Download and run the Malwarebytes Cleanup Utility

 

  1. Download the latest version of the Malwarebytes Cleanup Utility and save it to the desktop.

 

   2. Open Command Prompt as an administrator.

 

   3. In the command window, type in cd C:\Users\(name of username)\desktop or cd %userprofile%\desktop to navigate to the desktop. 

 

   4. If you want to run the Malwarebytes Cleanup Utility and allow it to reboot, enter the command mbst.exe /y /cleanup. 

 

 

Command line switches

Here is a list of switches you can use to execute the Malwarebytes Cleanup Utility:

  • /y
    • Accepts the EULA. Without this command you will not be able to run the tool. 
  • /cleanup
    • Uninstalls all versions of  Malwarebytes products it finds on the machine.
    • Does not reinstall or reactivate the Malwarebytes installation. 
    • Generates output (mbst-clean-results.txt) to the directory where the Cleanup Utility was run from. 
    • Forces a reboot to perform post-reboot cleanup. 
  • /noreboot
    • Prevents the forced reboot flag after cleanup.