Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Premium verses Iobit's Malware Fighter 3 Pro. Tested.

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Premium verses Iobit Malware Fighter 3 Pro - Tested.  Who's better?

I've been test driving the Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Pro verses the Iobit Malware Fighter 3 Pro to see which is better.  Both are being run on different Windows 7 computers (without the other being installed with it on the same system).  Preliminary testing has given a little insight to which is more effective.  On the system with Iobit Malware Fighter 3 Pro installed, I used it for my daily activities for a couple weeks. The real time shields detected nothing during this time.  I then preformed a demand scan, and it found nothing.  I then downloaded the free version of Malwarebytes (because the Premium version was on my other computer) and preformed a demand scan.  It found 5 detections that Iobit missed.  All were subsequently cleaned.  

Scan detection:  Iobit 0 detections., Malwarebytes 5 detections.

My second test was straight forward.  I have a freeware program that I like to use which frequently updates.  However, when it updates it likes to bundle adware/PUPs with it (see opencandy figure below).  So I downloaded the bundled adware onto both systems and installed it.  

Malwarebytes detected the adware during the installation process and cleaned it, allowing the installation of my wanted freeware to continue without the bundled `infection’.

Malware Fighter Pro's real-time protection failed to detect anything.  

In my last test, in the safety of a sandbox, I ventured to some malicious sites.  Malwarebytes blocked my entry to several of the sites.  Malware Fighter 3 Pro's "Network Guard"  failed to detect any `bad' websites and permitted me to enter them without warning. (Note: the programs were tested on the same sites).

Perhaps it was coincidental, seeing as my sample sizes are minuscule.  But all tests were clearly won by the same product.  I am not a professional testing lab with time and capital backing me, only an individual trying to personally evaluate the effectiveness of these competitors that want my money. And given that all 3 tests were cleanly won by the same product, I have to affirm what the data declares: Malwarebytes Anti-Malware is the easy winner and better product in my tests.

Supplementary:  During my test drive of Malware Fighter 3 Pro, something odd happened.  After a couple of months of use, my system became sluggish.  To my surprise, Malware Fighter 3 Pro had decided to install a bunch of Iobit software onto my system.  The Iobit Update Driver software (Driver Booster) was installed and running a scan in the background.  Advanced System Care and Smart defrag were in the process of downloading and installing.  All 3 programs were being installed without my knowledge or interaction or consent.  And my system performance was significantly impacted.  I uninstalled Iobit's surprises but am at a loss as to why they would seemingly try to sneak them onto my system.  Poor form on the part of Malware Fighter 3 Pro.  This is the type of behavior I installed these 2 products to help protect against.  Not to dump hidden payloads onto my system.  The irony is staggering.

What is opencandy? 

Type: Potentially Unwanted App.  Microsoft calls it Adware:Win32

Infection Length: Varies.  Risk Impact: Low

Systems Affected:   Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP

Behavior

OpenCandy is a potentially unwanted application that includes offers for additional third-party applications during the installation process of legitimate applications.

 http://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2015-032308-2532-99)

Test systems.  Windows 7 home.  One an I7 and the other an I3.

I own Malwarebytes Pro and had won Malware Fighter 3 Pro from a contest.