After installing the latest MCE for MSFS2020, I started getting Malwarebytes messages about FNPLicensingService64.exe.

I checked Services and FNPLicensingService64.exe automatically runs...I've changed this to manual until I find out if MCE requires this...

Edited October 17, 20205 yr by flyblueskies

3 minutes ago, flyblueskies said:

After installing the latest MCE for MSFS2020, I started getting Malwarebyte messages about FNPLicesingService64.exe.

I checked Services and it automatically runs... 

Nope, not connected to us at all.

Easy to find out.

Shut it down.

Start MSFS 2020. If it pops-up maybe ASOBO or one of the other add-ons does.

If not, start MCE and it shouldn't pop-up

Besides this, FlexnetLicensing is a genuine app and used by some add-ons, Malwarebyte (and also Bitdefender) is one of those AV that are trigger happy with false positives. It sees software protection as potential malware simply because it cannot parse the file.

Neither Microsoft Defender, nor the big names like Norton would do that.

It's mostly the free AVs out there (AVG, Avira, Avast to name a few) competing for your attention in order to get you to buy the payware version. They give the illusion they are super protective when it's mostly false alarms. I hope you're not counting on them to catch Ransomware.

If they stay there not reporting any issues, people won't see the point of keping them alongside Windows built-in AV. It's a tough one for them.

Obviously, this is just my opinion, and you could have your own reasons for using MalwareBytes

 

 

Thank you...not sure why this started all of the sudden. But, glad to know it is not  needed for MCE.

I definitely will continue to use Malwarebytes...it has never been a problem and has definitely found issues.

Anyway, thanks for the quick feedback.

Didn't PMDG use this services for there license?

Yep. Its PMDG.