However, the program does collect personal information, which may alarm users. This personal data includes your name, address, contact details, and banking information. Malwarebytes 4.0 protects your private information from hackers that use viruses or other malicious code to infect your computer and steal this information without your permission. In place of seeing generic names that most anti-viruses display, you’ll see a short description of what the malware that’s detected is and what it can do to your computer. Malwarebytes main usage to catch and prevent malware from appearing on your computer.