Windows 10: Antimalware Service Executable is using 1.2gb of RAM

Hello,


As the title says, I just noticed that the Antimalware Service Executable process is using way too much RAM, 1.2gb to be exact. I noticed that this was caused by having the Real-Time Protection option enabled, but I still don't think this is normal. I tried leaving Windows Defender be for a whole day because I thought it was scanning, but now, a day later, it's still using a lot of my system's RAM. CPU usage remains normal, however.


Now, I have 16gb of RAM so it's not really that big of an issue, but I don't like having to dedicate such a huge amount to something I'm not actively using. I also tried performing a full scan in case there was a virus or malware, but nothing really came up; my system is clean.


Is there a way to fix this? I don't want to disable Real-Time Protection every other day since it enables itself.


As a bit of extra info, I noticed this huge spike in RAM usage when Windows updated itself a week ago. I tried uninstalling the updates but it wouldn't let me because they were security updates. I have Windows 10 Pro 1809, compilation 17763.107.


Thank you for your time.

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Antimalware Service Executable problem

I was having the same issue like for weeks on my HP Probook Ci5 12GB, the Antimalware Service Executable process was eating up massive CPU, DISK and RAM. After all the hard time I got searching the solution I finally landed on

this article which helped me.

 

Antimalware Service Executable Slowy uses up all RAM

The easiest solution would be to install another Anti-Virus program...

Suggestion to read:

• https://www.howtogeek.com/318556/wh...ce-executable-and-why-is-it-running-on-my-pc/
• the reply here:
  https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/protect/forum/protect_defender-protect_scanning-windows_10/cant-disable-windows-antimalware-service/8559edd5-d1ee-46bb-87c6-1927a467d74d

• Choosing an Anti-Virus Program
• Supplementing your Anti-Virus Program with Anti-Malware Tools

 

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Any suggestions?