Here I was playing some Far Cry 2 on my machine (so not exactly a resource hog these days), when suddenly the screen goes black, I can't Ctrl Alt Delete, or get the task manager or anything, and the ...

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.

The problem arose when Firefox was running, leading Windows Defender’s Antimalware Service Executable (Msmpeng.exe) to act up, causing a significant increase in CPU usage. Users reported that their ...