Isass.exe I need to know how can I remove it!!!!

thelatinoboy00 · Joined: 23 Jan 2006 Posts: 1

Hello room and thank you for the chance to enjoy this site. Actually I'm having problems with this spyware named Isass.exe. Does anyone can tell me how can I remove this from my computer and how to prevent to get it back to my computer??? . Thank you.

GTO · Joined: 15 Nov 2005 Posts: 1519

Your topic will be moved to a more appropriate forum section.

GTO · Joined: 15 Nov 2005 Posts: 1519

The lsass.exe file is not necessarily related to spyware or viruses. It can also be an essential system component. If you are running Windows XP, the legitimate lsass.exe file should be in C:\WINDOWS\System32. For Windows 2000 its default location is C:\WINNT\System32. If the file's location is different in your case, you have an infection. Please provide more details on that file and your system.

Silas · Joined: 22 Nov 2005 Posts: 6 Location: Lithuania

Virus with such or similar name:

W32.Sasser.E.Worm
W32.Nimos.Worm
W32.HLLW.Lovgate@mm

Brimstone · Joined: 27 May 2006 Posts: 18

Hi... i have a somewhat similar problem so I didn't bother posting a new thread...

In my case its C:\WINDOWS\system\lsass.exe (file missing) is this harmful?

I tried fixing it with Hijackthis and then restarted in safe mode but when I use killbox it says that the file doesn't exist... and therefore I can't seem to get rid of it.

GTO · Joined: 15 Nov 2005 Posts: 1519

Hi, Brimstone.

The C:\WINDOWS\System\lsass.exe is harmful. It is related to certain malicious parasites. It is not a part of the Windows operating system.

However, HijackThis says that file is missing. This means that there is no such file anymore. The only thing that left is a registry key associated with the file. The key is harmless, if the file is not present.