# Install malwarebytes with Homebrew Cask

Scan and remove malware, spyware, and viruses. Version 5.25.2.4106 via Homebrew Cask; verified from local package data.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install cask:malwarebytes
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew Cask (100%):

```sh
brew install --cask malwarebytes
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew cask metadata

## Package facts

- **Package key:** cask:malwarebytes
- **Package manager:** Homebrew Cask
- **Package manager page:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/malwarebytes>
- **Version:** 5.25.2.4106
- **Source summary:** Scan and remove malware, spyware, and viruses
- **Homepage:** <https://www.malwarebytes.com/mac/>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://www.malwarebytes.com/mac/>
- **Source archive:** <https://data-cdn.mbamupdates.com/web/mb5_mac/Malwarebytes-Mac-5.25.2.4106.pkg>
- **Generated:** 2026-08-04T22:13:35+00:00

## Install behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Caveats: malwarebytes requires a kernel extension to work. If the installation fails, retry after you enable it in: System Settings → Privacy & Security For more information, refer to vendor documentation or this Apple Technical Note: https://developer.apple.com/library/content/technotes/tn2459/_index.html
- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-04
- Package-manager version: 5.25.2.4106
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://www.malwarebytes.com/mac/
- info: No package-manager update timestamp was available.
- info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.

## Security Notes

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for malwarebytes. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.


## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew cask API
- **Tap:** homebrew/cask
- **Full Token:** malwarebytes
- **Names:** Malwarebytes for Mac
- **Depends On:** Macos: >=: 11
- **Artifacts:** Pkg: 1, Uninstall: 1, Zap: 1
- **Auto Updates:** yes
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no


## Related links

- [Homebrew Cask packages](https://pkg.so/homebrew-cask-packages/) - Generated from Homebrew Cask package-manager metadata.

## Sources

- package-page enrichment
- package version freshness
- package relationship graph
- cross-ecosystem install command graph