How do I uninstall Malwarebytes "completely" (make Win stop looking for it)?
It appears that Malwarebytes was not uninstalled completely. Luckily, Malwarebytes has a tool, to remove all Malwarebytes files previous configuration files from your system.
The Malwarebytes Support Tool troubleshoots, repairs, and resolves
issues with Malwarebytes for Windows. If you're experiencing a
technical issue with Malwarebytes for Windows, you can use the
Malwarebytes Support Tool to uninstall and reinstall Malwarebytes.
The steps in this article detail the advanced Clean option. This
option deletes all Malwarebytes for Windows files and all previous
setting configurations. You then have the option to reinstall
Malwarebytes for Windows with the default settings.
You absolutely should not attempt to remove registry keys belonging to Malwarebytes yourself. I suspect something prevented the successfully removal of Malwarebytes, best use the solution suggested by Malarebytes. There is a good chance you will leave cause your system to be unbootable if you attempt to remove the registry keys yourself.
Malwarebytes Support Tool.
Source: Uninstall and reinstall Malwarebytes using the Malwarebytes Support Tool