Microsoft Security Essentials

[Humpty Dumpty]

I had a problem of excessive resources consuming by Avast! and IObit
Security softwares.
Following the advise of a member of this group, I uninstalled all my AV and
antispy programs and installed instead Microsoft Security Essentials, which
also runs in the background.
This did not solve the problem: their monitoring file MsMpEng.exe is even
more memory and CPU usage consuming than the previous programs that I
uninstalled. Or, maybe, if you add them together it is about the same.
In MS web forums I could learn that this problem affects other people, too.
For instance:
http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en/msestart/thread/ff286d70-ea06-45bb-b057-6f79ca7a01bb

Is there a way to reduce the load?

TIA,
Humpty

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

This did not solve the problem: their monitoring file MsMpEng.exe is even

more memory and CPU usage consuming than the previous programs that I
uninstalled.

When and for how long are you seeing this? I've got MSE installed on this
WinXP SP3 box and currently Task Manager/Processes listing for MsMpEng.exe
is showing ~24,250 K memory use with a peak of ~171,000 K.

That being said, this newsgroup is NOT the appropriate venue for such
discussions. If you've not done so already, begin a new thread about your
issues in http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en/msestart/thread
forum.

 

[Humpty Dumpty]

Thank you for your answer. Yes, the figures you mention are similar to the
ones I get. Your machine is probably better equipped than mine, so you don't
feel the burden. I do. I suppose I must get used to it..
I posted my problems in the social.answers.microsoft forums only to learn
that many people share my difficulties. That is it.
Humpty

 

[db]

well, if your resources are basically
low,

then the programs will consume all
that you have and want more.

so how much ram do you have?


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[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

This is a very low-end laptop, my friend, and I'm not seeing any such
performance issues.

Then again, I've never had any IOBit crapware installed either. Who knows
what that's done to your computer?

 

[Humpty Dumpty]

Well, thank you anyway. I already feel better (it was the same when the
doctor told me that I my blood analysis are OK)
Humpty