Recent Malwarebytes Issue Blocking Internet Access

[AlaDes]

Sometime last night Malwarebytes updated itself as it normally would on a regular basis. However, after the last update, it kept reporting that several services were trying to access a malicious website: 127.0.0.1.

Although I could ping google using the command line and get a response, I could not use any apps that access the internet, except Teamviewer. D7 even reported that I had no internet access. So, I ran Malwarebytes's flash scan and came up with nothing. I then tried to update its definition database and it could not do so because of no internet access.

After thinking for a few minutes and noticing the popups Malwarebytes kept giving me about blocking access to my own machine, I thought that maybe something may be wrong with Malwarebytes itself. Sure enough, after disabling its malicious website blocking utility I had internet access and was then able to update to the latest database. After the update was completed, I then re-enabled "malicious website blocking" and all was well.

Has anyone else ever had this wierd problem? I think maybe the database was corrupted or during the update process or Malwarebytes may have made a booboo lol.

 

[NYJimbo]

Yes, check this thread out:

http://forums.malwarebytes.org/index.php?showtopic=123022

 

[AlaDes]

Yes, check this thread out:

http://forums.malwarebytes.org/index.php?showtopic=123022

Thanks Jimbo! This probably won't do me any justice considering all the phone calls I will probably receive in the next few days. I have sold countless licenses for Malwarebytes lol.

 

[NYJimbo]

Thanks Jimbo! This probably won't do me any justice considering all the phone calls I will probably receive in the next few days. I have sold countless licenses for Malwarebytes lol.

I think they would have had to leave the machine running overnight to get that so if it was off they will be ok, but yes, we're gonna get something.

It had to happen to MBAM sooner or later, it happens to them all at some point.

 

[Xander]

Odd. I run the Pro version myself and had no issues at all.

 

[carrcomp]

Odd. I run the Pro version myself and had no issues at all.

Canadians don't have computer problems.

 

[TechLady]

One of my clients got hit with this. None of my computers did. Random but easy to fix.

 

[Xander]

Canadians don't have computer problems.

Must be true, eh. I've sold a few dozen MBAMs in the last few months and not a single call today about it.

 

[AlaDes]

Must be true, eh. I've sold a few dozen MBAMs in the last few months and not a single call today about it.

Xander, you saying "eh" reminds me of my youngest daughter (Destinator) performing her British accent when she tells someone, "I'm from Canada, eh". She does it so good that some people have even believed her lol.

 

[Xander]

I may be in the minority but I rarely speak it. I use it for emphasis in writing, more often than not.