Most of the applications showed excellent performance, but only Malwarebytesa free downloadmanaged a perfect score.

It ought to work with the help of antivirus software or clean-up tools.

But how effectively do these first responders do their job?

Each system was put through a rigorous endurance test that lasted a total of 10 months.

Tests were also conducted on antivirus software, but keep in mindthere’s a difference between antivirus and anti-malware.

In the end, Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free scored a cool 100% in total system repair.

Thenext best scores for free applicationscame from AVG AntiVirus Free 2014 and Avast!

17 software packages in a repair performance test after malware attacks| AV-TEST