lsass.exe sends my system down

[Guest]

hi!
While I do my DSL-Internet doings, a program named lsass.exe settled in the windows directory shuts my system inevitable down.
Can you tell me if that program means anything? Is it important for Windows XP. Which services do I have to allow to go through the firewall?
It's my just new XP-System!
Andi

 

[Mark Dormer]

You have been infected with a virus

Read this
http://www.microsoft.com/security/incident/sasser_printxp.mspx.

In future make sure you have the firewall on and a antivirus program
ruuning, updated 24/7.

Regards
Mark Dormer

 

[Ken Blake]

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While I do my DSL-Internet doings, a program named lsass.exe settled
in the windows directory shuts my system inevitable down.
Can you tell me if that program means anything? Is it important for
Windows XP. Which services do I have to allow to go through the
firewall? It's my just new XP-System!

You have the highly-publicized Sasser worm, which you got by
running without a firewall, and by not installing the Microsoft
critical updates.


First go to Start | Run and type shutdown -a

That will stop it from shutting down.

Then get the W32.Sasser Removal Tool (Line 321, Right hand side)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm