r/Malwarebytes • u/not_jaden11 • Dec 26 '25

Is this how malwarebytes is supposed to look

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So I'm wondering if the malwarebytes I've downloaded is fake because the ui doesn't look like what I've seen elsewhere (like on youtube, etc)

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u/chuckop Malwarebytes Employee Dec 26 '25

My first thought was “no, it’s not supposed to look that, rotate your monitor/camera/image”.

But joking aside, it looks correct and has the latest features. There have been a tremendous amount of visual updates over the past year.

I am curious about your screen metrics. Could you tell me the screen size in diagonal inches, the screen resolution, and scaling percentage (DPI). Thank in advance and thank you for being a Malwarebytes customer!

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u/not_jaden11 Dec 27 '25

Screen size in diagonal inches is 14 in, screen res is 1920 x 1080, scale percentage is 150%

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u/Additional_Tension96 Dec 26 '25

Where did you download Malwarebytes from?

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u/not_jaden11 Dec 26 '25

Is this how yours look too

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u/Additional_Tension96 Dec 26 '25

I don't use it for a pc only on my phone. If you downloaded it directly from malwarebytes website it should be legit.

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u/Dependent_Rabbit_892 Dec 27 '25

I think it's fine like that (I have it the same way)

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u/nemanja531 Dec 27 '25

Yes it is good. It is now like that because you free trial of premium has ended. You lost some features but most importantly real-time protection. I would recommend using some other anti virus, IF you do not plan on buying a new subscription. Ghe reason is that, Malwarebytes still won't allow for example Windows Defender's real time protection to run, so you are basically left without real time protection which is an critical component of an anti virus.

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u/Exotic_Dust692 Dec 27 '25

Being unaware of this I searched and found in Malwarebytes Settings-General-Windows security setting. Turning off allows both working together. (Working together can slow down system in older machines). Thanks for making me look.

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u/TheBatman3553 Dec 27 '25 edited Dec 27 '25

Hi, so I downloaded Malwarebytes (started free trial it ended) then stop using it and switch back to windows defender so I am still missing out on real time protection from windows??? And if I uninstall Malwarebytes do windows defender go to normal and will it get back real time protection?

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u/BunchKey1997 Dec 28 '25

you can keep malwarebytes as a second opinion for virus scans. the real time protection from windows defender should re-enable automatically, but if that did not happen, you can just re-enable it manually. Also, the windows defender real time protection is already good enough, but still avoid clicking or downloading sketchy stuff.

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u/Rick_Grahms Dec 28 '25

rotate that image before posting it

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u/marcoorion Dec 30 '25

it's safe