What is lsm.exe? Is lsm.exe spyware or a virus?
How to fix lsm.exe related problems?
1. Run Security Task Manager to check your lsm process
2. Run a Windows Repair Tool to fix lsm.exe related PC problems
3. Run an Antivirus to find persistent malware
Process name: Local Session Manager Service
Product: Windows Vista/7
Company: Microsoft
File: lsm.exe
Security Rating:
LSM is the Local Session Manager Service in Microsoft Windows. It is found mainly under Windows 7/8/10, where it manages connections related to the terminal server on the hosted machine. It is considered a part of core Windows functionality.
Note: The lsm.exe file is located in the folder C:\Windows\System32. In other cases, lsm.exe is a virus, spyware, trojan or worm! Check this with Security Task Manager.
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Users Opinions
Average user rating of lsm.exe: based on 76 votes. Read also the 45 reviews.
2045 users ask for this file. 40 users rated it as not dangerous. 5 users rated it as not so dangerous. 13 users rated it as neutral. 6 users rated it as little bit dangerous. 12 users rated it as dangerous. 3 users didn't rate it ("don't know").
| All comments about lsm.exe: | |
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| Systemdatei Windows Vista Bernhard | |
| local session manager (6.0 6000.16386) 206 Ko JoK | |
| causes explorer crashes Feynmann | |
| Dispatch interative user sessions. Critial component - don't stop it. Alexey | |
| It causes performance conflicts in games. coldroll | |
| it was taking up 400,000k memory in task manager | |
| Genuine Vista process pcworkspace | |
| local session manager service for vista and win 7 colin | |
| Servizio Gestione sessioni locali riccardo di carlo | |
| Keep it running, Basic Vista Process k2lu | |
| 0_0 I can see it's fully hidden but dam what would happen if I decided to temporarily disable the service so I could play my games correctly??? I would hate to have a game slacker purposely installed by M$ to ruin my high speed Vista performances. On a side-note. Most my games don't seem to play right atm so maybe that's a solution? xD | |
| dont kill process in win vista, 7 bdwind | |
| it takes up to much memory sometimes 400mb glm | |
| a new virus that infected this files and it may cuse your internet conection too slow with many time out when you ping some where you could suspend it to use internet Nima H Bahraini | |
| Also a service for Windlws 7 Anemailname | |
| Windows core process Bogdan | |
| Definitely a legitimate process in Vista. Don't kill it. bundyxc | |
| Was taking up 539,108k (running Vista) Steve Ballmer | |
| Its A Microsoft Service That Helps Starting Programs In Widows Krystian | |
| Critical. See also: Link M. E. Kabay, PhD, CISSP-ISSMP | |
| If you have pirate Vista or Windows 7, it is activation/genuine crack, so if you have pirate Vista or Pirate Windows 7, dont delete it Ville | |
| It's a required system process. Windows will shut itself off if it is terminated from inside task manager. It's growth in memory usage occurs from continous use of WMP 11 See also: Link BcB9000 | |
| Local Session Manager. Process found on Windows Vista and whose role is to manage the terminal server connections to the machine. In Vista, terminal server sessions are not just Remote Desktop sessions from remote users as they are in Windows XP/2003, they are also your sessions when you are logged in to the PC at the PC itself, as all sessions, whether local or remote, are virtualised terminal server sessions. It follows, therefore, that this process is a crucial core process of Windows Vista. See also: Link Johnny Johansen | |
| The implementation of the process lsm.exe is in relation with the Local Session Manager Service of the Microsoft Windows Operating System and is associated with the System Management task of the platform. The presence of the lsm.exe process can be seen mostly under the Microsoft Windows Vista environment, where it functions by managing the connections related to the terminal server on the hosted machine. Under the Microsoft Windows Vista platform, the uses of the file lsm.exe are not limited to the Remote Desktop sessions that involve remote computer machine users similar to those found in Mic See also: Link Kurt17 | |
| used up 360mb alone | |
| crutial to the stability win 7 os... shutdown on deletion beewd | |
| Critical win 7 file If you close it win will shut down Shay | |
| sometimes uses a lot of memory in conjunction with win media player. Microsoft has a fix for this! giter_dun69 | |
| Critical win 7 file If you close it win will shut down rhouland | |
| it was using my entire processor 0_0 | |
| Had a version in C:\Users\ user \AppData\Roaming that was using 99% cpu from start. Stopped and deleted, no ill effects. nix | |
| It made my processor go 100% constantly, and made my pc very slow. Jimmie | |
| This virus was named after the critical file on Windows, but was placed in AppData instead of System32. I noticed it had been running at startup, but my pc was too fast to be able to see the little line of text when it came by. This is a trojan hidden Bitcoin miner, as wierd as it sounds. GET RID OF IT GOOD LORD. Make sure it's in AppData though. If you delete the System32 one, you're screwed. Evan Klug | |
| It has very bad memory leaks but a way to fix it sort of is by going to task manager and right clicking lsm.exe and change affinity and change it so it only uses 1 so it takes less processing power, All though it will not fix any ram problems it gives, And also DO NOT DELETE IT. vgaggia | |
| I found it in appdata/roaming i deleted it and my computer works fine Jacob Collins | |
| lsm is supposed to reside within the Windows folder. If you find it outside that (e.g.in a user profile), that's something masquerading as the real lsm anon user | |
| Critical Win7 file. Ism.exe 32* isn't. Eppo | |
| im no expert by far.. but i do like to learn.. from what i can tell its an authorization program that, if running correctly is fine.. However, if you see this C:\Users\your_name\AppData\Roaming\lsm.exe -- bad.. so its known to have clone virii human-robot | |
| If it's in System32, keep it at all costs or your computer is toast. But anywhere else, delete it as soon as you can. That's all I've got to say. Roxio | |
| Adware | |
| Standard windows process. Several programs can cause it to keep consuming free CPU usage. Reboot the system to reset. Thom | |
| Category: Norton Product Tamper Protection Date & Time,Risk,Activity,Status,Recommended Action,Date,Actor,Actor PID,Target,Target PID,Action,Reaction 2/7/2019 12:53:36 AM,Medium,Unauthorized access blocked (Access Process Data),Blocked,No Action Required,2/7/2019 12:53:36 AM,C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\LSM.EXE,544,C:\Program Files\Norton Internet Security\Engine\21.7.0.11\nis.exe,2836,Access Process Data,Unauthorized access blocked Actor: System32;LSM.exe Norton blocks LSM all the time, every half an hour, all day long Steve | |
| My PC slowed down and I found it taking up nearly 1GB of RAM (and quite a bit of my CPU). It was located in System32 so it should be safe, but it still feels sort of suspicious. | |
| Local Session Manager Aaron | |
| It is a Windows 7 System File Jackson | |
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