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My Mac is still using El Capitain. Would Malwarebytes be good protection?

iMac 21.5", OS X 10.11

Posted on May 10, 2020 4:46 AM

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Posted on May 10, 2020 11:49 AM

MalwareBytes isn't really intended for protection. Its main function is to find and remove garbage you've already installed. Not prevent it. It's really the only software of this type just about any experience user on these forums will recommend.


Never install typical AV software such as Norton, Avast, Bitdefener, etc.

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May 10, 2020 11:49 AM in response to andysometimes

MalwareBytes isn't really intended for protection. Its main function is to find and remove garbage you've already installed. Not prevent it. It's really the only software of this type just about any experience user on these forums will recommend.


Never install typical AV software such as Norton, Avast, Bitdefener, etc.

Jun 20, 2020 10:43 AM in response to Yvonnesings

If you got it directly from the MalwareBytes site Eau Rouge provided a link to, you may have malware that is intensionally blocking it from running so MalwareBytes can't remove it. Would be far from the first time that's happened.


Boot into Safe Mode by restarting and holding down the Shift key. This takes longer, but you will eventually be asked to login. You will get the login screen even if you have your Mac set to normally login automatically.


Safe Mode only allows very limited processes to load on startup. Meaning, nothing can stop you from running MalwareBytes.

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