RTProtectionDaemon
Universal version latest seen at v5.25.0 · Reported by 481 Macs in the community.
All sighted native versions (20+):
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RTProtectionDaemon is a background security service component of Malwarebytes antivirus and anti-malware protection software for macOS. It runs as a launchd daemon to provide real-time scanning, threat detection, and malware protection without requiring user interaction. The daemon monitors system activity and file access to identify and quarantine malicious or unwanted software. A native Apple Silicon build has been confirmed running on Macs in the Rosetta Check community.
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1 suggestionRTProtectionDaemon is a helper component that ships as part of the Malwarebytes antivirus application — it is not separately updatable. To get the native Apple Silicon build of RTProtectionDaemon, you must update the parent Malwarebytes application itself. The simplest path is to open Malwarebytes, go to Preferences (or Settings), find the Updates section, and click "Check for Updates" to download and install the latest native build. Alternatively, visit the Malwarebytes website directly to download the latest installer, which will automatically serve the native Apple Silicon version on M-series Macs. Once Malwarebytes updates, RTProtectionDaemon will be replaced with its native arm64 counterpart and you should see improved performance and battery life from the daemon's background scanning operations.
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