Malwarebytes Is Giving Pirates Keys To Their Treasure Chest
The makers of the popular anti-malware software, Malwarebytes, announced earlier this week that anyone with a counterfeit code for Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Software (MBAM) will soon be given a legitimate code in its place. Instead of punishing pirates, Malwarebytes has developed an Amnesty Program to protect its Anti-Malware Premium customers “who have been inconvenienced by piracy or abuse.” It doesn’t matter if you made a shady purchase or you happened upon a Malwarebytes key posted in an underground forum. They’ll give you a 100% legit key and let you activate Malwarebytes Premium at absolutely no cost. The subscription is good for 12 months and the hope is that (former) pirates will take the olive branch, use the key, and then decide Malwarebytes really is worth a few bucks a year. The process of receiving a legit key will require users to open up the Amnesty Program and select one of two options. Users who select “I’m not sure where I got my key, I downloaded ...