(Image credit: Malwarebytes) (opens in new tab) Malwarebytes Premium vs Malwarebytes Free: which should you get?Ĭhoosing which Malwarebytes app is more suitable for you naturally depends on your exact situation and requirements. That means if you’re not particularly confident with computers, you won’t have to worry about doing anything – Malwarebytes Premium will just work under its own steam to keep you safe.Īs we mentioned at the outset, for a little extra cost, you can also get Malwarebytes Premium with a bundled VPN (called Malwarebytes Privacy) which uses Mullvad VPN. While some more advanced settings are certainly offered with Malwarebytes Premium, and the ability to accomplish tasks like running custom scans, it’s mostly designed to be easy to use and just run in the background, defending your device automatically and seamlessly. The latter keeps you safe from any dodgy links when browsing the web, and this is solid enough tech as we observed in our Malwarebytes review.

Malwarebytes Premium also offers layers of protection against ransomware and potential exploits hitting your system, plus you get URL filtering. This works just like a traditional antivirus, and means you can run Malwarebytes Premium as the sole security app policing your PC there’s no need for a backup antivirus as with Malwarebytes Free.

The major advance here is the addition of real-time protection from malware, meaning that Malwarebytes Premium keeps watch over your device at all times, shielding it from anything malicious.

Malwarebytes Premium adds a number of features into the mix over and above the basic malware hunting capability that you get with the free edition. (Image credit: Malwarebytes) (opens in new tab) Malwarebytes Premium: what features does it have?

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