Malware
is short for malicious software. It is any software which aims
to disrupt your computer, spy on and gather your private
information, gain access without your consent, and display
unwanted advertising.
You can
obtain a copy of this program from the Malwarebytes main webpage
at https://www.malwarebytes.com/mwb-download/
The free
copy should be suffice for your home use.
A trial
version of Malwarebytes can be obtained from the following link
at https://www.malwarebytes.com/trial/
For 14 days,
Malwarebytes will keep malware from infecting your computer for
free. After that, it reverts to a limited scanner.
Prevent
malware from infecting your computer for 14 days with real-time
protection, anti-ransomware technology, and malicious website
blocking.
Malwarebytes
3.0 reverts to a manual scanner that detects and cleans up
malware infections only when you run a scan. You can upgrade
to Premium at any time.
To start
your copy of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware it can either be started
from the Desktop or from the all apps/programs section in
Windows. Just press the Enter key on the program to start it.
The keys
that will be used are the Tab keys, the Shift/Tab keys, the
Arrow keys and the Spacebar with
NVDA.
When you
first open Malwarebytes Anti-Malware it may take a little while
to come up. If you are using a Windows 8 machine and up, you
might get the UAC screen in Windows asking you if you want to
run it or not. Just
tab to the yes button and press the Enter key and the program
should load for you shortly after.
When it
loads it will most probably land you on the following section
(for example Dashboard Overview of application status).
You can tab
through the following sections such as Fix Now, Enter, Buy
premium license now, View details, Scan information, Enter,
Update Database Now, Enter, Make sure your database is up to
date, View details, Scan information, Enter, Scan Now, Enter,
Scan your computer right now, Help .
The above
are all buttons and the Enter key can be pushed on them to open
those sections up.
You can also
get to other parts of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware by using the
right and left arrow keys. For example starting from Dashboard
Overview of application status, Scan - Scans your computer for
threats, Settings - Allows you to configure your anti-malware
application, History - Shows how we protected you from threats,
Activate - Activate Button, Buy - Buy Button.
You can
press the Spacebar on any of the buttons to activate them. If
you wanted to go down in the settings section you would locate
this section first. You should hear NVDA say settings, radio
button, then press the Tab key. It is then a matter of tabbing
through the settings section. When you hear General settings
radio button checked, you can also use the right and left arrow
keys to navigate other sections. For example you will hear the
following Malware Exclusions radio button checked, Web
Exclusions radio button checked, Detection and Protection radio
button checked, Update Settings radio button checked, History
Settings radio button checked, Access Policies, Advanced
Settings radio button checked, Automated Scheduling radio button
checked, About radio button checked.
You can only
pick one of these sections at a time. So, when you find a
section you want to have a look at, use the Tab key to go down
that section (for example, advanced settings radio button
checked).
In any of
the sections in Malwarebytes Anti-Malware, it will be a matter
of either using the Enter key, the Spacebar key or in the case
of combo boxes use the Alt key + down arrow key to open the
combo box. You can also use the Shift/Tab key to go back a step.
In most
cases in Malware bytes, you would usually scan for malware,
update your database and check the results of your scan, then
take the necessary steps if needed.
Creating exclusion's in
Malware Bytes (tutorial by Tony Ballou)
Sometimes you can have a
situation where a program, folder, or file that Malware Bytes
scans, deems it as malware and trashes it when it is not the
case. To prevent this from happening, you can create an
exclusion for the program in Malware
Bytes. To do this:
First, press
Tab until NVDA says Settings and hit
space on it. NVDA will say settings tab checked.
Next, press Tab
until NVDA says exclusion’s tab and hit space on it. Once
you’ve got that checked press Tab
until NVDA says add exclusions button and hit the Space bar to
activate it.
From this point, the exclusion
wizard opens. There are 2 steps to the process. NVDA will say step 1
of 2. Here you can select what type of exclusion you want to
create.
The exclusions can be a
specific website, file or folder, an application that connects
to the internet, or a previously detected exploit.
Once you have made the desired
choice, press tab until NVDA says next button and hit the
Space bar on it.
NVDA will say step 2 of 2. Here you will
specify the item you want to exclude. If it is a folder, tab
over to the select folder button and press Enter on it. Then
tab to the ok button and press Enter
on that.
Now, you can browse for the
folder you want to add and once you have it focused press Tab to the select folder button and hit
Space on it. Most times the folder will be located in the
c:\Program files x86 folder on your system. Once the folder is
selected, it and all of its contents will be excluded. If you
are excluding files, choose the add files button instead and
once that’s done, tab to the ok button and press enter on it.
To exclude an internet
application, at step 2 of the wizard, you will want to find
the executable file that corresponds with the program. It is located in the
c:\program files x86 folder. Simply choose the folder that
corresponds with the program, open it up and by using first
letter navigation, move the focus to the .exe file. Once
there, tab to the select file button and press Enter on it. Then tab to ok and press
Enter on that.
If you plan to exclude a
website, at step 2 type in the domain or I P address that you
want to exclude, tab to the add button and press Enter on it, then tab to ok and press Enter on that. .
If you are excluding an item
that was previously deemed an exploit, at step 2 of the
wizard, tab to the select button and hit Space
on that. NVDA will prompt you to select the item from the
list. Once you have the items which you want to exclude
selected, tab to the select button and hit the Space bar. Then tab to ok and press
enter on it and that’s it.
To listen to an audio
tutorial on how to navigate Malwarebytes Anti-Malware with the
NVDA screen reader, please visit the following link
https://www.dropbox.com/s/rsr3533am5akhlv/how%20to%20navigate%20%20Malwarebytes%20Anti-Malware%20with%20nvda.MP3?dl=0