What is mbar.exe?

mbar.exe is part of Malwarebytes Anti-Rootkit and developed by Malwarebytes Corporation according to the mbar.exe version information.

mbar.exe's description is "Malwarebytes Anti-Rootkit"

mbar.exe is digitally signed by Malwarebytes Corporation.

mbar.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files\mbar\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about mbar.exe.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on mbar.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameMalwarebytes Anti-Rootkit
Company nameMalwarebytes Corporation
File descriptionMalwarebytes Anti-Rootkit
Internal nameMbamAntiRootkit.exe
Original filenamembar.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) Malwarebytes Corporation 2012-2014
Product version1.08.2.1001
File version1.08.2.1001

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product nameMalwarebytes Anti-Rootkit
Company nameMalwarebytes Corporation
File descriptionMalwarebytes Anti-Rootkit
Internal nameMbamAntiRootkit.exe
Original filenamembar.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) Malwarebytes Corporati..
Product version1.08.2.1001
File version1.08.2.1001

Digital signatures [?]

mbar.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameMalwarebytes Corporation
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA
Certificate serial number6f36c4b74b4f8ab001f039d692a75b49

VirusTotal report

None of the 57 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the mbar.exe file.

None of the 57 anti-virus programs detected the mbar.exe file.

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD52e65369e31ec7b7c95abcd5516a06b5f
SHA2565ce2912a8b13a0a36ee819964377120c6db81be50853b3eb44dc3cbd8156713e

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to mbar.exe:

mbar.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

mbar.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.

Malwarebytes Anti-Rootkit has stopped working.

End Program - mbar.exe. This program is not responding.

mbar.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

mbar.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with mbar.exe. 14% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 7 users.

User vote results: There were 1 vote to remove and 6 votes to keep

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Comments

Please share with the other users what you think about this file. What does this file do? Is it legitimate or something that your computer is better without? Do you know how it was installed on your system? Did you install it yourself or did it come bundled with some other software? Is it running smoothly or do you get some error message? Any information that will help to document this file is welcome. Thank you for your contributions.

I'm reading all new comments so don't hesitate to post a question about the file. If I don't have the answer perhaps another user can help you.

pifase writes

2 thumbs

Malwarebytes Anti-rootkit is not a virus, It is just a program made by the same company that made Malwarebytes (An Antivirus/Anti-Malware program) that removes Rootkits (a collection of computer software, typically malicious, designed to enable access to a computer or an area of its software that is not otherwise allowed)

# 8 May 2020, 7:21

Roger Karlsson writes

0 thumbs

@pifase: Agreed. mbar.exe is legit software from Malwarebytes Corporation.

# 13 May 2020, 6:57

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