A click on the updates option in the Malwarebytes interface runs a check for updates as well so that the update can be installed directly on affected systems. The update is already available installed copies of Malwarebytes should receive it automatically but it is also available as a download on the Malwarebytes website for direct installation. The company tested the update in the beta channel before it was released to the stable channel. The update to Malwarebytes 3.8.3 addresses the issue and fixes it for affected users. According to the release notes, Malwarebytes would register with Windows Security on Windows 10 version 1903 erroneously. Malwarebytes released an update on Thursday that addresses the issue. Malwarebytes includes Windows Action Center setting that determines if Malwarebytes registers with Windows Action Center. It appears that Malwarebytes registered as the installed antivirus solution and that Windows Defender was disabled as a consequence on the system.Ī solution to change Malwarebytes behavior was suggested in early June. Users noticed that the Windows Defender entry in File Explorer was not there anymore, or that Windows Defender would show up as disabled when they launched Windows Security. The issue seems to affect Windows 10 version 1903, the most recent version of Windows 10, only. Günter Born published an analysis of the issue on this blog last week. The approach is different to that by other antivirus solutions these disable other security software, like Windows Defender, when they are installed on the computer system. Many used it as a second line of defense next to Windows Defender or another resident antivirus solution. ![]() ![]() Malwarebytes is a popular security solution for Windows that played nice with other installed security solutions up until that update.
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