The Antimalware Service Executable is a process you might see pop-up in Task Manager’s task list now and again, beavering away at … something. While it’s not always obvious what it’s up to, and the ...

Ask anyone around whether their PC would do great with third-party antivirus software, and you'll most likely get a yes. That's not because their PC lacks a default cybersecurity service. Instead, ...

What is the Antimalware Service Executable process? The Antimalware Service Executable (its file name is MsMpEng.exe) process is Microsoft Defender's background tool that is responsible for scanning ...

MsMpEng is the part of MSE that performs scanning (both for real-time scanning and on-demand/scheduled scanning). Is there a virus scan in progress (open MSE from its tray icon to check)? Click to ...