I searched and discovered that this task has had lots of discussion on web forums. Some call it malware and others say that it is part of Windows Defender. Per Microsoft "Windows Defender is your first line of defense against spyware and other unwanted software. . . . " When I look at installed software, I see no reference to Windows Defender as a separately installed program; therefore I infer that is a component of the kernel or is bound up in MSE or another program.
Can anyone tell me what it really is and whether or not I should allow it to run? It seems to be a real resource hog, but that might just be the price one must pay for real time malware detection.
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