MS Secutiry Essentials

Anyone else have & fix MS Security Essentials MsMpEng.exe process running 50 - 100 % CPU usage??? I see google has a few articles about this occuring, but no fix. I've installed this for on other user and they called me a week later because the PC was dragging, so I uninstalled MSSE from their laptop and everything cleared up. I'm saying 2 strikes and MSSE is outta here. Its either Avast or AVG freebies from now on. BTW the systems were XP SP3.

 

Thanks! I was wondering what on Earth could be dragging my lappie down this evening and that is it - msmpeng.exe 50 -100% CPU on XP SP3

Uninstalling

 

It could be that it's just updated to the latest scanner version and is running a full scan, the upgraded version was being pushed out about a week ago.

 

Not here satrow - I don't have automatic updating on and I don't let it scan to a schedule.

 

Yes, it is strange, as I've just had a look at MSE on an XP SP3 VM I have and it isn't showing any unusual activity at all.

 

Mine was at 0%, then I would click on My Computer, on C:, or my CD-Rom and POW!!! through the roof!!! And it wouldn't let go until I task killed it & MSSE would pop up a warning about the stopped service and restart it at 0%.. so I guess it is a good progam to run at idle.. and people love to flame Norton AV.. Norton never go me this ticked off.
I have panda cloud on my VM for testing.. seems ok so far.

 

Well I didn't uninstall as I realised that the extra activity could be related to a resident program I had installed a few hours before. Today all is back to normal with MSE, so maybe it has satisfied itself that this newcomer is OK after all

 

was probubly updating or doing a task managed scan.