The core software part of Microsoft Defender is the Antimalware Service Executable, which can be found in the MsMpEng.exe list in the Task Manager. The anti-malware service executable scans your ...

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% ...

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.