Is Malwarebytes worth paying for on windows? (lemmy.world)

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I’ve had Malwarebytes for years on my personal windows pc and it’s up for renewal. Is Defender sufficient or something else cheaper but better? My default is to cancel.

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[-] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Malwarebytes double-charged my elderly grandmother and then refused to provide the service that she overpaid for because of a non-functional email verification system. Don't use Malwarebytes. Unless you're downloading tons of executables from some questionable source a virus won't randomally appear on your PC and even if it does, Microsoft ~~spyware~~Defender will do the exact same thing any other anti-virus would.

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