MsMpEng.exe is a part of Windows's Malware Protection Engine. It may also be labeled as antimalware service executable. It lies at the core of Microsoft's Windows Defender antivirus service.

The Virus and threat protection page has Current ... On the downside, some features only work with Microsoft products and Defender’s scanning engine can put a big burden on the system.

Microsoft issued an emergency patch overnight in order to protect users from a ‘severe' remote-code execution flaw affecting Windows' Malware Protection Engine. The flaw had been described as ...

The Microsoft Malware Protection Center has identified a clever new malware obfuscation technique which they have observed circulating on 4chan message boards. The malware is distributed as a PNG ...

Even the tech-savvy and cautious can drop their guard at wrong time or get tricked into exposing themselves to malware, spyware, or ransomware. Antivirus protection is an essential backup against ...

Microsoft pushes millions of users to the Edge. Updated on October 11, with details of Microsoft Edge’s proposed new technology to take on Google Chrome over user privacy as well as security.

CVE-2021-1647 can affect Microsoft Malware Protection Engine versions from 1.1.17600.5 to 1.1.17700.4 running on Windows 10, Windows Server 2004 and Windows 7. Some security researchers believe ...

Microsoft’s CVP of customer security and trust, wrote in a blog post Saturday. “The malware is disguised as ransomware but, if activated by the attacker, would render the infected computer ...