A new strain of MacOS malware disguises itself as a Windows executable file to evade detection and embed itself on a system. But the malware authors aren't exactly in the cross-platform avant-garde: ...

The Antimalware Service Executable, also known as MsMpEng.exe, is a critical component of Windows Defender that runs in the background to protect your system from malware and other security threats.

A Lithuanian national has been arrested for his alleged involvement in infecting 2.8 million systems with clipboard-stealing ...

The Antimalware Service Executable is a program that runs in the background on your Windows 10/11 PC to protect the computer from viruses and other threats. Sometimes it starts to consume too much ...

The Updatechecker.exe Trojan is a package of malware programs that include the Taskhostw.exe miner and an adware component that displays advertisements every 60 minutes. When installed, ...

I just noticed on my mom's computer that some "MsMpEng.exe" process (labeled "Antimalware Service Executable" and located under "C Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\") is consuming 100% of CPU.

A deceptively simple malware attack has stolen a wide array of credentials from thousands of computers over the past few weeks and continues to steal more, a researcher warned on Tuesday. The ongoing ...

Researchers uncover malware campaigns using cracked software and compromised YouTube videos to deliver CountLoader, ...

There are two common factors that can cause Antimalware Service Executable to take up too much CPU resources, from its real time feature and Full scan feature. Real time protection Feature is ...