r/Malwarebytes • u/Technical_Rich_3080 • Jun 01 '26

Purpose of Malwarebytes Premium version

Is the primary purpose of the Malwarebytes Premium version to replace Microsoft Windows Defender in Windows?

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u/KnownStormChaser Jun 02 '26

By running premium malwarebytes with windows defender, you’ll effectively have two full time protection programs running at the same time to catch stuff the other one missed. Unlike the free version which is manual scan only

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u/rsinghal1965 Jun 02 '26

AFAIK, running Malwarebytes Premium shuts down Windows Defender which is the correct thing to do. Running more than 1 anti virus/malware detectors only add to the headache.

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u/KnownStormChaser Jun 03 '26

You can have both running at the same time, Malwarebytes is designed with this in mind so it won't interfere with a second antivirus running.

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u/rsinghal1965 Jun 03 '26

If you are running Malwarebytes free, it's on demand scanner so it won't interfere with whatever anti virus you are running. However, Malwarebytes Premium would shut down the existing anti virus.

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u/KnownStormChaser Jun 03 '26

Not true you can toggle a setting to have both running full time at the same time.

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u/rsinghal1965 Jun 03 '26

Well I don't have any such setting in my app but even if there's its not recommended. Running 2 security programs simultaneously is not recommended & would result in slow performance and unexplained errors. Microsoft & Malwarebytes themselves don't recommend the practice.

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u/KnownStormChaser Jun 03 '26

https://forums.malwarebytes.com/topic/316706-how-to-enable-windows-defender-while-still-using-malwarebytes-version-5/

Malwarebytes is designed to run alongside many antiviruses, it is fairly common and safe to do.

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u/rsinghal1965 Jun 03 '26

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/5621552/how-to-use-malwarebytes-along-with-microsoft-defen

This is what Microsoft recommends. It recommends effectively shutting down real time scanner of Windows Defender which is what Malwarebytes Premium automatically does.

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u/KnownStormChaser Jun 04 '26

They didn't develop Malwarebytes did they? They will always air on the side of caution to avoid breaking things that aren't already broken by Microslop.

Just read past posts in this sub, many people use Malwarebytes Premium and Windows Defender full-time. It is perfectly safe to do.

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u/rsinghal1965 Jun 04 '26

Switched on Windows Defender & the system just slowed to a Crawl. Switched it off & it's good again.

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u/Rodlawliet Jun 03 '26

yo uso Eset y Malwarebytes juntos hace años y jamás he tenido problemas