uses ReCaptcha fails to let me log in because the plugin disables and blocks it, so I need to disable the ads/trackers setting for those sites.
Developer response
posted 11 days agoIf possible, can you share the sites with broken recaptcha on it please?
(support.malwarebytes.com) - Rated 5 out of 5by MAURICIO, 2 months ago
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- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 18848060, 2 months ago