The Antimalware Service Executable, also known as MsMpEng.exe, is a critical component of Windows Defender that runs in the background to protect your system from malware and other security threats.

Here I was playing some Far Cry 2 on my machine (so not exactly a resource hog these days), when suddenly the screen goes black, I can't Ctrl Alt Delete, or get the task manager or anything, and the ...

I just noticed on my mom's computer that some "MsMpEng.exe" process (labeled "Antimalware Service Executable" and located under "C Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\") is consuming 100% of CPU.

Why it matters: Microsoft has released a crucial bug-fixing update to its Windows Defender antimalware application. Its arrival means that some unlucky Firefox users should now get a much smoother and ...

There are two common factors that can cause Antimalware Service Executable to take up too much CPU resources, from its real time feature and Full scan feature. Real time protection Feature is ...