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VersionsAdditional versions

6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623) 4.10%
6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623) 0.05%
6.3.9431.0 (winmain_bluemp.130615-1214) 0.19%
6.3.9431.0 (winmain_bluemp.130615-1214) 0.01%
6.2.9200.16864 (win8_gdr.140309-1509) 0.66%
6.2.9200.16420 (win8_gdr.120919-1813) 1.54%
6.2.9200.16420 (win8_gdr.120919-1813) 11.84%
6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 0.75%
6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 0.67%
6.2.8400.0 (winmain_win8rc.120518-1423) 0.05%
6.2.8400.0 (winmain_win8rc.120518-1423) 0.05%
6.2.8250.0 (winmain_win8beta.120217-1520) 0.01%
6.2.8102.0 (winmain_win8m3.110823-1455) 0.05%
6.1.7601.22465 (win7sp1_ldr.130924-1532) 0.01%
6.1.7601.22121 (win7sp1_ldr.120927-0414) 0.01%
6.1.7601.22119 (win7sp1_ldr.120926-0334) 0.01%
6.1.7601.22119 (win7sp1_ldr.120926-0334) 0.01%
6.1.7601.22099 (win7sp1_ldr.120824-0334) 0.01%
6.1.7601.22099 (win7sp1_ldr.120824-0334) 0.01%
6.1.7601.22010 (win7sp1_ldr.120601-1503) 0.12%
6.1.7601.22010 (win7sp1_ldr.120601-1503) 0.06%
6.1.7601.18443 (win7sp1_gdr.140411-1533) 0.01%
6.1.7601.18443 (win7sp1_gdr.140411-1533) 4.40%
6.1.7601.18270 (win7sp1_gdr.130924-1532) 1.90%
6.1.7601.18270 (win7sp1_gdr.130924-1532) 0.33%
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PE structurePE file structure
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Import table
api-ms-win-core-crt-l1-1-0.dll
memcpy, wcstol, _wcsicmp, wcschr, strcpy_s, _vsnprintf_s, memset, _except_handler4_common
api-ms-win-core-crt-l2-1-0.dll
_initterm, _initterm_e, exit
api-ms-win-core-errorhandling-l1-1-0.dll
SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, SetErrorMode, SetLastError, UnhandledExceptionFilter, GetLastError
api-ms-win-core-errorhandling-l1-1-1.dll
GetLastError, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, SetErrorMode, SetLastError, UnhandledExceptionFilter
api-ms-win-core-handle-l1-1-0.dll
CloseHandle
api-ms-win-core-heap-obsolete-l1-1-0.dll
LocalFree, LocalAlloc
api-ms-win-core-interlocked-l1-1-0.dll
InterlockedCompareExchange, InterlockedExchange
api-ms-win-core-libraryloader-l1-1-0.dll
GetProcAddress, LoadLibraryExW, GetModuleHandleA
api-ms-win-core-libraryloader-l1-1-1.dll
GetProcAddress, LoadLibraryExW
api-ms-win-core-libraryloader-l1-2-0.dll
GetProcAddress, LoadLibraryExW
api-ms-win-core-localregistry-l1-1-0.dll
RegQueryValueExW, RegOpenKeyExW, RegCloseKey
api-ms-win-core-misc-l1-1-0.dll
LocalAlloc, LocalFree, Sleep
api-ms-win-core-processenvironment-l1-1-0.dll
GetEnvironmentVariableW, SetEnvironmentVariableW
api-ms-win-core-processenvironment-l1-2-0.dll
SetEnvironmentVariableW, GetEnvironmentVariableW
api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-0.dll
OpenProcessToken, GetCurrentProcess, ExitThread, CreateThread, GetCurrentThreadId, GetCurrentProcessId, TerminateProcess
api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-1.dll
TerminateProcess, GetCurrentThreadId, GetCurrentProcessId, CreateThread, ExitThread, OpenProcessToken, GetCurrentProcess
api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-2.dll
TerminateProcess, GetCurrentThreadId, GetCurrentProcessId, CreateThread, ExitThread, GetCurrentProcess, OpenProcessToken
api-ms-win-core-profile-l1-1-0.dll
QueryPerformanceCounter
api-ms-win-core-registry-l1-1-0.dll
RegCloseKey, RegQueryValueExW, RegOpenKeyExW, RegEnumKeyExW
api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-1-0.dll
SetEvent, OpenEventW, CreateEventW
api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
OpenEventW, CreateEventW, SetEvent
api-ms-win-core-sysinfo-l1-1-0.dll
GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetTickCount
api-ms-win-core-sysinfo-l1-2-0.dll
GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetTickCount
api-ms-win-core-sysinfo-l1-2-1.dll
GetTickCount, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime
api-ms-win-security-base-l1-1-0.dll
GetTokenInformation
api-ms-win-security-base-l1-2-0.dll
GetTokenInformation
msvcrt.dll
DllMain
ntdll.dll
NtCreatePort, NtConnectPort, NtListenPort, NtAcceptConnectPort, NtCompleteConnectPort, NtReplyWaitReceivePort, RtlLengthRequiredSid, RtlInitializeSid, RtlSubAuthoritySid, NtSetSecurityObject, NtOpenEvent, RtlFreeHeap, RtlAllocateHeap, RtlNtStatusToDosError, RtlSetProcessIsCritical, NtSetInformationProcess, RtlInitUnicodeString, NtOpenFile, NtDeviceIoControlFile, NtSetInformationFile, RtlCreateSecurityDescriptor, RtlLengthSid, RtlSetOwnerSecurityDescriptor, RtlCreateAcl, RtlAddAccessAllowedAce, RtlSetDaclSecurityDescriptor, RtlAllocateAndInitializeSid, RtlAddMandatoryAce, RtlSetSaclSecurityDescriptor, RtlMakeSelfRelativeSD, RtlUnhandledExceptionFilter, DbgPrintEx, NtRequestWaitReplyPort, RtlCreateAndSetSD, RtlFreeSid, RtlAcquireResourceShared, RtlReleaseResource, RtlAcquireResourceExclusive, RtlInitializeResource, NtClose
rpcrt4.dll
I_RpcMapWin32Status, RpcServerRegisterIf2, RpcServerListen, RpcServerUseProtseqEpW, NdrServerCall2, RpcServerRegisterIf3
sspisrv.dll
SspiSrvInitialize, SspiSrvClientCallback
Export table
LsaGetInterface
LsaRegisterExtension
LsaRegisterInterface

