Malwarebytes Free is a great tool to help clean up your device or check if anything has been damaged after a cyberattack. With Malwarebytes' paid features, you can stop these attacks before they happen with protections such as scheduled Threat Scans and Malware Protection. When you pay for Malwarebytes' advanced features, your device is always actively protected, giving you peace of mind.
The tables below show which features are free and which require a subscription on Windows, Mac, Android, and iOS devices.
Windows and Mac
Paid feature ∥ Free feature ∥ - Not Available
| Feature | Windows | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| Quick Scan | Free | Free |
| Custom Scan | Free | Free |
| Threat Scan | Paid | Paid |
| Scheduled Scan | Paid | Free 1x a month | Paid |
| Real-Time Protection | Paid | Paid |
| Web Protection | Paid | Paid |
| Malware Protection | Paid | Paid |
| Ransomware Protection | Paid | - |
| Exploit Protection | Paid | - |
| App Block | - | Paid |
| Privacy Controls | Free | - |
| Remote Desktop Monitoring | Free | - |
| Windows Firewall Control | Free | - |
| System Tweaks | Free | - |
| Startup Applications | Free | - |
| File Shredder | Free | - |
| VPN | Paid | Paid |
| Digital Footprint Scan | Free | Free |
| Scam Guard | Free | Free |
Android, iOS, and iPadOS
Paid feature ∥ Free feature ∥ - Not Available
| Feature | iOS | iPadOS | Android |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scanner | - | - | Free |
| VPN | Paid | Paid | Paid |
| Real-Time Protection | - | - | Paid |
| Ransomware protection | - | - | Paid |
| Safe browsing scanner | - | - | Paid |
| Application Manager | - | - | Free |
| Privacy Checker | - | - | Free |
| Settings Checker | - | - | Free |
| Web protection | Paid | Paid | - |
| Call protection | Paid | - | - |
| Ad blocking | Free | Free | - |
| SMS protection | Free | - | Free |
| Scam Guard | Free | Free | Free |