Commands for installing Malwarebytes Privacy without prompts, removing it again and detecting it from deployment tools. A command is shown only when it is certain: from the manifest or the installer technology’s documented default.
Related guide: Silent install switches: MSI, NSIS, Inno Setup · Uninstall a program with the registry or PowerShell
With winget
PowerShell
winget install --id Malwarebytes.Privacy -e --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreementswinget upgrade --id Malwarebytes.Privacy -e --silentwinget uninstall --id Malwarebytes.Privacy -e --silentBy installer
64-bit · EXE (Inno Setup) · All users
Silent install
MBPrivacySetup.exe /VERYSILENTCustom folder
MBPrivacySetup.exe /VERYSILENT /DIR="C:\Apps\malwarebytes-privacy"32-bit · EXE (Inno Setup) · All users
Silent install
MBPrivacySetup.exe /VERYSILENTCustom folder
MBPrivacySetup.exe /VERYSILENT /DIR="C:\Apps\malwarebytes-privacy"PowerShell: download, verify, install
Downloads the official file, checks its SHA256 and installs it silently.
install-malwarebytes-privacy.ps1
$url = 'https://data-cdn.mbamupdates.com/web/mbprivacy/win/online/MBPrivacySetup.exe'
$sha256 = 'CD8372B940EBDA2048B867D6ACD8AF038724E3CA54CB1BCAA7E5AB51A73F5915'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'MBPrivacySetup.exe'
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $url -OutFile $file -UseBasicParsing
if ((Get-FileHash $file -Algorithm SHA256).Hash -ne $sha256) { throw 'SHA256 mismatch' }
Start-Process -FilePath $file -ArgumentList '/VERYSILENT' -Wait install-malwarebytes-privacy.ps1
$url = 'https://data-cdn.mbamupdates.com/web/mbprivacy/win/online/MBPrivacySetup.exe'
$sha256 = 'CD8372B940EBDA2048B867D6ACD8AF038724E3CA54CB1BCAA7E5AB51A73F5915'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'MBPrivacySetup.exe'
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $url -OutFile $file -UseBasicParsing
if ((Get-FileHash $file -Algorithm SHA256).Hash -ne $sha256) { throw 'SHA256 mismatch' }
Start-Process -FilePath $file -ArgumentList '/VERYSILENT' -Wait 
