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I think that is normal.<br />
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&quot;lsass.exe&quot; is the Local Security Authentication Server. It verifies the validity of user logons to your PC/Server.<br />
<a href="http://www.neuber.com/taskmanager/process/lsass.exe.html" rel="ugc">http://www.neuber.com/taskmanager/process/lsass.exe.html</a><br />
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You could also check your audit logging settings. My Computer/Manage/Event Viewer/Security and see what is being logged and/or enable more logging if needed.<br />

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I think that is normal.

"lsass.exe" is the Local Security Authentication Server. It verifies the validity of user logons to your PC/Server.
http://www.neuber.com/taskmanager/process/lsass.exe.html [http://www.neuber.com/taskmanager/process/lsass.exe.html]

You could also check your audit logging settings. My Computer/Manage/Event Viewer/Security and see what is being logged and/or enable more logging if needed.


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Have you checked for spyware? &nbsp;I just ran across this info:<br />
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<a href="http://ask-leo.com/what_are_lsass_lsassexe_and_sasser_and_how_do_i_know_if_im_infected_what_do_i_do_if_i_am.html" rel="ugc">http://ask-leo.com/what_are_lsass_lsassexe_and_sasser_and_how_do_i_know_if_im_infected_what_do_i_do_if_i_am.html</a><br />

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Have you checked for spyware?  I just ran across this info:

http://ask-leo.com/what_are_lsass_lsassexe_and_sasser_and_how_do_i_know_if_im_infected_what_do_i_do_if_i_am.html [http://ask-leo.com/what_are_lsass_lsassexe_and_sasser_and_how_do_i_know_if_im_infected_what_do_i_do_if_i_am.html]


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<a href="http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.sasser.removal.tool.html" rel="ugc">http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.sasser.removal.tool.html</a><br />
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or search Google with words: &nbsp;sasser.exe spyware remove
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http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.sasser.removal.tool.html [http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.sasser.removal.tool.html]

or search Google with words:  sasser.exe spyware remove

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It is NOT the spyware version but the true LSass.exe that I have.<br />
What I do not understand is the constant writing. This executable should work ONLY when connecting to a Web site over the Internet. What can it be doing all the time?<br />

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It is NOT the spyware version but the true LSass.exe that I have.
What I do not understand is the constant writing. This executable should work ONLY when connecting to a Web site over the Internet. What can it be doing all the time?


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I run Windows XP Pro SP II.<br />
I discovered that Lsass.exe writes all teh time to teh hard drive. I checked this fact on three different computers.<br />
Is this normal? Will this, in the long run, shorten the hard drive life?<br />
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dbessis
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I run Windows XP Pro SP II.
I discovered that Lsass.exe writes all teh time to teh hard drive. I checked this fact on three different computers.
Is this normal? Will this, in the long run, shorten the hard drive life?

dbessis

Lsass.exe is writing to teh hard drive all the time

Microsoft Windows XP is the sixth release of the NT series of operating systems, and was the first to be marketed in a variety of editions: XP Home and XP Professional, designed for business and power users. The advanced features in XP Professional are generally disabled in Home Edition, but are there and can be activated. There were two 64-bit editions, an embedded edition and a tablet edition.