And just remember, if something sounds too good to be true, it probably is, and this is usually the case with these vendors claiming to still have legitimate lifetime licenses for Malwarebytes after 3 years of not being issued any more. If there is anything else we might assist you with please don't hesitate to ask.
They don't want you to lose out if possible, and while they no longer issue any lifetime licenses, they often will offer at least a free year subscription for Malwarebytes 3 so that you still feel like you got something for the money you spent and don't end up without protection on your system even though they don't get any of the money you paid to the vendor when you bought the pirated lifetime license. hasn't been activated enough times/in enough different places simultaneously yet).Īlso bear in mind that Malwarebytes tends to be very generous when it comes to issues like this.
If you already purchased a key and want to check on its status, aside from just activating the software, you may contact Malwarebytes Support via the options on this page and they can lookup the key to see if it appears to likely be pirated or not and maybe just hasn't been blacklisted by the automated system yet (i.e. The only way I might even consider purchasing would be if they were selling sealed boxed retail versions which had the key sealed inside and provided me with the box, tape still intact/not re-sealed (though none of the vendors I've seen selling it do that they're usually just selling keys meaning the source of the keys is likely not legit).īecause it is very likely to be fraudulent, I would highly recommend not purchasing from such vendors as the probability of their keys being legitimate and actually working for life is extremely low.
With that said, unfortunately there is no way to know for certain if what you are being sold is legitimate or not so the key, if it is pirated, could end up being blacklisted at any time once the Malwarebytes licensing system identifies abuse which is why it frequently occurs that such keys work for a while but then end up failing at some point because the licensing system notices that the key has been activated hundreds or thousands of times all over the world (an obvious sign that it is pirated) which could happen at any time and all depends on how many people they've sold or given that key to, where they got it (as they might be obtaining them from a key generator or from illegal downloads online that include pirated keys to activate them).
Before submitting your reply, be sure to enable "Notify me of replies" like so:Ĭlick "Reveal Hidden Contents" below for details on how to attach a file:Īll lifetime license sales were discontinued around 3 years ago when Malwarebytes switched over to a yearly subscription model so the only way for a vendor to have any lifetime keys would be if they still have copies of the old boxed retail Malwarebytes Anti-Malware product from that time period which at this point is pretty unlikely. Please attach the file in your next reply. You will be presented with a page stating, " Welcome to the Malwarebytes Support Tool!"Ī progress bar will appear and the program will proceed to gather troubleshooting information from your computerĪ file named mbst-grab-results.zip will be saved to your Desktop
Place a checkmark next to Accept License Agreement and click Next You may be prompted by User Account Control (UAC) to allow changes to be made to your computer.
Once the file is downloaded, open your Downloads folder/location of the downloaded fileĭouble-click mb-support-X.X.X.XXXX.exe to run the program NOTE: The tools and the information obtained is safe and not harmful to your privacy or your computer, please allow the programs to run if blocked by your system.
If you haven’t already done so, please run the Malwarebytes Support Tool and then attach the logs in your next reply: