Windows 10: Antimalware Service trying to prevent Defender - ?

Discus and support Antimalware Service trying to prevent Defender - ? in AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security to solve the problem; Since last update my ZoneAlarm gives this Suspicious Behavior message when I boot up. So far I have not allowed modifying the registry. Should I allow... Discussion in 'AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security' started by GEWB, Jul 12, 2021.

  1. GEWB
    GEWB Win User

    Antimalware Service trying to prevent Defender - ?


    Since last update my ZoneAlarm gives this Suspicious Behavior message when I boot up. So far I have not allowed modifying the registry. Should I allow this request, remove Antimalware Service or remove Windows Defender?

    :)
     
    GEWB, Jul 12, 2021
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  2. ANTONETH BER
    Antoneth Ber Win User

    Antimalware service excutable consuming ram and cpu

    Hello,

    We would like to know more about this concern, please provide the following information:

    • Is this your first time to encounter this issue?
    • Did you make any changes to your computer's configuration prior to the issue?
    • What are the troubleshooting steps have you tried so far?
    Antimalware Service Executable is the name of the process MsMpEng (MsMpEng.exe) used by the Windows Defender program. The service associated with this program is the Windows Defender Service. For possible troubleshooting steps, you can check GreginMich's
    post through this link.

    Looking forward to your response.
     
    Antoneth Ber, Jul 12, 2021
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  3. ENZO CONTINI
    Enzo Contini Win User
    Antimalware Service Executable problem

    I am still having the problem even with the latest prerelease build. The Antimalware Service Executable process is often running and taking a lot of CPU, disk and memory. The same The Antimalware Service Executable -> Windows Defender Service ...
    Too often the PC (an I7 one, 8 GB EliteBook HP) is stuck and even the response of a keyboard entry is very slow!!

    Any suggestions?
     
    Enzo Contini, Jul 12, 2021
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  4. MAARIJ_2016
    Maarij_2016 Win User

    Antimalware Service trying to prevent Defender - ?

    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.
     
    Maarij_2016, Jul 12, 2021
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