Malwarebytes Anti-Malware v2.1.4.1018 Beta

Improvements:

•Brand new UI design! Much cleaner look with a toned-down color scheme.

•Improved scan flow – all scans now automatically check for and apply the latest database updates so you're always scanning with the latest protection. (Exception: this will not occur with Scheduled Scans if you have the option to “check for updates before scanning” disabled.)

•Simplified Quarantine flow – threats detected are pre-selected for removal and users are presented with a single “Remove Selected” button. Clicking “Remove Selected” quarantines all checked items. If you uncheck any threats you will see a new dialog asking what action should be taken on the unselected items: Ignore Once, Ignore Always, Cancel.

•Improved malware protection capabilities, including enhanced rootkit detection and removal.

•The Minimize button now minimizes the main program window to the taskbar instead of the tray.

•The default display timeout for notifications was changed to 3 seconds instead of 7 seconds

•The default value for "Show notification after successful update" is now set to "Off" for all scheduled updates

•Removed the informational message from the main dashboard view

•Remove support for Thai language due to quality issues with the translation

•Installation of a Consumer/Home version of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware over a Business version is now blocked



Issues Fixed:

•Admin users should no longer see a prompt to login as admin to perform a program upgrade

•Fixed issue where the web protection service (MWAC) was not restarting properly

•Fixed numerous issues with scheduled scans, including showing the correct date for “Next scheduled scan” on the dashboard

•Fixed issue where mbamscheduler was starting on boot when Malwarebytes Anti-Malware was set not to start with Windows

•Fixed issue where any non-English language selected during installation would not be applied after installation

•Fixed issue where Malwarebytes Anti-Malware did not always automatically update the database on installation

•Fixed an issue where the “Delay Protection at startup for 15 seconds” setting showed as enabled, but was actually disabled. (We recommend reviewing this option to ensure it is configured as you intended.)

•Fixed issue where "Error Code 6" displayed at the end of scans

•Fixed issue on Windows XP where scheduled scans on reboot would not start if the "Enable self-protection module" was checked

•Malwarebytes Anti-Malware now honors self-protection settings detected from a previous installation

•Fixed issue where context menu scan was not honoring user selection under detection and protection setting

•Several issues with notifications were fixed

•Several enhancements were made to the user interface to address accessibility issues

•Several UI and user experience enhancements implemented



Known Issues:

•Text strings new to 2.1 have not yet been translated. (This will be happening over the next several weeks.)

•The tables throughout the UI will be updated for consistency and improved behavior prior to release.

•The informational module shown during scan (and on Scan Results page for Free and Trial) includes several links that are not yet active.

•Tables, tray notifications and other items in the UI may not be read correctly by screen readers



What New in RC 1 & RC 2 since Beta 2:

•(RC 2) Fixed more resizing issues when switching languages. Please note that Russian is still a work in progress, so that's the only one that is much wider than it should be for now.

•(RC 2) We reduced the size of the Add Schedule and Edit Schedule dialogs...for those who had trouble viewing the entire dialog these should at least now be more easily re-positioned.

•Fixed the scan hang that some users reported

•Windows XP users with admin privileges should no longer get the "Run as" prompt to install an MBAM update

•Reduced the width of the UI for some languages where it was way too wide (Note: there is a known issue where the UI size gets stuck and does not always “snap” back to the default size when you switch back to English, even if you try to manually resize. The fix for this is to Exit MBAM by right-clicking, choosing Exit and then re-launch the program.)

•Final Change log has been updated and is now included in the installer

•Tables throughout the program have been improved for better usability

•The majority of updated translations are now included – thank you to all our community volunteers for your help with this!

•Minor copy edits