Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Lifetime 1-PC (OEM) $12 + Free Shipping (expired)

Do I need this if I have Kaspersky Pure 2.0 or it is just going to slow down my computer?
Thank you.

I purchased the OEM version from newegg. Once you activate the OEM version with the accompanying product ID and key, you are running the regular Pro version. This is directly from the MBAM license agreement on my PC:

Conditioned upon your compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Malwarebytes grants you a non-exclusive and non-transferable license to Execute (as defined herein) each copy of the Software solely in executable form on a single computer or virtual machine (a “Computer”), solely for your personal or internal business purposes. Once installed onto a Computer, the Software may be operated by any person using the Computer, whether directly or via remote connection. If you wish to transfer the Software to a different Computer, you must first completely uninstall the Software from the first Computer, then reinstall the Software on the new Computer and re-register the Software on the new Computer with Malwarebytes.

That could easily be the generic terms in the MBAM pro product. If the package you received with your OEM product has additional terms, those may be binding over the ones on your computer.

The OEM version is just the DVD in a generic clear slipcase. It does not come in a retail box. It's the same as the the retail minus the fancy box.


I guess MICROSOFT SECURITY ESSENTIALS is not necessary if we have this installed?

MBAM has been slipping pretty bad lately. Lets the fake FBI money pak scam right through. Seen it on dozen or so computers in the last month.

Actually in that post the admin states "There should be no difference." That is definitely not a definitive statement.

A reviewer on Newegg posted additional terms (I'm assuming from the packaging he received) stating ""This OEM System Builder Channel software requires the assembler to provide end user support from the manufacture software and cannot be transferred to another computer once it is installed. To acquire manufacture software with support provided by manufacture please see our full package "Retail" product offerings."

That very much sounds to me like it CANNOT be transferred from 1 PC to the next, and you cannot contact Malwarebytes for Technical support, like you could with the retail version.

Edit: I just saw on Newegg's page in details section, the same quote except it says "and can be transferred to another computer once it is installed." I wonder where the reviewer got that quote that says cannot, and I wonder which is correct?
Based on what the reviewer on Newegg posted, that might be an issue.
That could easily be the generic terms in the MBAM pro product. If the package you received with your OEM product has additional terms, those may be binding over the ones on your computer.
I too have seen this 4 times so far. All four times, within a few hours I was able to update MBAM using a different user account, scan the infected profile and remove the virus, then I had to do a system restore to a pre-infected restore point to completely eliminate the browser redirects. Keep in mind that these virus coders work for some big money rogue companies and they come out with multiple variants daily. These guys have the skills to design viruses that can slip past an engine that they can test against. Once MBAM gets wind of the new variant, they have been very quick to include updates to remove it. Another important point is that in all 4 cases I saw, the infection got through an exploited java vulnerability. Java has been plagued with exploitable vulnerabilities the past while (many a day or 2 after a new security update). I have removed java from all PCs that I manage, except for the few people that need it for web-based java applets. In those cases I restrict java to only run on that site. For users who only need java for an actual program on their PC, I completely disable java from running in all browsers to close that hole.
Your post was deleted because what you are suggesting is illegal and immoral. When you buy a product, you agree to the terms of the license. And why would you want to steal from a company that helps us all protect and clean our PCs?

Some of those FBI trojan ramsoms are quite sophisticated lately.
They have been blowing right by ESET, MSE, Avast, and pretty much any other AV program you can think of.

Not only that but they make it close to impossible to remove and often require you to take the hard drive out of the infected computer and install it into another computer as a non boot drive to allow trojan removal.

How do I disable java? I hate it always asking to update. I want it gone!

Some of those FBI trojan ramsoms are quite sophisticated lately.
They have been blowing right by ESET, MSE, Avast, and pretty much any other AV program you can think of.

Not only that but they make it close to impossible to remove and often require you to take the hard drive out of the infected computer and install it into another computer as a non boot drive to allow trojan removal.

I doubt you need the real time protection of Malwarebytes if you are running Kaspersky.

Cleaned one up last week for a client using F8 at startup and system recovery, then used MSE and MBAM to remove in Safe Mode.

Worked like a charm.

Malwarebytes real time module routinely catches things that the live essentials real time scanner doesn't. Not sure about kaspersky, but I wouldn't discount the value of two irregularly updated real time products working together.