Where Does Malwarebytes Store Scan History?
Malwarebytes keeps scan history, quarantine, and protection settings locally with account sync for subscriptions. Quarantined files restore from history.
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Malwarebytes guards devices from local storage first. Scan histories with detections, quarantine vaults, allow lists, and protection toggles persist per install with subscriptions syncing through the account.
That makes the subscription the migration with fresh scans as the errand. Exact behaviors may vary by version. Browser Guard extends protection to Chrome and Edge alongside. Scheduled scans run nightly quietly. Exploit guards shield browsers. VPN bundles encrypt traffic. Identity alerts watch breaches.
Where Malwarebytes stores this, by platform
/storage/emulated/0/Android/data/org.malwarebytes.antimalware/files
History local; subscription syncs via account. Exact folder names may vary by version. Restore false positives from quarantine.
Malwarebytes app storage (Settings > iPhone Storage)
Same model as Android. Allow lists need rebuilding per device. Reinstalls need fresh scans.
Frequently asked questions
Does protection sync between devices?
Yes for subscription status on login across devices. Scan histories stay per device. Reinstalls need fresh scans for current verdicts. Run weekly scans.
How do I restore a quarantined file?
Open detection history and restore false positives individually with exclusions added. Report the file to improve signatures. Quarantine holds files safely meanwhile.
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