Reviews for Malwarebytes Browser Guard
Malwarebytes Browser Guard by Malwarebytes
Review by Daniel M. Kaplan
Rated 4 out of 5
by Daniel M. Kaplan, 2 months ago779 reviews
- Rated 4 out of 5by Sal, 4 hours agoUsually good till youtube messes with things. The last while, it may have started causing massive memory leaks with youtube. Just like it youtube does with other popular adblockers. Even turning off the adblock function of this addon, there might still be memory leaks. I could be wrong though. Might be worth looking into? Maybe let us turn off storing client-side data?
- Rated 3 out of 5by Firefox user 15480928, 3 days ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by RavenBeard, 5 days ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by JZVS, 5 days ago
- Rated 1 out of 5by hamslamwich, 11 days agoAs adblockers go this thing is ridiculously overzealous. Blocks the purchase button from working if the website doesn't pass some kind of inscrutable vibe test.
Usually this is merely annoying but recently it made me miss reordering some prescription eyedrops for my dog.
Run away from here, ublock Origin on its own is fine! Run away!Developer response
posted 2 days agoThank you for the feedback. If you can, it would be great to know the sites that are not working with Browser Guard. You can reach us at support.malwarebytes.com. - Rated 2 out of 5by JD6T_P6, 12 days agoI've been using "Malwarebytes Browser Guard" for a couple of months, and I've noticed a few issues.
There's no doubt it does a great job blocking malicious sites, trackers, scams, etc. But it also slows down the browser when I have several tabs open or when loading more than one tab at the same time. After testing, I noticed a pattern (at least in my case): the more images a website has (Google Maps, ArtStation, Pinterest, etc.), the worse the browser's performance gets. So, I went into the extension's settings and disabled its three main features (Ads/Trackers = Off, Malware = Off, Scams = Off) for each of these sites, but to my surprise, it didn't work—the sites were still slow. I assume that Malwarebytes is still scanning all the links on the site, but the fact that this happens even after disabling those features feels like a big flaw. Hopefully, it's just me not knowing how to use the extension properly, but for now, I had to disable it.
At first, I thought the issue was related to my browser's cache or something similar, so I reset the browser, and that fixed it temporarily. However, once I reinstalled my extensions, the issue came back. After testing them one by one, I found out that the problem was caused by "Malwarebytes Browser Guard."
This wouldn't be such a big deal, but I use the aforementioned pages a lot and at least I think that many users also use Google Maps and from my experience, that's where the issue is the worst.Developer response
posted 3 days agoThanks for the detailed feedback. We are working on performance enhancements, keep an eye out for more updates. - Rated 5 out of 5by jaadolio, 13 days ago
- Rated 4 out of 5by Celeste, 23 days agoThe tool is excellent, but the current problem is that the Browser Guard for Mozilla Firefox version is not receiving updates to the latest version available like other browsers. The website says it is already at version 3.0 and here it is at version: 2.6.27. Please update, we know how important it is to keep the software updated and with the latest definitions.
Developer response
posted 3 days agoFirefox is still getting database updates every 30 minutes for new threats in the wild.
We are currently working on migrating the Firefox extension to the new Manifest v3 format (MV3).
Due to the differences between Firefox and Chromium (Chrome, Edge etc.) engines we've had to take more time to ensure it is right.
We are hoping to have a beta of the new Firefox MV3 version out soon. - Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 18692366, 24 days ago
- Rated 4 out of 5by Firefox user 14957199, 24 days agoFast sehr gut - erkennt teilweise aktuelle Crypto-Scam und Pishing Seiten.
5 Sterne wenn von Nutzern, bösartige Seiten interaktiv gemeldet werden könnten!Developer response
posted 3 days agoThank you for the feedback. We will take your feature request into consideration. - Rated 5 out of 5by Private_Cat, a month ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Chuck, a month agoI have used Malwarebytes before it sold to new owners, so far it seems one of the best that I currently use. it may have hiccups sometimes, but it is resolved through support.. also recommend for PC, phones..
- Rated 1 out of 5by Firefox user 18641333, 2 months ago
- Rated 4 out of 5by Firefox user 18638499, 2 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by PimpinDragon, 2 months ago
- Rated 1 out of 5by Firefox user 18634028, 2 months agocaused multiple issues on many websites, even sites like Google Maps.
Developer response
posted 2 months agoPlease reach out at support.malwarebytes.com, so we can help figure out a fix. - Rated 4 out of 5by Jonsorta, 2 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 14729191, 2 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 16900787, 2 months ago
- Rated 3 out of 5by cadkitten, 2 months agoThis extension does not work with tumblr at all. At first it just denied me the ability to see the post screen when I went to make a post. Then it began to do the same thing to reblogs. At this point, it actively goes to a black screen after approximately 1-2 seconds of seeing any page. I turn this single extension off, presto, everything works again. Turn it back on, boom, all black screens again. Since I use tumblr all the time, this means I cannot use this extension (that I dearly want to use!). Please please fix it so I can use tumblr again. Thanks!
Developer response
posted 2 months agoHi there,
This is due to a conflict with our Easylist protection, we will fix it on our side.
In the meantime, you can toggle Easylist on/off on Tumblr, by:
1. Navigating to Tumblr
2. Click on the Browser Guard icon in your browser's toolbar.
3. In the list of trackers blocked, you will see "Easylist".
4. Click on the "..." next to it.
5. Click "Allow on this website"
For more articles, and to get the most out of Browser Guard, please visit support.malwarebytes.com. - Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 12062104, 2 months ago