Malwarebytes Privacy Report
Malwarebytes gained points for its end-to-end encryption, automatic software updates, and advanced authentication options. However, the company shares unnecessary information with third parties, like users’ IP addresses and internet service providers, and has had security flaws in the past, which detracted from its overall privacy rating.
Encryption
| In Transit | Yes |
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| At rest? | Yes |
| All network communications and capabilities? | Yes |
Security Updates
| Automatic, regular software/ firmware updates? | Yes |
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| Product available to use during updates? | No |
Passwords
| Mandatory password? | Yes |
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| Two-Factor authentication? | Yes |
| Multi-Factor authentication? | Yes |
Vulnerability Management
Point of contact for reporting vulnerabilities?bug-bounty@malwarebytes.com
| Bug bounty program? | Yes |
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Privacy Policy
| Link | https://www.malwarebytes.com/privacy/ |
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| Specific to device? | No |
| Readable? | Yes |
| What data they log | Name, email address, phone number, username, company name, company size, payment information, IP address, browser type, Internet service provider, referring pages, files viewed on site, operating system, and clickstream data. |
| What data they don’t log | n/a |
| Can you delete your data? | Yes |
| Third-party sharing policies | Shares information with third parties. |
Surveillance
| Log camera device/ app footage | n/a |
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| Log microphone device/ app | n/a |
| Location tracking device/ app | n/a |
Parental Controls
| Are there parental controls? | No |
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Company History
| Any security breaches/ surveillance issues in past? | Yes |
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| Did they do anything to fix it? | Yes |
Additional Security Features
| Anything like privacy shutters, privacy zones, etc.? | n/a |
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