I have MS defender turned off but Antimalware Service Executable still takes up a lot of RAM

[Microsoft Windows]

I use Norton 360 for anti-virus and general protection, I am not looking for any comments about whether that is good, bad or indifferent,My issue is that I have Norton turned on and MS Defender turned off in Settings/Privacy & security/Windows Security/Virus & threat protection, however Antimalware Service Executable continues to take up a lot of RAM. Can anyone suggest how to disable it?

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