Malwarebytes is committed to being an antivirus too, without extra features or unnecessary clutter. You can skip this step if you like, however. It doesn’t do anything unwanted, and is worth installing if you don’t already have a favourite ad or tracker blocker in place, or if you want to supplement your existing tools. When you install MalwareBytes, you’re given the option of adding its Browser Guard to block ads and trackers. A year’s Mullvad subscription would normally cost around £50. That last one’s actually a very good deal, as it’s a white-label version of Mullvad. Protecting five devices costs $79.99 (£64.08) per year if you don’t want a VPN, and $99.99 (£80.10) if you do. There are no hidden renewal costs, so a single-device subscription will also cost you $39.99 (£32.04) a year, regardless of whether you’re a new or returning customer. If you’re in the UK, Malwarebytes will quote you prices in US dollars.

The top Premium + Privacy tier includes a VPN, based on infrastructure by perennial Trusted Reviews favourite Mullvad. Malwarebytes Premium is built on the same detection engine, but provides comprehensive real-time threat monitoring for Windows, macOS, Android and iOS, with additional features including ransomware protection and malicious link detection. Malwarebytes is probably best known for its free antivirus software, an on-demand scanner that can happily live alongside any other real-time antivirus suite without disrupting it. Ransomware protection: Active monitoring for ransomware threats acting to encrypt your files.Silent detection mode: Get protection without being disturbed.

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