topic Re: Antimalware Service Executable in Discussions

Antimalware Service Executable

PapaDan — Tue, 10 Oct 2023 22:12:44 GMT

I am running the most current version of Thunderbird 115.3.2 (64-bit). You need to take a look at why the Antimalware Service Executable is continuously running as a result of Thunderbird running. This is not new to this release. I am running a new HP Elitebook and if I have Thunderbird open, Antimalware Service Executable is running between 14% - 25% of the CPU utilization at all times. The only way for me to have a computer that is not constantly pausing, I've had to go back to Outlook.

Re: Antimalware Service Executable

wsmwk — Mon, 09 Dec 2024 15:43:29 GMT

Please see https://wiki.mozilla.org/Thunderbird:Testing:Antivirus_Related_Performance_Issues#Microsoft_Windows_Defender_aka_%22Antimalware_Service_Executable%22_(ASE)_aka_MsMpEng.exe

Re: Antimalware Service Executable

wsmwk — Fri, 10 Jan 2025 22:16:58 GMT

@PapaDan were you able to create an exclusion?

Re: Antimalware Service Executable

dftf — Thu, 08 Oct 2026 15:18:17 GMT

@kelimuttu : can someone in the moderation team please delete the account "lucasmiller" and all their posts please?

They're literally going to posts that are 3-4 years old and leaving around 20 spam posts on each one.

Re: Antimalware Service Executable

kelimuttu — Thu, 08 Oct 2026 16:26:45 GMT

Hi @dftf, they should've been banned by now. Thanks for helping to report it.

Re: Antimalware Service Executable

dftf — Thu, 08 Oct 2026 16:28:37 GMT

@kelimuttu : no problem

Does clicking the arrow after a comment then doing "Report Inappropriate Content" on here actually get seen by anyone though? I usually do that for spam-posts, but a week later the comments will still be there. Does anyone monitor the queue they go into?

Re: Antimalware Service Executable

kelimuttu — Thu, 08 Oct 2026 16:36:17 GMT

Yes, that person is me. I'm currently filling in for my colleague, who's out on paternity leave, so I'm still learning the gist of moderating here.

Feel free to PM me with anything urgent that should be taken care of next time. Our moderation queue is a mess right now, so there's a huge chance that I might be missing some important stuff.