Another piece of Microsoft Hilarity

[The Question]

So since I happen to be a cheap motherfucker like most, I've been using Microsoft Security Essentials the free successor to Windows Live OneCare. It's fairly effective, but it does have one major problem: The process msmpeng.exe, which is the big deal part of the program that actually executes real-time protection of your system, tends to hog up CPU cycles and RAM.

I've just found a way to put an end to that, for those of you who are also using the app -- right, well, for those who in fifty years or so might look back and find this thread and be curious.

You can set exemptions for things that MSE should not scan. Include the file msmpeng.exe in the exceptions, and the resource hogging disappears.

Apparently, the program constantly monitors ITSELF to see whether or not it's a virus. As amusing as that is, it's not really very useful and does more harm than good.

 

[Blindgroping]

So... it can now get corupted and not know it.

 

[Lilac]

Let me see if I can deduce the subroutine...

{
If msmpeng.exe is virus
   Then
      Trigger AntiVirus App
   Else
      Eat more RAM
Loop
}

 

[The Question]

I think it's more like,

{
If MsMpEng.exe is virus
   Then
      Trigger MsMpgEng.exe {Eat more RAM}
   Else
      Stare At MsMpgEng.exe/Navel {Eat more RAM}
Loop
}

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