Malwarebytes
Integrated antivirus, VPN, and browser protection for individuals and teams
- Vendor
- Malwarebytes
- Also known as
- malwarebytes
Available worldwide
What is Malwarebytes?
A security suite combining real-time antivirus protection, privacy VPN, and browser-based threat prevention to defend against malware, ransomware, and online scams across multiple devices.
Malwarebytes pricing
Plans, per-tier features and add-ons, dated and linked to live pricing. Pricing changes often; always verify at source before you rely on it.
Device-based annual subscription (3–20 devices per tier). Free tier and 60-day money-back guarantee included.
Sole proprietor
- Advanced antivirus protection
- Ransomware and malware defense
- Malicious website and scam blocking
- Privacy VPN
- Ad-blocker
- Support for Windows, Mac, Android, iOS
Boutique business
- Advanced antivirus protection
- Ransomware and malware defense
- Malicious website and scam blocking
- Privacy VPN
- Ad-blocker
- Support for Windows, Mac, Android, iOS
Small office
- Advanced antivirus protection
- Ransomware and malware defense
- Malicious website and scam blocking
- Privacy VPN
- Ad-blocker
- Tamper prevention
- Brute force ransomware protection
- Monthly security reports
- Windows firewall control
- 24/7 priority support
- Support for Windows, Mac, Android, iOS
What Malwarebytes does
The capabilities that matter for endpoint security software, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- EPP / next-gen AV (prevention)
- ✓
- EDR (detection & response)
- -
- XDR (cross-domain telemetry)
- -
- Managed service tier (MDR)
- -
- Ransomware rollback / remediation
- ✗
- Threat-hunting console / query language
- -
- Platform breadth
- Windows, macOS, Android, iOS
- Deployment
- Cloud-only console
- Single lightweight agent
- -
- SIEM / SOAR / ITSM integration breadth
- -
- Independent test participation (MITRE ATT&CK)
- -
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- Android
- Windows
- Cloud / SaaS
Security & compliance
Independently observed- ISO 27001:2022active
Malwarebytes FAQ
Common questions about Malwarebytes, answered from independent, dated evidence.
What is Malwarebytes?
A security suite combining real-time antivirus protection, privacy VPN, and browser-based threat prevention to defend against malware, ransomware, and online scams across multiple devices. It is indexed under Endpoint Security Software.
Is Malwarebytes free?
Malwarebytes offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans are also available: Sole proprietor, Boutique business and Small office. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.
What platforms does Malwarebytes support?
Malwarebytes supports Windows and Android. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.
Can Malwarebytes be self-hosted?
We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Malwarebytes, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.
What security certifications does Malwarebytes have?
We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001 and GDPR for Malwarebytes. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Malwarebytes not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.
Where is Malwarebytes available?
Malwarebytes is available worldwide. The vendor is headquartered in the United States.
Malwarebytes alternatives
Other endpoint security software we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- SentinelOne SingularityUnified AI-Native Platform for Protection, Detection, and Responsemedium · 62%
- ESET PROTECTComprehensive endpoint security and threat management platform for enterprisesmedium · 64%
- Palo Alto Cortex XDRlow · 17%
- CybereasonEndpoint detection and response that protects systems and identifies threats while keeping sensitive data within your organizationlow · 18%
- Microsoft Defender for EndpointEndpoint protection with threat detection and response across multiple platformslow · 7%
- CrowdStrike FalconThe leader in EPP and EDR, backed by pioneering adversary intelligence and native AIlow · 24%
Compare Malwarebytes
Side by side against other endpoint security software, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.
The vioscaleAI score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for Malwarebytes, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Security posture | 90 | 0.21 | 18.8 | ✓ |
| Reliability | 50 | 0.09 | 4.7 | ✓ |
| Price level | 80 | 0.04 | 3.4 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 29 | 0.05 | 1.5 | ✓ |
| Pricing transparency | 25 | 0.05 | 1.3 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 0 | 0.05 | 0.0 | - |
Computed . Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.
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Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Content
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faq | 6 items | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 63% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | Epp: Yes · Deployment: cloud · Platform breadth: Windows, macOS, Android, iOS · Ransomware rollback: No | mediumsource · 2026-09-04 · 60% |
Market
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | HqCountry: US · PrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: … | highsource · 2026-09-04 · 75% |
Pricing
Reliability
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Status page | Yes | mediumsource · 2026-08-04 · 60% |
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