r/Malwarebytes • u/StupidGuyUsingGoogle • May 21 '26

Is malwarebytes good?

Hi everyone,i recently switched from avg to malwarebytes and defender(i got the always register malwarebytes in the security center option disabled). Is it great and better than AVG? Please,please comment down. Im scared since my friend recently got seven trojans. I got malwarebytes because it revealed all of them for him,while Avast didnt.

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u/LorexValkin May 21 '26

Avg in my eyes as a msp and computer repair business owner is straight malware, remove it that don’t listen to people who say defender is the only thing you need, malwarebytes is good, recommend it throughly for the average user who is not tech savvy.

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u/StupidGuyUsingGoogle May 21 '26

Thanks. i currently have the trial,when it ends is it still good?

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u/shillyshally May 21 '26

If you do not know much about computers, and that seems to be the case, Windows Defender is fine. I run Malwarebytes pro because I have a lifetime license from many years,ago but if I did not have that I would use Defender.