How to Remove Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit from Your PC – MBAE Removal Guide

Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit (MBAE) is a lightweight, specialized shield application designed by Malwarebytes to protect users from zero-day exploits targeting browser and application vulnerabilities. It claims to block dangerous exploit-based malware or kits and defend against drive-by download attacks with proactive, proprietary technology. Besides, it is compatible with other antivirus installed on your PC and has a small footprint on system’s CPU and resources. For those who are mainly worried about web-based attacks, the browser protection it offers may be sufficient. So far MBAE got the scores of 3.8/5 on Softpedia and was rated 3 out of 5 stars on CNET.

Yet, as it is a new-released beta version (1.07.1.1015), there are no more other notable features, and according to online user reviews, there exist diverse issues that caused by this program, such as it blocks legitimate programs from running. Anyway, if MBAE does not work properly or as you expect, how to uninstall it totally? It has to be admitted that, though this app has been uninstalled successfully through Control Panel, there were still remaining files that could not be deleted manually. You might Google the solution and finally come to this post. Be relaxed. Here we will offer two working methods to remove Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit thoroughly. Read on please.

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Step 1. Select target program.

Launch Max Uninstaller after ending MBAE-related processes> select Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit in the list > click the Run Analysis button to proceed.

Step 2. Scan for program components.

Review related files, folders and registry entries > click the Complete Uninstall button to continue (during the process, follow the prompts to complete uninstall process) > click Scan Leftovers to enter the next step.

Step 3. Perform complete uninstall.

Review MBAE leftovers and click Delete Leftovers button > click Yes and then OK in the dialogue boxes. After that, Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit and all its leftovers should be instantly removed from your PC.

To maintain system security or optimize computer performance, you may install some kinds of antivirus or optimizer (such as Panda Internet Security, Emsisoft Anti-Exploit, BitDefender Antivirus Plus, TweakBit PCCleaner, etc.), and they do provide comprehensive services to keep your PC functioning well. As for the complete removal of these programs, Max Uninstaller is definitely a handy tool that helps you handle this task quickly and simply. In additional to this recommended removal solution, you can also try the conventional means (Windows Add/Remove Programs) and then manually remove Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit’s leftovers.

Part 1: How to Uninstall Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit Properly?

1.Reboot your computer into Safe Mode (optional).

Before uninstalling any program, you can restart Windows in Safe Mode to troubleshoot any problem that may cause unsuccessful or incomplete uninstallation. Of course you can skip this part and begin with step 2 below.

• Access the Run dialogue by pressing the Windows + R keys, type “msconfig” and hit Enter key.

• Click the Boot tab in the System Configuration interface, check the “Safe boot” box and click on OK. Then your computer will boot into Safe Mode after it restarts. (Notice: after the uninstall is finished, you should first uncheck the “Safe boot” box in this tab and then reboot your PC).

2.Terminate all Malwarebytes processes.

• Right click the taskbar on the bottom and click Task Manager in the list. Select all the related running processes and click End Task to terminate them one by one.

3.Uninstall Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit.

• (Right) click on the Start icon and click on Control Panel.

• Click on Programs and Features in Control Panel, highlight Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit in the list, click on Uninstall and then follow the prompts to uninstall it.

• As an alternative option, you can navigate to Malwarebytes installation folder (usually saved in C:\Program Files\), launch its built-in uninstaller by double clicking the file named mbae-uninstaller.exe, and follow the uninstall wizard to complete the process.

• Reboot your computer after the uninstall process is finished.

Part 2: How to Remove Malwarebytes remnants Completely?

After uninstalling Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit, you still need to manually detect and clean out its remaining files, folders and registry entries. Try to search the directory for the target program and delete all the files in the directory first.

• Navigate to C:\Program Files (x86)\Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit and delete this folder if it still exists. Or you can open File Explorer and type Malwarebytes in the search area. After a few seconds of scanning you can go through and delete the matched items associated with Malwarebytes in the search results.

• (Right) click on the Start icon, click on Search, type “regedit” in the box and press Enter key to activate Windows Registry Editor.

• Click Find on the Edit menu, type the keyword(s) of target program or its vendor’s name in the search box, and enter Find Next (or F3) to locate and delete related keys or values one after the other.

Notice: You must be very careful in modifying the registry keys or values. Some of the remaining registry entries are difficult to identify. And any unintentional mistake might pose irreversible threats to the stability or security of your system. To avoid any potential mis-operation, you are strongly suggested to apply a professional uninstaller for safe and complete removal of Malwarebytes leftovers.

Otherwise, if necessary, you can download and run a tool (mbam-clean.exe) provided by Malwarebytes to remove all program traces including configuration settings, license information and anything else related to Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit, as it claims. After the removal part is finished, don’t forget to empty the Recycle Bin to permanently delete Malwarebytes and to free up your disk space.

This post describes two practical solution to remove Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit from your PC. The conventional means is suitable for most cases, but it takes much more time and energy to get Malwarebytes removed entirely. Yet with Max Uninstaller you can save the trouble of performing complicated manual steps and complete PUPs removal in a blink. If you still have any problem in uninstalling Malwarebytes, please leave your comment here and we will reply to u as soon as possible.