The process lsm.exe is a legitimate component of the latest Windows operating systems (Starting with Windows Vista). Specifically, lsm.exe means Local Session Manager Service, its role being to administer the connections between the system and Terminal Server (In Vista, the Terminal Server interface is not used only for remote connections by useri remote. Local sessions sunt de asemenea considerate conexiuni Terminal Server – chiar daca logarea la PC se face de la PC-ul in cauza).
LSM.exe is launched by the process wininit.exe During the boot of the operating system and interacts with the process SMSS.EXE for the purpose of a Global sessions Terminal server. Given that in Windows Vista and Windows 7 all Logging sessions, whether they are local or remote, are virtualized as terminal server sessions, LSM.exe is considered vital process (core Windows process) and it is not recommended to deactivate or deactivate (which would lead to a operating system and implicitly at its reinstallation).
Careful! Although there were no conclusive reports to attest to the existence of some virus (or other programe malware) with this name, we recommend the user to take into account the fact that they are used to borrow the names of the system processes in order to mislead the non -evidence. Therefore, at the slightest suspicion related to LSM.exe such as the discovery of several instances of the process running simultaneously, a high consumption of resources or a different location (the folder C:WindowsSystem32), It is mandatory to perform a thorough system scan.
