Notable improvements include 25% faster scans on 64-bit systems

Mar 24, 2012 08:34 GMT  ·  By

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware continues to progress, as the company released a new beta for the application. Version 1.61 of the security product brings to the table improvements and repairs a small batch of problems.

As far as enhancements are concerned, the development team managed to optimize the scan speed for 64-bit operating systems and the application should complete the job 25% faster.

There are also Chameleon improvements, the technology that ensures that Malwarebytes runs even if threats try to block it.

Among the modifications there are also additional security checks for program updates and, for the paid version only, some enhancements address password command line.

As for the repairs, the new release shows accurate protection status in the scheduled scan logs. Also fixed is the context menu language for 'Scan with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware' option, which is now displayed in the selected language.

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