27 June 2007
lsass.exe
Lsass.exe is short for Local Security Authority Service. This system process is essential for the Microsoft Windows operating system, and is in fact one of the most important processes on your computer regarding security. Too bad it gets hacked quite often.
The default location of lsass.exe is C:\Windows\System32\ and should not be moved anywhere else. If you happen to find this file anywhere else on your hard drive, your system has probably been infected by a malware parasite, usually a worm. Spyware and trojan threats often use similar or exactly the same name as lsass.exe to disguise the parasite as a legit application process.
Lsass.exe defined - complete definition of lsass.exe and an extensive list of parasites and alternative process names as malware disguise.
Basic lsass.exe process information - Liutilities.com gives a short and direct explanation of what exactly lsass.exe is.
Lsass.exe problems - a listing of non malware-related problems with Local Security Authority Service on Microsoft.com.
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