
Malwarebytes is quite noisy on the firewall so raises suspicion. It's blocked until I let it through to update.
Update checks are also lengthy to undertake, sometimes it takes a minute to check.
I can't fathom the need for more than a check of two version numbers totalling a few bytes of data. An almost instant check to see a new update is required.
It doesn't seem there is a way to download definition libraries/files and check their authenticity either. I assume the update stream is encrypted to prevent MITM attacks, but lacking manual updates is worrisome for paying customers.
Purely from a security point of view I'm increasingly sceptical about trusting this software on my system. It's also a US company which raises suspicion in the current digital data climate.
Has anyone fully logged Malwarebytes to view what it is sending and receiving during updates and checks?
I'll give it a shot with Wireshark and post my results.