7/26/2023 0 Comments Malwarebytes updateUnder recent court decisions it has become clear that click-wrap agreements are legal and binding contracts and therefore are subject to the University contracting policy. “These types of agreements require a user to click "I agree" or “I accept” before the software or hardware can be installed. UNCG’s Office of the General Counsel has done extensive reviews on ‘clickwrap’ software of which Malwarebytes meets this description. For purposes of this Agreement, “Execute” and “Execution” means to load, install, and run the Software locally on a single Computer in order to benefit from its functionality as designed by Malwarebytes." You may not run the Software on a network, but must install it only on the individual Computer(s) you are licensed for and run it locally on those Computers. You may not transfer the Software to a different user, except that once installed onto a Computer, the Software may be operated by any person directly using the Computer (i.e., not remotely), provided that that person resides in, or is a guest in, your household and that you are responsible for each such person’s operation of the Software. If you are using a free version of the Software, then conditioned upon your compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Malwarebytes grants you a non-exclusive and non-transferable license to Execute (as defined herein) a single copy of the Software solely in executable form on a single computer or virtual machine (a “Computer”), solely for your personal, non-commercial purposes (i.e., not on Computers used in a business). It was determined that even though the university provides a free service to members of the UA community, the fact that we are an educational institution puts us under Malwarebytes’ corporate licensing requirements for which we would have to pay licensing fees. UA HISTORICAL OVERVIEW OF MALWAREBYTES USEįirst identified as a possible licensing issue by the 24/7 IT Support Center back in 2009 due to an uptick in tickets indicating an increase in use, a review of the acceptable use requirements (EULA) for Malwarebytes was conducted. Software licensing compliance issues warrant further review as to how the University of Arizona will move forward on whether to obtain licensing for campus. The Software Licensing Review Committee (SLRC) met on 13 February 2015 to further discuss the direction of pursuing Malwarebytes for campus. Faculty, students, and staff who use their own personal computers can continue to download the free version but cannot do so on UA owned computers. The Software Licensing Review Committee decided that the Office of the CIO would purchase a limited number of licenses for the 24/7 IT Support Center staff, Office of Student Computing Resources (OSCR) Labs, and for Campus IT partners who need to troubleshoot malware issues.
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