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lsass.exe

Local Security Authority Process

Microsoft Corporation

It runs as a windows Service named “Encrypting File System (EFS)”.
Publisher:
Microsoft Corporation  (signed and verified)

Product:
Microsoft® Windows® Operating System

Description:
Local Security Authority Process

Version:
10.0.10011.0 (th1.150705-1526)

MD5:
517fa88ddd36fd45efa2ec7445b33387

SHA-1:
0559a7cbeef5584fee9681bf02fa7b6ea6993678

SHA-256:
742c15026fc289ccd4ee1187e27a369bee23f8a1494c37f33ef73c27e2dd5630

Scanner detections:
0 / 68

Status:
Clean (as of last analysis)
Whitelisted  (by digital signature)

Analysis date:
8/9/2026 8:35:42 AM UTC  (today)

File size:
55 KB (56,344 bytes)

Product version:
10.0.10011.0

Copyright:
© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
lsass.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win64 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Windows\System32\lsass.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Microsoft Corporation

Authority:
Microsoft Corporation

Valid from:
4/9/2015 5:58:14 AM

Valid to:
7/9/2016 5:58:14 AM

Subject:
CN=Microsoft Windows Publisher, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Microsoft Windows Production PCA 2011, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US

Serial number:
3300000080E0B6EB3DEB7C8CCB000000000080

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/6/2015 10:27:22 AM

OS version:
10.0

OS bitness:
Win64

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.10

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:TDnYLh7w6DLZEGqeoD+I0bP9zXdQ9ED00oSUjPAOI:T7Uh7TNjYoajoO

Entry address:
0x37C0

Entry point:
48, 83, EC, 28, E8, 63, 00, 00, 00, 48, 83, C4, 28, E9, 62, FF, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 66, 66, 0F, 1F, 84, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 48, 3B, 0D, 09, 88, 00, 00, 75, 10, 48, C1, C1, 10, 66, F7, C1, FF, FF, 75, 01, C3, 48, C1, C9, 10, E9, 32, 01, 00, 00, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, FF, 25, 9E, 28, 00, 00, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, FF, 25, 8A, 28, 00, 00, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 48, 89, 5C, 24, 20, 55, 48, 8B, EC, 48, 83, EC, 20, 48, 83, 65, 18, 00, 48, BB...
 
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Entropy:
5.8996

Code size:
19 KB (19,456 bytes)

Service
Display name:
Encrypting File System (EFS)

Service name:
EFS

Description:
Provides the core file encryption technology used to store encrypted files on NTFS file system volumes. If this service is stopped or disabled, applications will be unable to access encrypted files.

Type:
Win32ShareProcess

Depends on:
RPCSS


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