

The standard advice is that you shouldn’t have real-time scanning enabled for two antivirus programs enabled at once. The problem is that your main antivirus program is already functioning in this way. Malwarebytes will run in the background, scanning your system and files you open for problems and preventing them from taking root on your system in the first place. See our threat Remediation Map to view live data on threats Malwarebytes finds on devices installed with other antivirus products.The paid version of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Premium also contains real-time scanning features. To keep Malwarebytes installed when another antivirus is asking you to uninstall, close the uninstall message.Ĭontinuing to use Malwarebytes not only helps you clean up damage caused by threats others miss, but keeps you protected before threats strike. To locate other antivirus software exclusions, search their website for antivirus exclusion or exception information.ĭo not uninstall Malwarebytes if you want to continue only using our antivirus software.Add other antivirus software exclusions to the Allow List in Malwarebytes.How to add items in Trend Micro Exception List on Windows.How to exclude files and folders from Bitdefender Antivirus scan.For adding exclusion examples in other software: Add Malwarebytes exclusions in the other antivirus software.We recommend adding exclusions to run Malwarebytes with other antivirus software. For more information, see Download and install Malwarebytes for Windows. To run Malwarebytes with another antivirus software asking to uninstall Malwarebytes:

Run Malwarebytes with the other antivirus software Run Malwarebytes with the other antivirus software.If you have Malwarebytes installed and another antivirus software is asking you to uninstall our security, you have the following options: Malwarebytes Security goes beyond traditional antivirus solutions by applying multiple layers of protection and detection, including proactive ransomware technology, malicious website protection and anti-exploit capabilities. These features combine to deliver the holistic defense across multiple attack vectors necessary to protect users in today’s evolving threat landscape and are backed by Malwarebytes’ powerful linking technology, renowned for its ability to remove all traces of malware from an infected machine.
