in been using malware bytes along side Avast Premier …but yesterday when i was repairing avast it then stated that am using an incapable antivirus and it insisted that i removed malware bytes …is it ok?i thought malware bytes is recommended by avast …
and am wondering if malware-bytes is an antivirus
Hi
I have been running MBam (Anti Malware) and Avast (Anti Virus) along side of each other for many many years with no issues.
Many other Avast users do as well.
If the issue was mine?
I would uninstall both, clean then install Avast first (Reboot twice just to be sure all drivers are in place and MBam second. 
Do you have the free or premium version of Malwarebytes installed? What versions of Avast and Malwarebytes are you running currently?
do you run XP or Vista?
am using windows 10 …and i uninstalled malware bytes since avast told me to …i was using Malwarebytes premium and Avast Premier as well as Mc Shield Anti malware 
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interesting, yes MB premium are running real time protection as well and it might conflict with us. I would recommend you to use MB for on demand scanning only
MBAM and AVAST…maybe this helps: https://forums.malwarebytes.com/topic/200324-exclusions-for-avast-users/
TerraX
Thank you Nice link.
I believe I used to have that saved somewhere.
Ironically, I guess in a way; I’ve never found the need on any of my OS’s since XP to use the “exclusions” listed.
That includes running Mbam real time along side of AIS, which I’ve done since forever. Just lucky I guess
ok thank you point taken
I personally even with the paid version of MBAM only run it on occasion.
Since version 3, MBAM has become a system hog and I only use it on demand.
Since I don’t allow it to run in the background, I’ve also never experienced any interference.
maybe it is because i have let it run like an antivirus …and i even let it run in the background …so maybe that where the problem arised
Yes, MBAM used to stick only to stuff other antivirus programs did not touch, such as PUP’s and exploits. As they grew, they extended their capabilities to cover more ground, and now operate in newer areas they did not before.
So, yes, it is less compatible with avast if you run MBAM in real-time.
Since I’ve always relied on Avast for my real-time protection in the past, and do so now, I’ve never seen the need to run Malwarebytes in any of their paid or trial versions, and so have not experienced these conflicts.
Conflicts such as these can actually reduce your real-time protection to the point where malware can get a foothold in your system(s).
I too stopped using it a short time after MBAM version 3, not only is it a bit of a resource hog, some of the detections are far from serious. I didn’t just stop using it I uninstalled it.
Starting with next years presentations, I’ll be replacing the MBAM recommendation and simply tell my audience to every once in a while
run ADWCleaner. It isn’t resident and cleans up the garbage. Avast already does the job that we used to use MBAM for.
what did we really want MBAM for? …i only used it because it was recommend by this forum when i complained about a virus
Hi Bob, you might consider mentioning EEK as well - it’s free and portable. (https://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/eek/)
@ Asyn,
So is the Avast Rescue Disk and it can be created right from within Avast.
https://screencast-o-matic.com/screenshots/u/Lh/1532002900150-8181.png
What I’m recommending is a cleaning tool of PUP’s the tool you mentioned and the Avast Rescue Disc really don’t fall into that category.
That’s not to say that these aren’t tools we should always have on hand in case our system can’t be started in the normal way.