How to set up a Scheduled Scan with Malwarebytes Premium
Description: This article will show you how to set up a scan to automatically run with Malwarebytes on your computer. NOTE: This feature requires a Premium version of Malwarebytes.
- To open Malwarebytes, select the Start Button.
- Scroll down the list of programs in alphabetical order and locate Malwarebytes. First, open the Malwarebytes folder, then second, choose Malwarebytes.
- From the Malwarebytes program select Settings on the left side.
- Choose Scan Schedule from the Settings window.
- Select Add at the bottom of the Scan Schedule window.
- An Add Scheduled Scan window will appear.
- Select the type of scan to run under Operation type.
- Select the schedule frequency of the scan, which can be set to Daily, Weekly, Monthly or On reboot.
- Select the recurrence of the scan, if necessary. For example, to scan every three days, select Daily and 3 days.
- Select OK to save the scan settings.
- The scan will now appear in the Scan Schedule menu.
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