Just upgraded my Paid MalwareBytes app on my late 2015 iMac running Monterey 12.6.1, and received a prompt: "To fully detect and protect against threats, Malwarebytes needs full disk access." Don't think I've ever seen this before, though I've been using the app for several years. Is this safe to do?
iMac 27″, macOS 12.6
Yes, it is safe to do with Malwarebytes; it can only scan your entire disk unless you allow it to do so by giving it Full Disk Access.
Apple has made significant changes to its macOS security model over the past few years. Full Disk Access is one of the newer security features, and it necessitates that you grant permission for an app to have access to your entire disk(s). See Controlling app access to files in macOS - Apple Support for more information.
Think of it this way ... Apple has made macOS more secure. In the past, apps theoretically had access to your entire disk(s) by default. Now they don't unless you give them permission.
Yes, it is safe to do with Malwarebytes; it can only scan your entire disk unless you allow it to do so by giving it Full Disk Access.
Apple has made significant changes to its macOS security model over the past few years. Full Disk Access is one of the newer security features, and it necessitates that you grant permission for an app to have access to your entire disk(s). See Controlling app access to files in macOS - Apple Support for more information.
Think of it this way ... Apple has made macOS more secure. In the past, apps theoretically had access to your entire disk(s) by default. Now they don't unless you give them permission.
Why do you think you need MalwareBytes?
macOS already takes care of everything it can do. Has it actually done anything for you over the years except help remove the adware you may have installed yourself?
Reuben_Hood wrote:
Is this safe to do?
Yes.
MalwareBytes wants Full Disk Access?
