Does Avast Premium Security’s malware function make Malwarebytes redundant? If I install both will they conflict or cause my computer to slow down? Any benefit to both? Thank you
I would say that it wouldn’t bring much to the party, especially with Avast Premium. There is a conflict possibility and even MBAM advised excluding its processes and locations in Avast. The same would be true for having MBAM exclude Avast’s processes and locations in MBAM.
A very long time ago I used to use MBAM Pro (a paid version) lifetime license, but I abandoned it (and the lifetime license) when Version 3 came out (heavy on resources) and I haven’t missed anything it brought as Avast pretty much covers anything MBAM offers.
For me (personal opinion) when you start having to apply exclusions to run another security based program, I wonder if it is worth the trouble.
I will contribute my experience for years on these topics. Antiviruses like Avast have evolved a lot, especially in the issue of Pups (unwanted programs) and in the protection of PCs.
On the other hand and today, Malwarebytes is a program that detect and eliminates many infections that no antivirus, including Avast, detect, unfortunately.
This is so, if we do an analysis of a pc infected with Avast, for example, we will see that infections will appear and many that had not been detected, especially in the Windows Registry, an element where malwares attack and I do not know why, Avast does not detect / eliminate / correct those elements in that part of windows.
But in another order, highly infected PCs are produced by bad behavior of the user, who installs illegal programs, unwanted etc and often deactivates the antivirus to be able to do so, leaving the system vulnerable and those cases, it does not matter if you have 1 or 100 antivirus programs
On my system, Malwarebytes hasn’t detected anything except an occasional PUP in years.
The PUP detected was a utility I choose to install.
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On my system, Malwarebytes hasn't detected anything except an occasional PUP in years. The PUP detected was a utility I choose to install.
On my general-purpose PCs no program is going to find anything either, but that’s not the point.
The issue is in those users who install programs from any site, accepting everything and also follow the advice to disable any security program.
To disinfect these PCs, the installed antivirus is not enough, and the use of programs, especially Malwarebytes + Adwcleaner, is essential.
Throughout more than 17 years helping to disinfect PCs, with hundreds and hundreds of users, after using the antivirus installed (whatever it is), when using Malwarebytes, dozens and in cases even hundreds of infected files will appear, solving the problem in 99% or more.
And one of the weak points of Avast, for example, is that it does not remove the registry entries produced by malware, which is key to disinfecting the PC.
But that said, the use of any antivirus gives rise to problems. The use of antivirus correctly will lead to certain infections. The use of Antivirus + Malwarebytes (with real protection), correctly, will make the system almost invulnerable
Regarding Avast & Malwarebytes, see: https://support.malwarebytes.com/hc/en-us/articles/360051090194-Issues-running-other-security-applications-and-Malwarebytes-for-Windows
@miguelgrado
“The use of Antivirus + Malwarebytes (with real protection), correctly, will make the system almost invulnerable”
It will definitely result in a slower computer system. Malwarebytes since version 4 has become a bit of a system hog when allowed to be resident. I have a lifetime license but the few times I run it, it’s only run on demand.
My resident protection is Avast free and it’s done it’s job since 2003.
Yes, that’s right.
But I have Avast and Malwarebytes premium in a pc of more than 10 years (8 gigabytes of ram) and the difference in speed with Mbam active in pure terms, it shows, but so and the whole system works well and without problems and the lost speed is not so noticeable and you gain in security, but it depends on the pc, of course. if you have 4 gigabytes of ram or less, it is not convenient and with 8 Gigabytes of ram or more and above all in new pcs with medium or high processors, you will not notice anything the use of both programs.
All talking about non-expert users or general use, because if you have enough knowledge, the use of security systems, with something basic is enough.
Maximum security or a little loss of speed? … According to needs 
Now using the free version to scan the system from time to time and for those users (most of them) can be a must.
@ miguelgrado,
Different strokes for different folks.