I did exactly that when I ran Malwarebytes yesterday. And of course that also applies to other apps, like you said. Who knows what it really does in the background.

But it looks to me like the cleanest solution, although it is (if I recall correctly) also not open source and also sort of 'spies' on you.Īlso, I'm not doubting that MB can stop malware and protect your system, I'm just wondering if they're not selling some information about you, after all you give them even more access then some hacker would probably have before.

I have Little Snitch in fact, although it's a little bit annoying to set up and everything. In that (MacRumors) link, are you saying that Malwarebytes doesn't react because Apple reacted first and that there's therefore nothing to react to from Malwarebytes' side? I've never seen that window pop up by the way, so that's a good sign I guess. Where did you hear that Apple was using Malwarebytes? I'd think they have their own software. I kind of 50% trust them, but if you're saying Apple uses their software, then it definitely boosts my trust.

You can use something like Little Snitch, and monitor each and every call out, or in. Using MB is really no different than using other closed-source offerings, such as BBEdit, Photoshop or Microsoft Word. In the end, one has to find some level of trust in the intent to use any software. I used to monitor the outgoing/outgoing calls with Little Snitch on just about everything, but have since stopped allowing my self to spend as much time as I once did nurturing my inherent paranoia. I cannot attest to exactly how comprehensive and efficacious MB is as a protector/monitor (you'll find that there are detractors), but I do enjoy another level of protection. RP has found a few malicious things in my past, but (IIRC) mostly on the Win installs. Never have I really had a problem with anything other than feeling like I pay too much $ I've been using MB for as many years as I can remember, with many of those paying for a Premium subscription for multiple comps (to use the Real-time Protection (RP), both with Mac and PC). I can guess that Malwarebytes (MB) just likes to have complete control of the distribution of their soft, and undoubtedly enjoys not having to forfeit their potential share of App Store profits

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