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RE: Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Premium & Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit Premium for FREE! - Nil - 08-17-2016
Why does MBAM itself classify the hosts file as hijack malware?
RE: Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Premium & Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit Premium for FREE! - Skryptec - 08-17-2016
(08-17-2016, 11:47 PM)God Wrote: Why does MBAM itself classify the hosts file as hijack malware?
I do not know, I only have the malwarebytes rule in my hosts file.
RE: Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Premium & Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit Premium for FREE! - Nil - 08-17-2016
(08-17-2016, 11:48 PM)Skryptec Wrote:(08-17-2016, 11:47 PM)God Wrote: Why does MBAM itself classify the hosts file as hijack malware?
I do not know, I only have the malwarebytes rule in my hosts file.
Same. It just detects it as malware with the added line. Just thought it was strange.
RE: Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Premium & Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit Premium for FREE! - Skryptec - 08-17-2016
(08-17-2016, 11:50 PM)God Wrote:(08-17-2016, 11:48 PM)Skryptec Wrote:(08-17-2016, 11:47 PM)God Wrote: Why does MBAM itself classify the hosts file as hijack malware?
I do not know, I only have the malwarebytes rule in my hosts file.
Same. It just detects it as malware with the added line.
Weird, try restarting Malwarebytes.
RE: Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Premium & Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit Premium for FREE! - Nil - 08-17-2016
(08-17-2016, 11:52 PM)Skryptec Wrote:(08-17-2016, 11:50 PM)God Wrote:(08-17-2016, 11:48 PM)Skryptec Wrote: I do not know, I only have the malwarebytes rule in my hosts file.
Same. It just detects it as malware with the added line.
Weird, try restarting Malwarebytes.
I actually just deleted the line from the hosts file and it says I still have premium at the moment so I'll see if that lasts.
RE: Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Premium & Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit Premium for FREE! - mothered - 08-20-2016
(08-17-2016, 11:47 PM)God Wrote: Why does MBAM itself classify the hosts file as hijack malware?
This was an Issue (false positive) on MBAM's end a little while back. I believe they've since fixed It.
Have you updated to the latest definitions?
RE: Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Premium & Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit Premium for FREE! - Nil - 08-20-2016
(08-20-2016, 03:22 PM)mothered Wrote:(08-17-2016, 11:47 PM)God Wrote: Why does MBAM itself classify the hosts file as hijack malware?
This was an Issue (false positive) on MBAM's end a little while back. I believe they've since fixed It.
Have you updated to the latest definitions?
Yeah, I had to uninstall mine and redownload so everything is the latest.
RE: Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Premium & Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit Premium for FREE! - mothered - 08-21-2016
(08-20-2016, 04:56 PM)God Wrote: Yeah, I had to uninstall mine and redownload so everything is the latest.
Okay then.
So I assume since the latest definitions have been updated, you're not experiencing any Issues? If so, that's great.
RE: Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Premium & Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit Premium for FREE! - Nil - 08-21-2016
(08-21-2016, 03:08 AM)mothered Wrote:(08-20-2016, 04:56 PM)God Wrote: Yeah, I had to uninstall mine and redownload so everything is the latest.
Okay then.
So I assume since the latest definitions have been updated, you're not experiencing any Issues? If so, that's great.
No I meant to do what the thread said to do I had to redownload MBAM which means everything was the latest when I got the false positive.
RE: Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Premium & Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit Premium for FREE! - mothered - 08-21-2016
(08-21-2016, 06:04 AM)God Wrote: No I meant to do what the thread said to do I had to redownload MBAM which means everything was the latest when I got the false positive.
Oh I see, sorry I completely misunderstood your post.
That's quite strange that you're still experiencing Issues. If you haven't done so already, It's probably best to define the Hosts file In MBAM's exclusions list.