Malwarebytes Anti-Malware
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware is a security utility designed to detect and remove malware, spyware, adware, and other potentially unwanted programs from macOS. It was widely used by individual Mac users and IT professionals as a supplementary scanner to complement built-in antivirus tools. The app provided on-demand scanning, quarantine features, and periodic updates of malware definitions. It operated as a standalone tool rather than a background service.
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1 suggestionMalwarebytes has discontinued its standalone Anti-Malware product for macOS. The app has not been maintained for several years — the version detected in the wild is 1.3.1 from around 2017, built only for Intel, with no native Apple Silicon build ever released. The app will stop working entirely when Apple removes Rosetta 2 in macOS 28 (September 2028). Rather than looking for a replacement for this specific tool, consider that modern macOS includes strong built-in protections: Gatekeeper (code signing verification), XProtect (signature-based malware detection), and Notarization. If you want a modern, actively maintained security solution that runs natively on Apple Silicon, the current Malwarebytes for Mac product is now focused on threat intelligence rather than local scanning — review their current product line at malwarebytes.com. Alternatively, Bitdefender, Norton LifeLock, and Kaspersky all ship native macOS security tools with active development. Most home users will find the built-in protections sufficient without a third-party anti-malware tool.
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