Method 3: Add Antimalware Service Executable to Windows Defender Exclusion List There have been reports by users that adding MsMpEng.exe to the exclusion list of Windows Defenders solves the problem.

The Antimalware Service Executable is a program that runs in the background on your Windows 10/11 PC to protect the computer from viruses and other threats. Sometimes it starts to consume too much ...

The antimalware service executable, or MsMpEng.exe, to use the name you’ll probably see crop up in Task Manager, is a component of the Windows Defender antimalware suite of tools.

Microsoft Windows comes with a built-in antivirus – Microsoft Defender Antivirus. It performs a scan of your computer for malware from time to time and its background process is called Antimalware ...

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% ...

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.