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Producer	Certified	Protection	Performance	Usability
April 2022
Malwarebytes Premium 4.5.5 & 4.5.7		100	100	91.7›
February 2022
Malwarebytes Premium 4.5.0 & 4.5.2		100	100	91.7›
December 2021
Malwarebytes Premium 4.4.9 & 4.4.11		100	100	91.7›
October 2021
Malwarebytes Premium 4.4.5 & 4.4.7		91.7	100	100›
August 2021
Malwarebytes Premium 4.4.2 & 4.4.4		91.7	91.7	100›
June 2021
Malwarebytes Premium 4.3.0 & 4.4.0		91.7	100	100›
April 2021
Malwarebytes Premium 4.3.0		100	100	100›
February 2021
Malwarebytes Premium 4.3		100	100	91.7›
December 2020
Malwarebytes Premium 4.2		75	100	91.7›
October 2020
Malwarebytes Premium 4.2.0 & 4.2.1		100	100	83.3›
August 2020
Malwarebytes Premium 4.1.2		91.7	75	75›
June 2020
Malwarebytes Premium 4.1.0		83.3	75	66.7›
April 2020
Malwarebytes Premium 4.1.0		66.7	66.7	75›
February 2020
Malwarebytes Premium 4.0.4		75	66.7	100›
October 2019
Malwarebytes Premium 3.8.3		66.7	75	100›
August 2019
Malwarebytes Premium 3.8.3		66.7	83.3	83.3›
June 2019
Malwarebytes Premium 3.7.1		33.3	83.3	100›
April 2019
Malwarebytes Premium 3.7.1		91.7	91.7	83.3›
February 2019
Malwarebytes Premium 3.6.1		75	83.3	75›
December 2018
Malwarebytes Premium 3.6		83.3	83.3	75›
October 2018
Malwarebytes Premium 3.5 & 3.6		66.7	83.3	75›

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