Question Antimalware Service Executable consuming 80% CPU usage

[SleuthX]

I noticed that it did this while I didn't move mouse, then when I moved it, the CPU usage died back to 1% total.

 

[Deleted member 14196]

Right, while it’s scanning it’s going to consume a bunch but if you start using the computer it goes back down

After it’s done scanning it should come down but if it doesn’t then you have issues

 

[SleuthX]

How can I disable that automatic scan, then?

 

[Bob.B]

How can I disable that automatic scan, then?

The scan should not last very long unless it's having a problem reading the files.

How long does the scan take?

My last scan shows 32 secs.

I've never seen 80% cpu when the scan runs but perhaps I just never noticed it..