MBAM & MBAE full versions vs CNET (do this only in a VM)


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    MBAM & MBAE full versions vs CNET (do this only in a VM)


    A post I just made at Malwarebytes Forums, and I'm curios as to what comments and questions there will follow, I also sent a bunch of logs of the test.

    I have installed Windows 10 insider leaked build 10558 in a VMware virtual machine(to test theme patching software later without nuking my system).

    Then I suddenly thought of a How to Geek article: Here’s What Happens When You Install the Top 10 Download.com Apps and knew what I wanted to try

    I prepared my VM(an unactivated clean install) by cleaning up the OS install leftovers using disk cleanup and Ccleaner(the ONLY 3rd party software before test), I let Windows sync with my account, made sure what can work on an inactivated build worked, then I installed both test Beta's from MBAM & MBAE, turned on the free trials, left them to defaults except MBAM, which I turned on rootkit scanning, and went to CNET downloading.

    Windows only blocked one download, but Malwarebytes refused to let some crap on my system a few times, note: I tried to make sure I used the wrapper downloaders and not direct(I wanted to have fun right?), I also tried a couple at Softpedia.

    By the way, it was fun to be able to just, once, click through the installers, without paying any special attention
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    Could you post your results zip here too? You have to be a member to download from Malwarebytes. It would be interesting to see.
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    halasz said:
    Could you post your results zip here too? You have to be a member to download from Malwarebytes. It would be interesting to see.
    Sure: Malwarebytes vs CNET.zip
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    @halasz Congrats on your Power user badge!
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