The Antimalware Service Executable High CPU usage issue has become quite frequent in recent times. According to the users of the victim computers, the Antimalware Service Executable running in the background of the system has slowed down their computer.
But, relax we have got you covered as here, in this article, we have compiled the solutions that will help you get rid of the Antimalware Service Executable in Windows 10 computers.
First, you need to know that Windows 10 has an inbuilt security tool called the Windows Defender that ensures the security of the computer, also making sure that there is an antivirus installed on their computers.
A part of the Windows Defender is the Antimalware Service Executable that keeps running in the background of the computer and keeps an eye on all files/folders and actions that are performed on the computer and prevents and prevents any viruses from invading the computer.
Yes, this is an important process for your computer's security but it also consumes high CPU, memory and driver and thus might slow down your PC.
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You need to disable the Windows Defender to fix the Antimalware Service Executable usage in Windows 10 PC.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender
You can use the Command Prompt if you don't want to use the Registry Editor and edit the Registry with just a single command.
Just follow this command to do this:
REG ADD “hklm\software\policies\microsoft\windows defender” /v DisableAntiSpyware /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
You can also use the Group Policy Editor to fix the Antimalware Service Executable High CPU usage error. You just need to make a few changes to the group policy. Just follow the given instructions.
Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/Windows Defender Antivirus/Real-time Protection
You won't experience the Antimalware Service Executable High CPU usage after performing these steps.
As the Antimalware Service Executable is closely aligned with the Windows Defender so you might also try installing some other third-party antivirus tool.
This trick might work for you as the Windows Defender doesn't work side-by-side with any third-party antivirus tool.
You can add the process to the exclusion list of the Windows Defender to resolve the high CPU usage by the Antimalware Service Executable on Windows 10:
Now the issue will be resolved as you have added the Antimalware Service Executable process in the exclusion list.
The answer is no. As long as the Windows Defender is enabled on your Windows 10 computer this process will keep running in the background. Also, there are no viruses found pretending to imitate the Msmpeng.exe process. The Windows Defender to which this process is added is in itself an antivirus software thus the Msmpeng.exe process cannot be a virus.
The Msmpeng.exe process continuously scans folders/files, connections, applications for malware which is the most common reason for the Antimalware Service Executable High disk usage. It also uses a large amount of the hard disk and CPU as it installs regular updates with information about the new malware.
