Malwarebytes Anti-Malware (MBAM) 2.1.8 released

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Malwarebytes Anti-Malware (MBAM) 2.1.8 released (2015-06-29)

“Here’s what’s new in v.2.1.8:

Improvements

License key is now displayed on the My Account screen
Remaining subscription duration now displayed on My Account screen
Implemented other licensing improvements to clarify license status
Enhanced protection capabilities of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Web Protection
Numerous enhancements to prepare for full compatibility with Windows 10
Enhanced Malwarebytes Chameleon’s ability to fully restore Malwarebytes functionality when affected by a malware infection
Updated data collection techniques to improve malware research and analysis
Removed “Exclude” button on Website Blocked notification to reduce inadvertent allowing of malicious sites
Updated button text on Malware Detected and Non-Malware Detected notifications to clarify meaning
Added enhanced support for High DPI displays
Enabled the Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free version to receive incremental database updates
Added appropriate copyright notices and license statements for all third-party open source software
Corrected translation errors for core non-English languages (German, French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian and Polish)
Added support for Chinese Traditional, which is provided as a convenience for our users by a community volunteer and is not an officially supported language
Several improvements to malware detection and remediation capabilities

Issues Fixed

Reverted the temporary change in v.2.1.6 that disabled checking for updates prior to scheduled scans
Fixed SDK Database load errors for error code 2 and 1812
Removed obsolete “Terminate program when no threats are found” setting since scans now run from the tray application
Fixed several crashes that could occur during scan and quarantine operations
Fixed crash that occurred when clicking the Clear Policies link on Access Policies screen
Fixed issue where “Show notification after successful update” setting was not properly retained during upgrade from v.2.1.4 to v.2.1.6
Fixed issue where “Close notification” setting was not retained during upgrade from v. 2.1.4 to v.2.1.6 if the user had changed that setting back to 7 seconds after installing v.2.1.4
Fixed issue on the Quarantine screen where unselecting a quarantined item disabled the Delete and Restore buttons
Fixed issue where incorrect program version was listed in the scan logs
Disabled option to specify rootkit scanning as part of a Hyper scan
Fixed issue in Windows 10 Tech Preview and Windows 8.1 where Malwarebytes Anti-Malware was unable to start in certain cases after self-protection was turned on
Fixed issue where Malwarebytes Chameleon did not load properly on Windows XP SP3 in certain conditions
Fixed issue which prevented Malwarebytes Anti-Malware v.2.1.4 (and higher) from upgrading over certain Malwarebytes Anti-Malware v.1.75 consumer builds
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https://www.malwarebytes.org/antimalware/

Note: although i have not tried the latest version yet,
previous versions have worked also on a server-O/S, (WS2008-R2 & WS2012)…

Update 2015-08-13: I added list of improvements and fixed issues in v2.1.8, after finding it on MBAM´s forum.

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