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Old Jul 27, 2004, 12:52 PM   #1
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lsass.exe

I keep getting this box appear every 5 minutes, should I permanantly block it or what?

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Old Jul 27, 2004, 12:58 PM   #2
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Read here
http://www.liutilities.com/products/...library/lsass/


the names it's also used by a sasser worm varient and other bad files
http://ask-leo.com/archives/000114.html

But I would update my anti virus and do a full scan just in case....





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Should I permanantly block the attempt by ticking the box "always use this action" ??? My anti-virus is up-to-date and im performing a scan right now.
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Go ahead and block it, you can always change the rules later, if you want it unblocked for some reason.
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Old Jul 27, 2004, 04:41 PM   #5
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is there any program out there to completely kill this worm ? i get that POPup box aswell something but only when im login on to my system sometimes from a reboot or startup lol i though it was nothing to worry about but if its a worm then how do i completely kill it ? dam i though sp2 RC2 would have protected from this heh and i have tread micro secturity installed aswell and fully up to date and it does not detect it at all on full scan ? hmmm
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