These fall into several categories, which you can access by tapping the “hamburger” of three stacked line in the upper-left corner of MBAM-A’s main screen. Once started, MBAM-A quickly scans your Android device (phone, tablet, Chromebook, etc.) and gives you a compact summary of “issues” it has found. It can also identify apps that have the ability to track your location, monitor your calls, or cost you money. It will also detect malicious links in text messages, email, or websites. MBAM-A looks for malware and ransomware, and blocks it before it can infect your phone. Fortunately, you’ll see this screen only once. (I added the red arrow for emphasis.) Nowhere do the words, “swipe left to continue” appear on this screen. I was tempted to shout "xyzzy" but then I noticed the four dots - a subtle clue that you have to swipe your finger across the screen, right-to-left, to get things going. ![]() But if you used that command in the wrong room, the game would respond with "Nothing happens." There was a secret command "xyzzy" to teleport yourself from one room to another. ![]() Oddly, this reminded me of the text-based "Colossal Cave Adventure" game, circa late 1970s. No matter what you tap or click, nothing will happen. ![]() The first time you open MBAM-A after installation, it will pause at the "Welcome to Malwarebytes for Android" screen. Installing Malwarebytes for Android (let's call it MBAM-A, okay?) from the Google Play store is simple, if you know a secret that should not be a secret.
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