MSMPENG.exe or antimalware service one of the most important service of windows defender which is responsible for providing real time protection to your computer system from different kind of threats and cyber-attacks.
Now some of you might be saying that it’s a task of windows defender then how antimalware service executable provide real time protection.
So let me tell you that antimalware service executable or MSMPENG.exe is a service of windows defender antivirus software which runs in the background of your system and keep watching each and every activity of your system and if it finds anything goes wrong, first it will try to solve and if not then will inform to the administrator.
Although there are multiple service running in the background of your system but MSMPENG.exe is famous for one of its highly effective issue which sometimes starts using computer resources like CPU than its allotted part. And that’s what we are going to discuss in this website article.
I am sure that you are using a windows defender and that’s why you are reading it. Now if you want to check the resources uses by antimalware service executable then open up the task manager (CTRL+x-> Task manager) scroll down and look for antimalware service executable or MSMPENG.exe.
Once you find it, look in front of that service and check whether this service is using more computer resources or not. And if you find it’s using more resource then here is why? ...
As above I have said this process responsible for eyeing each and every activity performing in the system and providing real time protection to the system from different kind of threats and cyber-attack. And sometime the responsibility of this service itself become the reason to restrict other programs to run.
And this issue occur due the high load of scanning more files, each time you open any file or software first this service scan that program and then allow to open it.
Another reason is when you connect with the internet the load of this service increase at another level because now whatever activities you will do there, it must have to scan all of them.
So, this was the problem and now let’s come to the solution…
There are multiple methods available which can help you to get rid of this problem which I am going to mention here but I will explain most effective one only…
Change windows defender scheduling option.
Disable windows defender.
Check for malware infection.
Add antimalware service executable to the exclusion list
Open windows task manager by pressing ctrl+shift+esc or you can open it by pressing windows+x keys and then select task manager.
After you open the task manager look for antimalware service executable. Do right click on the process then click on file location.
Then copy the path of an antimalware service executable from the address bar.
Open start menu type “windows defender” then click on the top result to open the windows defender.
Click on virus threats protection and then click on virus & threats protection settings.
Once you click on the virus & threats protection setting option now scroll down and look for “Exclusion” and click on Add or remove exclusion.
It will take you on another screen, click on add an exclusion, select the folder and paste the path of antimalware service executable in the address bar.
Then click on open and the folder will be excluded from the scan.
So, this was the few simple steps which will help you to add it in an exclusion list…
Let’s wrap up…
Antimalware service executable is a service of windows defender which provides real time protection to the system.
Above we have discussed few issues which occurs in it with the solution.