
Interestingly, those who choose the second “I purchased my key” option get a lifetime subscription at no cost. This means that it will be harder for pirates to get a free copy after their one year subscription expires. Going forward, Malwarebytes will use a more advanced license key algorithm which prevents this from happening. This means that pirates and paid users have the same keys. While the offer is certainly generous, it’s also a necessity because legitimate and pirate keys are often duplicates. This new key will be exclusive to you going forward,” the company explains on its website. “Malwarebytes is offering a free replacement key for Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Premium customers who have been inconvenienced by piracy or abuse. Those found to have used an “abused” key then get the “ amnesty” option to upgrade their software for a year without any cost, replacing the pirate key with a legitimate one. A few days ago Malwarebytes began scanning for pirate and counterfeit keys, as part as an upgrade of its licensing system. Now, the San Jose company has a new surprise in store.

Two years ago the company started tracking down this group of users, asking them kindly not to steal the software. Traditionally, Malwarebytes has taken a fairly lenient stance towards pirates.

Like most other popular software, Malwarebytes has many unauthorized users who use cracks or keygens to unlock the programs paid features.
