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Porthos · Feb 2, 2025

Caledon Ken said:
Interesting. I get no marketing popups. Just notifications that scan is complete.

You can turn that off like I do here.

dbartenstein · Feb 2, 2025

Porthos said:
Did you turn off the following?
View attachment 124074

Most certainly did

dbartenstein · Feb 2, 2025

Porthos said:
You can turn that off like I do here.
View attachment 124075

I did that. It had no effect

Porthos · Feb 2, 2025

dbartenstein said:
Most certainly did

I have the following off as well. I NEVER see any notifications in the Windows notification area unless I manually scan a file.
Can you next time get a screenshot of what you are referring to?

dbartenstein · Feb 2, 2025

Porthos said:
I have the following off as well. I NEVER see any notifications in the Windows notification area unless I manually scan a file.
Can you next time get a screenshot of what you are referring to?
View attachment 124079

I have it set like this:

Porthos · Feb 2, 2025

dbartenstein said:
I have it set like this:

Next time you see any ad's get a screenshot. Since you have your notifications set at 2 minutes you have plenty of time.

IanMosley · Feb 11, 2025

New Malwarebytes WHQL version 5.2.6.163 and component package update 1.0.5146 available

No release notes yet.

1PW · Feb 20, 2025

Malwarebytes 5 release for native ARM64 has been officially announced.

Reference: Malwarebytes introduces native ARM support for Windows devices

IanMosley · Feb 20, 2025

New Malwarebytes WHQL version 5.2.7.167 and component package update 1.0.5160 available

No release notes available at time of posting

AdvancedSetup · Feb 21, 2025

Release notes have been updated

https://forums.malwarebytes.com/topic/308492-malwarebytes-5/?do=findComment&comment=1686460

1PW · Feb 28, 2025

For BETA testers only. Malwarebytes 5 for Windows v5.2.8.173-128.0.5172 Beta has been made available. (27-February-2025)

Attribution/Announcement: Malwarebytes 5.2 Beta

Features and improvements

Trusted Advisor enhancements:

Recommendations are now grouped based on severity

Added two new recommendations related to Windows settings

note: recommended actions may differ from one device to another based on unique configurations

Improved localization support

Restricted Allow List rules for Websites to accept domain-only URLs

Issues fixed

Resolved an issue where Malwarebytes failed to start in some cases when Windows Fast Startup was enabled

Additional notes

The change to the Component Package version number reflects an internal improvement of our versioning system, nothing to be worried about.

Note: The release version to General Availability (GA) is still v5.2.7.167-1.0.5160-1.0.96170.

1PW · Mar 7, 2025

For BETA testers only. Malwarebytes 5 for Windows v5.2.8.173-128.0.5184 Beta has been made available. (07-March-2025)

Attribution/Announcement: Malwarebytes 5.2 Beta

Issues fixed

Resolved an issue with the latest beta that prevented certain domain names from being added to the Allow List

Note: The release version to General Availability (GA) is still v5.2.7.167-1.0.5160-1.0.96170.

IanMosley · Mar 10, 2025

New Malwarebytes WHQL version 5.2.8.173 and component package update 128.0.5184 available

No release notes at time of posting

1PW · Mar 13, 2025

Malwarebytes 5 for Windows v5.2.8.173-128.0.5184-1.0.96877 has been released to General Availability (GA). (13-March-2025)

Attribution/Announcement: Malwarebytes 5

Features and improvements

Trusted Advisor enhancements:
- Recommendations are now grouped based on severity
- Added two new recommendations related to Windows settings
  - note: recommended actions may differ from one device to another based on unique configurations
- Improved localization support
Restricted Allow List rules for Websites to accept domain-only URLs

Issues fixed

Resolved an issue where Malwarebytes failed to start in some cases when Windows Fast Startup was enabled

Additional notes

We have introduced a new versioning system for our component package updates

Digitally signed/Countersigned SHA-256: 16fa1d8c2377d0874b3e2b30d8f92cf99767960083d98fc7cb4439642babd5dc

Porthos · Mar 13, 2025

FYI, If you always turn UAC off, you will now have a lower score in the Trusted Advisor section. 69%
You will have to set MB to ignore it.

1PW · Mar 14, 2025

For BETA testers only. Malwarebytes 5 for Windows v5.2.9.176-128.0.5195 Beta has been made available. (14-March-2025)

Attribution/Announcement: Malwarebytes 5.2 Beta

Features and improvements

Introduced a web-based login system for activation through my.malwarebytes.com
Added system architecture details in the “About Malwarebytes” screen
Improved startup performance

Issues fixed

Resolved an issue where a Windows 11-specific Trusted Advisor alert was incorrectly displayed on Windows 10

Note: The release version to General Availability (GA) is still v5.2.8.173-128.0.5184-1.0.96877.

IanMosley · Mar 24, 2025

New Malwarebytes WHQL version 5.2.9.176 and component package update 129.0.5196 available

No Release Notes at time of posting

1PW · Mar 27, 2025

Re: v5.2.9.176-129.0.5196

“Due to an issue with the Web Protection module, we’ve paused the rollout of this version. We’re actively working on a fix and will release an updated version as soon as possible.”

Attribution: https://forums.malwarebytes.com/topic/308492-malwarebytes-5/?do=findComment&comment=1692697

IanMosley · 2025-04-03T11:44:34-0400

New Malwarebytes WHQL version 5.2.10.182 and component package update 130.0.5212 available

No release notes at time of posting

1PW · 2025-04-03T18:26:33-0400

Malwarebytes 5 for Windows v5.2.10.182-130.0.5212-1.0.97763 has been released to General Availability (GA). (03-April-2025)

Attribution/Announcement: Malwarebytes 5

Good day, Malwarebytes community!

Malwarebytes v5.2.10.182 component package 130.0.5212 is now available.

You can get the update right away by clicking “Check for updates” in Settings > General. Or, it will be automatically installed if you have automatic updates enabled.

Features and improvements

Added two new Trusted Advisor recommendations:
- A reminder for Identity Theft Protection customers to activate their subscription
- A prompt encouraging new users to try our free Digital Footprint Scan

Issues fixed

Fixed an issue that disabled Web Protection after downgrading from the latest beta version to the latest production version
Resolved incorrect notification positioning in case of screen DPI or resolution changes

Additional notes

This release also includes all features and fixes originally introduced in v5.2.9.176 (component package 129.0.5196). That version's rollout was paused due to the Web Protection issue, which has now been resolved.

Digitally signed/Countersigned SHA-256: 30b7730551c0c2efb1778adafb0d8dff278fef93f2012658f8d3043d62589f8b

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