As the malware stacks up and more people are infected with this junk, we have been testing software to remove malware. Our tried and true Adaware from Lavasoft is good, but doesn't always get all of the nasty things that come through your email or internet surfing. So we have been testing Malwarebytes as an alternative. In the Geek Lab, and on workstations in the 'wild', Malwarebytes has performed very well. Like most solutions, Malwarebytes doesn't always catch everything. However, what it does find it removes without much problem. Best of all it's FREE! Well without the real-time protection at least, which can be purchased for $24.95 at the time of writing.We have not tested the real-time protection at this time, but since the software works so well, we imagine that the licensed version has the same high-quality of operation.

The database is kept up to date, with new versions available every few days (that we have found). While the software has an update feature, you can also download the updates manually, and move them to a machine that has lost its Internet connectivity, a big plus in our eyes! Not only that, but the updater is intelligent, in that it knows where to put the update. So, there is no having to search for where to put it .

Check it out for yourself!

Also check out the Malwarebytes web site!