Malwarebytes cuts Standard and Plus plans 40% for Cybersecurity Awareness Month
What happened
Between the Sep 28, 2026 and Oct 5, 2026 captures of Malwarebytes's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Cybersecurity Awareness Month sale through Oct 11: Standard $59.99→$35.99 and Plus $79.99→$47.99 (40% off), 1-device Standard $44.99→$26.99; first year only. Pulse files it as a pricing change (discount added) with a neutral direction. Pulse's latest capture (Nov 2, 2026) lists Standard (1 Device) at $3.75, Standard at $5, Plus at $6.67, Sole Proprietor at $10 and Standard Family at $10.
It lands 69 days after Malwarebytes's previous change, "Malwarebytes: 'Total' plan renamed 'Ultimate', price up $89.99→$139.99/yr" (Jul 28, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "Malwarebytes: Ultimate renamed to Total, price cut to $89.99/yr + 1 more" (Jul 20, 2026). Malwarebytes has been tracked since 2026-07-06.
In the same window Avast, F-Secure, X-Ways Software, Sinpex and Optery also changed their Cybersecurity & Identity Management pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Standard, Plus · Discount−40%$59.99$35.99
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard, Plus | Discount | $59.99 | $35.99 | −40% |
Values as written on Malwarebytes's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Malwarebytes's pricing page (www.malwarebytes.com) from Sep 28, 2026 and Oct 5, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where standard, plus discount reads $59.99 and then $35.99.
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Malwarebytes, the last 90 days
Full history- Oct 5, 2026packagingMalwarebytes cuts Standard and Plus plans 40% for Cybersecurity Awareness Month · this change
- Jul 28, 2026increaseMalwarebytes: 'Total' plan renamed 'Ultimate', price up $89.99→$139.99/yr
- Jul 20, 2026decreaseMalwarebytes: Ultimate renamed to Total, price cut to $89.99/yr + 1 more
Across Cybersecurity & Identity Management in the same window
All Cybersecurity & Identity Management changes- AvastOct 26Avast adds free 30-day trial to Small Office Protection, no payment needed
- F-SecureOct 12F-Secure adds 90-day free trial to Horizon partner program before sign-up
- X-Ways SoftwareNov 2X-Ways Software lifts perpetual X-Ways Forensics $3,995 to $4,030, Investigator to $2,070
- SinpexNov 2Sinpex replaces tiers with Identity, Core and Velocity, still quote-only
- OpteryNov 2Optery expands Ultimate plan coverage to 400+ sites without Expanded Reach
Questions about this change
Did Malwarebytes raise prices in October 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Sep 28, 2026 and Oct 5, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a pricing change: discount added.
What changed on Malwarebytes's pricing page between Sep 28, 2026 and Oct 5, 2026?
Standard, Plus discount: $59.99 → $35.99 (−40%). Pulse compared the captures it took on Sep 28, 2026 and Oct 5, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Malwarebytes change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 2 other pricing-page changes for Malwarebytes in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Malwarebytes: 'Total' plan renamed 'Ultimate', price up $89.99→$139.99/yr" on Jul 28, 2026; Malwarebytes has been tracked since 2026-07-06.