So you need to download a fresh copy each time you use it, and discard the previous (outdated) copy. Its scanning engine also does not update. Safety Scanner is a stand-alone, downloaded program with a set of definitions which cannot be updated locally. It maintains and updates its scanning engine and database of definitions and heuristics rules on your computer. Security Essentials (rebranded Windows Defender, and lately re-rebranded Windows Security) is a complete security program, with real-time protections and scanning features. So, I have since never chanced running an auxiliary A/V scanner with my Windows 7 or Windows 10 machines (outside of the permitted periodic Windows Defender scans) with my regular A/V left on or with my regular A/V turned off. I was really, really sorry to see that happen as I had been able to keep my beloved Vista updated with Windows Server 2008 updates for two years beyond Vista’s EOL. So, I ended up with a BSOD, from which the machine did not recover. But, then, sometime later MalwareBytes kicked in (unbeknownst to me) while my regular A/V was doing a full scan. So, in the first run, when my regular A/V was not doing its full-scan, MalwareBytes worked fine. However, when I last used it, it was an updated version and I was not careful enough to realize that it was set to kick in as a day-to-day scanner. When I had my Vista machine, I used MalwareBytes as a periodic auxiliary A/V scanner in addition to my regular A/V. (I remember having to perform some surgery on my Vista system about six years ago after running version 10 of Kaspersky’s Rescue Disk.)Īgainst all advice about using two AVs…I use both Defender and Malwarebytes Premium in tandem with Defender as the registered AV. Once in a while, when there is special concern, I’ll also run an offline scanner from a live CD but the number of these free offline tools seems to be dwindling over time and some of them are excessively aggressive.
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