MalWareBytes AntiMalware v1.27 Released

[Dustin Cook]

http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php

Recent Changes

* (FIXED) Main window now brought to front when the scan finishes.
* (ADDED) Function to restore broken SecurityProviders.
* (ADDED) Associations are now checked for malicious entries.
* (ADDED) Heuristics for common infections.
* (ADDED) New mirror to updates.


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Regards,
Dustin Cook, Author of BugHunter
BugHunter - http://bughunter.it-mate.co.uk
MalwareBytes - http://www.malwarebytes.org

[Kayman]

On Mon, 08 Sep 2008 07:52:10 GMT, Dustin Cook wrote:

> http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php
> Recent Changes
>
> * (FIXED) Main window now brought to front when the scan finishes.
> * (ADDED) Function to restore broken SecurityProviders.
> * (ADDED) Associations are now checked for malicious entries.
> * (ADDED) Heuristics for common infections.
> * (ADDED) New mirror to updates.

Dustin,

Re: AntiVirus 2008

"pcbutts1-therealtruth" claims that:

[quote]
MBAM will clean it but it *does not repair* the damage done after cleaning
like fixing the desktop tabs etc...
[unquote]

Your comments please.

[Dustin Cook]

Kayman <kaymanDeleteThis@operamail.com> wrote in
news:ga2t0l$m64$1@aioe.org:

> On Mon, 08 Sep 2008 07:52:10 GMT, Dustin Cook wrote:
>
>> http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php
>> Recent Changes
>>
>> * (FIXED) Main window now brought to front when the scan
>> finishes. * (ADDED) Function to restore broken SecurityProviders.
>> * (ADDED) Associations are now checked for malicious entries.
>> * (ADDED) Heuristics for common infections.
>> * (ADDED) New mirror to updates.
>
> Dustin,
>
> Re: AntiVirus 2008
>
> "pcbutts1-therealtruth" claims that:
>
> [quote]
> MBAM will clean it but it *does not repair* the damage done after
> cleaning like fixing the desktop tabs etc...
> [unquote]
>
> Your comments please.

An inaccurate post as always, The "damage" pcbutts is going on about is
policy key settings in the registry, and we detect a great majority of
them and offer to reset back to default. In other words, we have no
problems reversing the lockouts commonly performed by malware today.


--
Regards,
Dustin Cook, Author of BugHunter
BugHunter - http://bughunter.it-mate.co.uk
MalwareBytes - http://www.malwarebytes.org

[Gaz]

Kayman wrote:
> On Mon, 08 Sep 2008 07:52:10 GMT, Dustin Cook wrote:
>
>> http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php
>> Recent Changes
>>
>> * (FIXED) Main window now brought to front when the scan
>> finishes.
>> * (ADDED) Function to restore broken SecurityProviders.
>> * (ADDED) Associations are now checked for malicious entries.
>> * (ADDED) Heuristics for common infections.
>> * (ADDED) New mirror to updates.
>
> Dustin,
>
> Re: AntiVirus 2008
>
> "pcbutts1-therealtruth" claims that:
>
> [quote]
> MBAM will clean it but it *does not repair* the damage done after
> cleaning like fixing the desktop tabs etc...
> [unquote]
>
> Your comments please.

Smitfraudfix, however does automatically repair the registry changes to
start menu and policy restrictions.....

Gaz

[Kayman]

On Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:40:42 GMT, Dustin Cook wrote:

> Kayman <kaymanDeleteThis@operamail.com> wrote in
> news:ga2t0l$m64$1@aioe.org:
>
>> On Mon, 08 Sep 2008 07:52:10 GMT, Dustin Cook wrote:
>>
>>> http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php
>>> Recent Changes
>>>
>>> * (FIXED) Main window now brought to front when the scan
>>> finishes. * (ADDED) Function to restore broken SecurityProviders.
>>> * (ADDED) Associations are now checked for malicious entries.
>>> * (ADDED) Heuristics for common infections.
>>> * (ADDED) New mirror to updates.
>>
>> Dustin,
>>
>> Re: AntiVirus 2008
>>
>> "pcbutts1-therealtruth" claims that:
>>
>> [quote]
>> MBAM will clean it but it *does not repair* the damage done after
>> cleaning like fixing the desktop tabs etc...
>> [unquote]
>>
>> Your comments please.
>
> An inaccurate post as always, The "damage" pcbutts is going on about is
> policy key settings in the registry, and we detect a great majority of
> them and offer to reset back to default. In other words, we have no
> problems reversing the lockouts commonly performed by malware today.

This is reassuring, Dustin.
Thanks!