Malwarebytes has introduced “Malwarebytes in ChatGPT,” a first‑of‑its‑kind integration that brings the company’s cybersecurity threat intelligence directly into ChatGPT to help users quickly assess risky links, emails, texts, and phone numbers for scams, malware, and other online threats. With this feature, people and small businesses can ask Malwarebytes in ChatGPT whether something appears to be a scam or spam, tapping into Malwarebytes’ decades of expertise to provide trusted, real‑time risk assessments and safer next steps. The move aims to make cybersecurity insights more accessible and boost confidence in AI tools by pairing expert threat data with conversational AI. Read the full press release:
Malwarebytes, a global leader in online protection, announced Malwarebytes in ChatGPT, a new way for people and small businesses to get speedy, trusted security help within ChatGPT. Users can ask “Malwarebytes” to check if something is a scam or spam to tap into the company’s deep cybersecurity expertise and decades of threat intelligence. This is a meaningful step toward earning users’ confidence in AI by pairing Malwarebytes expert threat intelligence with ChatGPT functionality.
Scams aren’t a fringe issue – they’ve become a global crisis, draining $442 billion from consumers over the past year, according to GASA’s Global State of Scams 2025 report, a statistic that has increased more than 600% over the past four years. Considering the World Economic Forum estimates only 0.05% of cybercrimes are prosecuted; the challenge and operationalization of scams will persist. Malwarebytes is committed to tackling this complex problem through innovative new technology like this integration with ChatGPT, with its AI-powered scam detector, Scam Guard, through investigative research, industry collaboration, and human help and support.
“Cybersecurity shouldn’t be confusing or out of reach,” said Marcin Kleczynski, Founder and CEO, Malwarebytes. “By bringing Malwarebytes’ threat expertise directly into ChatGPT, we’re meeting people where they already are and giving them instant, reliable guidance to make safer choices online. The only way we can disrupt the nearly half-a-trillion-dollar scam industry is by being innovative and attacking the problem from every angle.”
What you can do with Malwarebytes in ChatGPT
- Spot scams faster: Share the contents of any text message, email or DM and get a clear, point-by-point assessment of phishing signals and social‑engineering red flags, plus safer next steps.
- Check suspicious links, domains and phone numbers: Ask for a risk assessment of a URL or domain informed by Malwarebytes threat intelligence, including common indicators of compromise and recommended actions.
- Verify domain legitimacy: Look up domain registration details to identify newly created or suspicious websites commonly used in phishing attacks.
- Get geographic context: Receive warnings when phone numbers originate from unexpected regions, a common indicator of international scam operations.
- Suspicious content reporting: Submit suspicious content directly to Malwarebytes via the ChatGPT application, helping enrich the entire threat intelligence ecosystem.
- Real-time threat intelligence: The instant verdicts are powered by Malwarebytes’ continuously updated threat database that protects millions of devices and people worldwide.
Availability
Malwarebytes in ChatGPT is available to ChatGPT Free, Plus, Team and Enterprise users where apps are available. Get started by asking ChatGPT, “Malwarebytes, is this a scam?“
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