What is MsMpEng.exe?

MsMpEng.exe is part of Microsoft Malware Protection and developed by Microsoft Corporation according to the MsMpEng.exe version information.

MsMpEng.exe's description is "Antimalware Service Executable"

MsMpEng.exe is digitally signed by Microsoft Corporation.

MsMpEng.exe is usually located in the 'c:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected MsMpEng.exe.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on MsMpEng.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameMicrosoft Malware Protection
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionAntimalware Service Executable
Internal nameMsMpEng.exe
Original filenameMsMpEng.exe
Legal copyright© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Product version4.0.1526.0
File version4.0.1526.0

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product nameMicrosoft Malware Protection
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionAntimalware Service Executable
Internal nameMsMpEng.exe
Original filenameMsMpEng.exe
Legal copyright© Microsoft Corporation. All right..
Product version4.0.1526.0
File version4.0.1526.0

Digital signatures [?]

MsMpEng.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameMicrosoft Corporation
Certificate issuer nameMicrosoft Code Signing PCA
Certificate serial number6119cc93000100000066

VirusTotal report

1 of the 48 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the MsMpEng.exe file. That's a 2% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Rising PE:Malware.XPACK/RDM!5.1
1 of the 48 anti-virus programs detected the MsMpEng.exe file.

Folder name variants

MsMpEng.exe may also be located in other folders than c:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\. The most common variants are listed below:

Other files also named MsMpEng.exe

MsMpEng.exe (27 votes)

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD524516bf4e12a46cb67302e2cdcb8cddf
SHA256792516486710dab4736806033a88b16cbadce310e590d89c471d573873a0463c

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to msmpeng.exe:

msmpeng.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

msmpeng.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.

Antimalware Service Executable has stopped working.

End Program - msmpeng.exe. This program is not responding.

msmpeng.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

msmpeng.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

What will you do with MsMpEng.exe?

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with MsMpEng.exe. 50% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 4 users.

User vote results: There were 2 votes to remove and 2 votes to keep

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with MsMpEng.exe. Only 4 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

Malware or legitimate?

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