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Malwarebytes Update Released to Fix High CPU & Memory Usage in Mbamservice.exe

An update pushed by Malwarebytes*today for their Malwarebytes Anti-Malware product has caused a lot of problems for those who use their program. This new protection update caused*mbamservice.exe to consume a lot of memory and upwards to 90% of the computer's CPU. A new update has been pushed that resolves these issues.



Mbamservice.exe Using a lot of CPU

First reported in the Malwarebytes*forums, numerous people have been complaining today about mbamservice.exe consuming large amount of memory and spiking the CPU at over 90% usage. This has caused some computers to crash or become too unstable to use.
In a post to their forums, Malwarebytes*CEO*Marcin*Kleczynski*explained that a bad protection update caused these problems and that a new update had just been released that fixes these problems.



Information about New Malwarebytes Update that Resolves Problems

To resolve these issues simply start MBAM and check for new updates. The program will automatically download the new update and install it. If your computer is unresponsive, you can either terminate the mbamservice.exe process in task manager and restart Malwarebytes in order to try and download the new update. As a last resort, you can uninstall MBAM and reinstall it.*
Once the update is installed, your computer should no longer be having problems and mbamservice.exe should be using the appropriate amount of resources again.

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