I'm not very keen on this trend personally but knowledge is power and so long as we remain aware of what's going on we retain control and have choices. As with many apps these days as they evolve they try to do more and more for us automatically and behind the scenes wether we want it or not. If you think this is all a bit intrusive then by all means stick with the free version. So if you see a notification that the installation of this application has been blocked by Malwarebytes and you trust the developer simply switch the option off as above from the dropdown menu and proceed with the installation. ![]() This is a good thing in a way but it is a bit over zealous and may have unexpected results when attempting to download and instal a legitimate app from a third party developer. Its purpose is to block the unintentional installation of applications from web sites where clicking on a link may cause the download and installation of an unwanted or even harmful application. You will see this feature in the drop down menu with the same ability to turn it off as with the above. In addition to the above, Malwarebytes in their wisdom have added a new feature called App Block. If you have the CPU resources to run this "helper" app by all means use it, I do, but if not then you may as well have the free version and simply run it once a week on whenever you suspect a problem. Of course this kind of defeats the point of having the paid for version. Click on "Stop Malware Protection" and you will no longer see the RTProtection daemon sucking up your CPU resources. Today it is simply called, "Malware Protection". See drmikenyc's simple solution in which he suggests click on "Stop Real-Time Protection" in the Malwarebytes toolbar icon menu. The only thing that has changed as far as a solution is the terminology. ![]() ![]() I note that the issue mentioned as far back as 2017 persists in the form of the RTProtection daemon: RTProtectionDaemon - Apple Community Apparently I am one of the few users on these forums that have invested in the full paid for version of Malwarebytes.
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