Microsoft Antimalware Service, Windows Defender and Microsoft Security Essentials are the software programs commonly associated with the process that the mpcmdrun.exe file executes. The process is typically called Microsoft Malware Protection Command Line Utility. The process allows the user to launch specific applications included in the software through the command line window. The user may also use the process to update the security software. To locate the utility file, the user can go to the Program Files folder of drive C. This is the default location of the file, and its installed directory path is written as such, C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Essentials\mpcmdrun.exe, or C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\mpcmdrun.exe. The file that comes with product version 4.0.9200.16384 has an approximate size, in kilobytes, of 233.91 KB. The file is protected by Windows File Protection. This specific version of the file is most compatible with Windows 8, Windows 8Enterprise, and Windows 8 Pro. Its original file name is MpCmdRun.exe.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. mpcmdrun.exe. is used by Microsoft Malware Protection Command Line Utility, If you shut down mpcmdrun.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop mpcmdrun.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Microsoft Malware Protection Command Line Utility, from your system.

After uninstalling applications it is a good idea to scan you Windows registry for any left over traces of applications. Registry Reviver by ReviverSoft is a great tool for doing this.

The ReviverSoft experts have not yet reviewed mpcmdrun.exe

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Microsoft Malware Protection Command Line Utility, or your operating system that is responsible for running in functions of that application. Some application require that they have processes running all the time so they can do things such as check for updates or notify you when you get an instant message. Some poorly written applications have many processes that run that may not be required and take up valuable processing power within your computer.

We have not received any complaint about this process having higher than normal impact on PC performance. If you have had bad experiences with it please let us know in a comment below and we will investigate it further.

The first thing you should do if mpcmdrun.exe. is causing errors on your computer is to run a Windows registry scan with Registry Reviver If you are still seeing errors after this you should uninstall the program that mpcmdrun.exe, belongs to, in this case Microsoft Malware Protection Command Line Utility