The best budget antivirus just got cheaper – save 50% for Cyber Monday
Malwarebytes is fast, lightweight and focused on protecting your computer
For the last few hours left in Cyber Monday, make sure you don't miss out on the great sales in antivirus coverage. One of our top choices among the best antivirus software, Malwarebytes, has a 50% off sale today on all its plans. That means you can cover three devices against malware, spyware, infostealers and ransomware for a whole year for just $30 and still get a wide array of extra features.
All three tiers of Malwarebytes plans offer safe web browsing with scam and ad blocker, security assessments and advice, and a data breach notification feature. The malware protection is solid, and scored well in independent testing when it came to identifying and blocking threats and viruses. When we tested it, we found that the quick scan options worked well, ran fast and had little impact on system performance.
Malwarebytes: Up to 50% off annual plansMalwarebytes is one of our top-rated antivirus programs, and we've picked it as our best budget choice, because it is great basic protection without a lot of fuss. It offers great malware protection, and some features that will keep you protected when you go online. It's also discounted right now; the Standard plan is just $29 for a whole year and the top tier Ultimate plan is down to $139.
When we tested Malwarebytes we liked how it ran light and fast while providing great malware coverage without a lot of extra fuss. It's clean, straightforward interface made it easy to find the features and functions we needed fast, and the scans rans quickly without bogging down our system.
Though it doesn't include all the features you could wish for, the ones that it does provide will help keep you safe online from the unlimited VPN to the firewall and the identity threat protection that's included in the upper tier level. The majority of the features are related to virus protection like the anti-heap spraying protection which is an exploit related to code injections.
Malwarebytes has three available tiers, Standard, Plus and Ultimate, and each will protect up to three devices. Each tier is currently half off for Cyber Monday and will cover your devices for a full year.
For more great discounts be sure to check out our Cyber Monday deals live blog right now.
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Amber Bouman is the senior security editor at Tom's Guide where she writes about antivirus software, home security, identity theft and more. She has long had an interest in personal security, both online and off, and also has an appreciation for martial arts and edged weapons. With over two decades of experience working in tech journalism, Amber has written for a number of publications including PC World, Maximum PC, Tech Hive, and Engadget covering everything from smartphones to smart breast pumps.
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