I think you may have downloaded the wrong version of Malwarebytes.
They evidently have plugged in the download for the paid one where the free one used to be.
Go ahead and erase the desktop installer you have, or uninstall it if you have installed already.
Then follow these revised instructions. This will get you the FREE one, to use as long as you want.
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Download and Run MalwareBytes' Anti-Malware It is free for non-business use.
Please go here to the Download Location, and click Download for the Free one on the Left.
When the next page comes up, click on the Download Now button in the upper right.
- After clicking on the download and choosing Save, the "Save to location" dialog will come up.
- Choose Desktop as the location to save the installer and click Save again.
- You should now have a desktop icon named mbam-setup.exe. Double-click it.
- Let it install the program where it wants to, with the default settings, and click Finish.
- If an update is found, it will download and install the latest version.
- If necessary, start Malwarebytes Anti-Malware again.
(You can Decline any Offer for a Trial) - Once the program is running, select Perform Quick Scan, then click Scan.
- When the scan is complete, click OK, then Show Results to view the results.
- If it found any malware items. Check all items except items in the C:\System Volume Information folder... and click Remove Selected.
- When completed, a log will open in Notepad. Please save it to a convenient location, and post the contents in your reply.
- The log can also be found using the "Logs" tab in the program. You can click any "Scan" log listed to open its contents.
- Recent logs are named by time/date stamp in this format : mbam-log-2011-mm-dd(hour-min-sec).txt
- You can now delete the installer icon, named mbam-setup.exe from your desktop.
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