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Lsm.exe file information

The process known as Local Session Manager Service or Lokaler Sitzungs-Manager-Dienst or anacondas inactivation imaginative belongs to software Microsoft Windows Operating System or servile or Betriebssystem Microsoft Windows by Microsoft (www.microsoft.com) or hippish intromitted.

Description: lsm.exe is located in the folder C:\Windows\System32. Known file sizes on Windows 7/XP are 229,888 bytes (46% of all occurrences), 210,944 bytes, 267,776 bytes or 261,120 bytes.
The file is a Windows core system file. The program is not visible. Lsm.exe is a Microsoft signed file. Therefore the technical security rating is 4% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

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Viruses with the same file name

Is lsm.exe a virus? No, it is not. The true lsm.exe file is a safe Microsoft Windows system process, called "Local Session Manager Service". However, writers of malware programs, such as viruses, worms, and trojans deliberately give their processes the same file name to escape detection. Viruses with the same file name are for instance Packed.Win32.Krap.hm (detected by Kaspersky), and Backdoor:Win32/Votwup.B (detected by Microsoft).
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How to recognize suspicious variants? If lsm.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files", the security rating is 47% dangerous. The file size is 375,296 bytes (75% of all occurrences) or 450,560 bytes. The file is not a Windows system file. There is no description of the program. The program has no visible window.

If lsm.exe is located in a subfolder of C:\Windows, the security rating is 90% dangerous. The file size is 53,248 bytes. Lsm.exe is a file without information about the developer of this file. File lsm.exe is located in the Windows folder, but it is not a Windows core file. The program is not visible. The process uses ports to connect to a LAN or the Internet. The file is not a Windows core file. lsm.exe is able to monitor applications.

If lsm.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Documents and Settings", the security rating is 36% dangerous. The file size is 24,576 bytes.

Important: Some malware camouflages itself as lsm.exe, particularly when located in the c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Therefore, you should check the lsm.exe process on your PC to see if it is a threat. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. This was one of the Top Download Picks of The Washington Post and PC World.

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User Comments

Critical win 7 file If you close it win will shut down
rhouland

sometimes uses a lot of memory in conjunction with win media player. Microsoft has a fix for this!
giter_dun69

Critical win 7 file If you close it win will shut down
Shay

crutial to the stability win 7 os... shutdown on deletion
beewd

used up 360mb alone

The implementation of the process lsm.exe is in relation with the Local Session Manager Service of the Microsoft Windows Operating System and is associated with the System Management task of the platform. The presence of the lsm.exe process can be seen mostly under the Microsoft Windows Vista environment, where it functions by managing the connections related to the terminal server on the hosted machine. Under the Microsoft Windows Vista platform, the uses of the file lsm.exe are not limited to the Remote Desktop sessions that involve remote computer machine users similar to those found in Mic
Kurt17 (further information)

Local Session Manager. Process found on Windows Vista and whose role is to manage the terminal server connections to the machine. In Vista, terminal server sessions are not just Remote Desktop sessions from remote users as they are in Windows XP/2003, they are also your sessions when you are logged in to the PC at the PC itself, as all sessions, whether local or remote, are virtualised terminal server sessions. It follows, therefore, that this process is a crucial core process of Windows Vista.
Johnny Johansen (further information)

It's a required system process. Windows will shut itself off if it is terminated from inside task manager. It's growth in memory usage occurs from continous use of WMP 11
BcB9000 (further information)

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Summary: Average user rating of lsm.exe: based on 53 votes with 9 reviews.

32 users think lsm.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 3 users think it's probably harmless. 9 users think it's neither essential nor dangerous. 3 users suspect danger. 6 users think lsm.exe is dangerous and recommend removing it. 3 users doesn't grade lsm.exe ("not sure about it").

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