lsass.exe? Google says its a trojan

[benjo]

Hey all

This .exe has just popped up in my task manager, and google reports it to be some sort of spyware/trojan.

I've ran adaware and spybot search and destroy, aswell as a full virus scan.. but its not budging..

Anyone know about this? Or even better, know how to remove it?

Thanks

 

[Xinn]

Just check my task manager and I still have it , AVG has never picked it up though and I believe its been there a while. Doesn't seem to be affecting anything, well not that i've noticed.

 

[KizZ]

Ding! http://process.networktechs.com/lsass.exe.php

 

[pmbuzz]

"lsass.exe" is the Local Security Authentication Server. It verifies the validity of user logons to your PC/Server. It generates the process responsible for authenticating users for the Winlogon service. This process is performed by using authentication packages such as the default Msgina.dll. If authentication is successful, Lsass generates the user's access token, which is used to launch the initial shell. Other processes that the user initiates inherit this token.

Source

 

[Beansprout]

lsass.exe is legit.

lsasss.exe is not

 

[Mr Gimp]

There's also Isass.exe lurking around out there, and it's a bugger too.

 

[benjo]

Ah i see, so its nothing to worry about

Thanks guys

 

[wilders]

Bit sneaky with the naming of the file....