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 37,859 bytes (5% of all occurrence), 37,163 bytes, 23,564 bytes, 45,195 bytes, 759,296 bytes, 37,434 bytes, 24,592 bytes, 37,171 bytes, 36,903 bytes, 37,378 bytes, 21,504 bytes, 57,344 bytes, 37,338 bytes, 37,079 bytes, 37,016 bytes, 36,953 bytes, 114,760 bytes, 37,638 bytes, 37,401 bytes, 37,197 bytes, 29,028 bytes, 37,631 bytes, 37,480 bytes, 37,077 bytes, 37,055 bytes, 37,798 bytes, 37,650 bytes, 29,328 bytes, 37,843 bytes, 31,436 bytes, 37,565 bytes, 37,124 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.

Note the difference between lsass.exe and lsasss.exe, the latter being discussed here. The extra "s" does seem like someone wants this file to look like lsass.exe
   

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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