lsass.exe

Local Security Authority Process by Microsoft Corporation (Signed)

Remove lsass.exe
Version:   6.1.7601.22121 (win7sp1_ldr.120927-0414)
MD5:   4319cbf7c54d53f5c592a794127a6276
SHA1:   c62c984e915b1e51042362ba01f1fb457691bf4f
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.

What is lsass.exe?

Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS), is a process in Microsoft Windows operating systems that is responsible for enforcing the security policy on the system. It verifies users logging on to a Windows computer or server, handles password changes, and creates access tokens.

Overview

lsass.exe runs as a service under the name Titkosított fájlrendszer (EFS) (KeyIso) within the local user context as a shared service. The file is digitally signed by Microsoft Corporation. This version is designed to run on Windows 7 and is compiled as a 64 bit program.

DetailsDetails

File name:lsass.exe
Publisher:Microsoft Corporation
Product name:Local Security Authority Process
Description:Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Typical file path:C:\Windows\System32\lsass.exe
File version:6.1.7601.22121 (win7sp1_ldr.120927-0414)
Product version:6.1.7601.22121
Size:30 KB (30,720 bytes)
Build date:9/27/2012 5:53 PM
Certificate
Issued to:Microsoft Corporation
Authority (CA):Microsoft Corporation
Expiration date:Friday, June 13, 2014
Digital DNA
Entropy:5.983062
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++
.NET CLR:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' as a shared service by the Service Host (svchost.exe)

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.05703707%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00506404%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.05197303%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:11,856,076 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Memory
Private memory:4.01 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):10.14 MB
Private (minimum):8.95 MB
Non-paged memory:4.01 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:37.48 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):38.68 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:10.13 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):10.16 MB
37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:7
12
Handles:614
600

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:64-bit
Command line:C:\Windows\System32\lsass.exe
Owner:User
Windows Service
Service name:KeyIso
Display name:Titkosított fájlrendszer (EFS)
Description:“Durch den Start dieses Diensts wird anderen Diensten signalisiert, dass die Sicherheitskontenverwaltung (SAM) bereit ist, Anforderungen anzunehmen. Wenn Sie diesen Dienst deaktivieren, wird verhindert, dass andere Dienste im System benachrichtigt werden, wenn die Sicherheitskontenverwaltung bereit ist. Dies kann wiederum dazu führen, dass diese Dienste nicht korrekt gestartet werden. Dieser Dienst”
Type:Win32ShareProcess
Parent process:wininit.exe (Windows Start-Up Application by Microsoft)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 8.1 34.50%
Windows 8.1 Pro 27.00%
Windows 8.1 Single Language 12.00%
Windows 7 Ultimate 10.50%
Windows 7 Home Premium 7.00%
Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center 3.00%
Windows 8.1 N 3.00%
Windows 8.1 Enterprise Evaluation 3.00%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 39.50% of Local Security Authority Process.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
ASUS 30.23%
Dell 24.03%
Acer 17.83%
Lenovo 13.95%
Hewlett-Packard 6.98%
Toshiba 4.65%
Alienware 2.33%
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