Install Malwarebytes to flash drive?

Is this ok to do? Iwant to be able to run it without connecting this pc to the internet.

Will it update ok?


ty
fbkaiser

Edit: Moved topic from XP to the more appropriate forum. ~ Animal

Yes you can do that

Mark,

ty for helping.

Let me be a bit clearer.

I want to run Malbytes with is latest update on a pc that cannot be connected to the internet.

I know that I could run the app with no need to be online, but how would I get the update file?

I have this question about AVG too. I assume the answer will apply to both.

ty
fbkaiser

When you cannot update

Since you cannot use the Internet, manually download the definition updates from another computer, save them to a flash (usb, pen, thumb, jump) drive or CD and transfer to the infected machine. Then just double-click on mbam-rules.exe to install the update. If you cannot transfer or install from the infected machine, try installing the file directly from the flash drive to your machine.

• alternate rules.ref download link 1
• alternate rules.ref download link 2

Mbam-rules.exe is not updated daily. Another way to get the most current database definitions is to install MBAM on a clean computer, launch the program, update through MBAM's interface, copy the definitions (rules.ref) to a USB stick or CD and transfer that file to the infected machine. Copy rules.ref to the location indicated for your operating system.

• XP: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Malwarebytes\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware
• Vista: C:\Documents and Settings\Users\All Users\Malwarebytes\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware

If you cannot see the folder, then you may have to Reconfigure Windows to show it.

Mark,

This makes sense.

Does this technique work with AVGfree? Do you happen to know name of that update file?

Thank much again.

fbkaiser

That I do not know
Sorry