Lsass.exe or Local Security Authority Subsystem Service is a system of integrated system of Microsoft in Windows OS, responsible for verifying authenticity logging information of the user whenever they want to access the system. LSASS.Exe prevents access to personal information by other system -registered (or not) users, this process being rather characterized as a the form of security. When creating a user, a series of files that hold its access information are created. This information is processed at each authentication of the respective user to determine if it has acces total (administrator) or acces partial (restricted user) or if the user's access is permanent or temporary. Also, lsass.exe also manages the password changes made by the user.
LSass.exe is an important process for the system and it is not recommended to deactivate or uninstate it. If you have doubts about this process, make a thorough system scan. The legitimate location of this process is in the folder C:WindowsSystem32. If you locate this process in other folders on the hard-drive, then it is definitely about virus, trojan or other program malware. Also, if you discover two or more courts of this process, running simultaneously, it is very likely that the system is infected. The most popular virus that hides under the name LSass.exe is Sasser.Worm. It exploits Vulnerabilities of network ports, allowing third parties to access the information and data in the infected systems and spreads very quickly even without the intervention of the user. Infection with this virus can be avoided by periodic updating of systems.
THE. Lsass.exe is the name used and a particular downloader. It comes with a virus or spyware and has the role of a Download other malware programs and the system.
