How to remove lsasss error

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lsasss.exe file information

The process Generic Host Process for Win32 Services belongs to the software lsasss.exe or Log or Microsoft(R) Windows (R) 2000 Operating System by Microsoft Corporation (www.microsoft.com).

Description: File lsasss.exe is located in the folder C:\Windows\System32. Known file sizes on Windows XP are 37859 bytes (5% of all occurrence), 37163 bytes, 23564 bytes, 45195 bytes, 759296 bytes, 37434 bytes, 24592 bytes, 37171 bytes, 36903 bytes, 37378 bytes, 21504 bytes, 57344 bytes, 37338 bytes, 37079 bytes, 37016 bytes, 36953 bytes, 114760 bytes, 37638 bytes, 37401 bytes, 37197 bytes, 29028 bytes, 37631 bytes, 37480 bytes, 37077 bytes, 37055 bytes, 37798 bytes, 37650 bytes, 29328 bytes, 37843 bytes, 31436 bytes, 37565 bytes, 37124 bytes.
lsasss.exe is not a Windows core file. There is no description of the program. Program starts upon Windows startup (see Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run). lsasss.exe is able to monitor applications. Therefore the technical security rating is 56% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

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External information from Paul Collins:

• "lsasss.exe" definitely not required. Added by the SASSER.E WORM!

Important: Some malware camouflage themselves as lsasss.exe, particularly if they are located in c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Thus check the lsasss.exe process on your pc whether it is pest. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. It is one of the Top Download Picks of 2005 of The Washington Post and PC World.

Mind the difference between issas and Lsass - isass being dangerous and Lsass being a system process of the Microsoft Windows security mechanisms
  Freddy  

Local Security Authority Service - Windows process
  Mathew  

Not sure what it is exactly. But, I don't think its a virus. It does want to connect to the internet.
  Mike Knowles  

This file is difficult to remove. it makes multiple copies and marks them hidden/readonly and changes names frequently. When my computer was infected, two virus/worms were packed together, sass as well as lsasss and the FyKu virus or some such. they multiply and hide themselves in the temp directory, attach themselves to Internet Explorer and Windows Explorer, as well as load themselves via the registry. They put little .bat files on the root directory too which all have to be deleted rapidly. Under windows 2000 you can do it from CtrlAltDel and ending as many processes as possible.
   

I found it running alongside lsass.exe, when I terminated it there was no adverse effect.
  Joss  

its the sasser cause windows (system32) runs an exe file on startup call lsass.exe but the sasser names itself to lsasss.exe it has one additional s it is hididng because lsass.exe is a critical system process but i terminated lsasss.exe then deleted it first i went into safe mode but it is dangerous it opened like 120 backdoors in my computer and then duplicated itself to places the way to stop it is in the search type lsasss.exe if you find the one with 3 sss then deleted it.
  Jamell  

i think its the sasser virus
   

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