Anti-malware
Malwarebytes privacy rating
Anti-malware software for Windows, macOS, Android and iOS that detects and removes viruses, ransomware, adware and potentially unwanted programs.
Summary
Malwarebytes scores 20 out of 100 (grade F) on the anti-malware criteria. It meets 1 of 4 criteria: no ads or data sales. It does not meet open source, no trackers or telemetry and independent audit. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act.
Score 20 out of 100. How scoring works
Criteria
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No
No trackers or telemetry Weight 3 of 3
Are the website and apps free of third-party trackers, with any analytics anonymous and any telemetry off by default?
Exodus finds Amplitude, AppsFlyer, Firebase Analytics, Crashlytics and Sentry in the Android app, and the privacy policy lists third-party analytics and targeting cookies on the website.
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Yes
No ads or data sales Weight 2 of 3
Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?
Funded by subscriptions with no ads in the apps; the privacy policy states personal data is not sold for money, though website targeting cookies may count as sharing under US state laws.
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No
Independent audit Weight 2 of 3
Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?
No independent audit is published.