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I am also experiencing the Isass.exe 0x00401082 on my Dell computer. Has anyone been able to find out what's going on or a solution

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Brief expert summary and practical next steps tied to the thread: reported a dead machine after seeing "Isass.exe 0x00401082"; pointed to LSASS background; and flagged the character confusion. Filename alone is not proof: the legitimate Windows authentication process is lsass.exe in C:\Windows\System32 and is digitally signed by Microsoft. A similarly named executable found outside System32 is a strong indicator of malware impersonation.

Recommended diagnostic workflow (for the technician or owner to follow):

  • Inspect the file location and signature from a clean environment (Safe Mode or bootable rescue media). Use a trusted tool (for example, Process Explorer or sigcheck) to show the running path and digital signature rather than trusting the visible name.
  • If Windows will boot to Safe Mode: run a full scan with an up-to-date anti-malware engine (Malwarebytes or a current AV) and use Autoruns to remove suspicious startup entries.
  • If the system will not boot: boot from a clean rescue USB/CD, copy user data to external storage first, then run an offline AV scan. Rescue media avoids executing the infection while scanning.
  • Collect evidence before deletion (file properties, hash) and avoid deleting lsass.exe from System32—removing the real system file will crash Windows.

If persistence mechanisms or system corruption remain after cleaning, a clean reinstall is the safest recovery path with restored personal files from the backup created on the rescue media.

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is that an L or an I

if its an I its malware

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It's an I. Computer is still dead !! So far nothing has worked. I have a tech coming on Friday to hands on trouble shoot. I wil ost any results

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