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AnandP
Copper Contributor
Jun 15, 2021

High Memorry Utilization By Defender AV (MSMpEng)

Hi Team, We are facing issue with MsMpEng service utilizing memorry between 800 MB to 2.5 GB, looking for some advice or bestpractices to be in place for windows.  

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  • AnandP 

     

    To help answer your question, we would need to gather additional information so we can best assist you:
     
    1. Is this issue happening on all devices or some specific devices
    2. Is there any particular pattern with respect to OS Details
    3. What is the antimalware version, engine Version and antivirus Version
  • BinTN's avatar
    BinTN
    Copper Contributor

    AnandPI am also seeing this issue on a few endpoints and have yet to find a fix. In my instance it consumes CPU, Memory, and disk utilization.

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