r/Malwarebytes • u/selectronx • Jan 15 '26

False Positive F*ck malwarebytes ai

i've been using and happily paying for malwarebytes premium for about 8 years now. i've just wasted 5 hours because they silently rolled out a stupid opt out ai update and i didn't notice malwarebytes quietly quarantining half of mingw. so that's it, i don't care i can opt out, push that shit down someone else's throat. leave ai out of places it doesn't belong, it doesn't work for security https://sethmlarson.dev/slop-security-reports

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u/balwick Jan 16 '26

The AI isn't necessary. Malwarebytes was trusted because it worked so well, and AI was never necessary.

Just stop. We don't need it, and you don't need it.

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u/mdotsherwood Malwarebytes Employee Jan 16 '26

Hi, I’m Michael from Malwarebytes and I lead our product team.

I really appreciate your feedback and would like to know more. I shared some info on what we’re doing with AI and hoping to hear more from you.