The Security Audit screen allows you to enhance your privacy and security in Malwarebytes for Android and Chromebook device. In the app, tap the Menu icon, then tap Security Audit to view the different features. All features display as either Secure Settings of Insecure Settings, indicating if any feature’s current state poses a security risk. This article details […]
Malwarebytes for Android and Chrome OS offers settings to customize how notification information is provided. To view this screen in Malwarebytes, tap the Menu icon at the top-left, then tap Settings, then Notifications. This article details the settings found on this screen. Explanation of each setting is as follows: Scan result: Check this box if you want Malwarebytes to […]
The About screen in Malwarebytes for Android and Chromebook allows you to learn about the Malwarebytes program, contact Malwarebytes, and other details surrounding the use of this app. To view this screen in the app, tap the Menu icon at the top-left, then tap About. An explanation of each option on this screen is as follows: App version: […]
The Malwarebytes application on the Google Play Store can be downloaded on Android devices and devices running the Chrome OS, such as Google Chromebook. Malwarebytes on Chromebook devices has minor differences with the version on Android devices. This article details those differences, and which Chrome OS devices support Malwarebytes. Chrome OS devices which support Malwarebytes Chrome OS devices fall […]
Malwarebytes Call Protection is available to download from the Google Play Store for United Kingdom users only. This is intended as a companion app with Malwarebytes for Android, and provides advanced protection to warn and block scam phone calls and text messages. An active My Account profile is required to login and use Malwarebytes Call Protection. […]
Malwarebytes Premium on Android devices contains your license key details which you can reference. License key details only show in the Malwarebytes app if you activated a key purchased from the Malwarebytes website. Subscriptions purchased through Google Play Store do not display details in the Malwarebytes app. Locate license key details in Malwarebytes on Android devices Open Malwarebytes. Tap […]
If you have the Premium version of Malwarebytes for Android, you can turn Real-Time Protection on or off. You may find it helpful to turn off protection if you are experiencing an issue using another application or file on your device. If you turn off any Real-Time Protection modules, we recommend turning them back on […]
Device administrator is a feature that grants administrator privileges to an app on your Android or Chrome OS device. We recommend enabling Malwarebytes Premium as a device administrator to: automatically enable Anti-Ransomware protection prevent malware from uninstalling the Malwarebytes app For your protection, we do not recommend disabling Malwarebytes for Android or Chromebook as a […]
Device administrator is a feature that grants Malwarebytes privileges at the operating system level of Android and Chrome OS devices. We only recommend deactivating Malwarebytes as a device administrator if you need to uninstall the application. The following instructions are performed on an Android device, but also work on Chromebooks with Google Play app support. Disable […]
Real-Time Protection is a Premium feature available in Malwarebytes on Android and Chrome OS devices. Depending on your operating system, Real-Time Protection can block malware, exploits, or malicious websites. To confirm Real-Time Protection is on or off, open the Malwarebytes application on your Android or Chromebook device and view your Dashboard or refer to the […]