microsoft.exe - microsoft process information

microsoft.exe is a process which is registered as GAOBOT Virus. It takes advantage of the Windows LSASS vulnerability, which creates a buffer overflow and instigates your computer to shut down. To see more information about this vulnerability please look at the following Microsoft bulletin: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms04-011.mspx.

This process is a security risk and should be removed from your system. Please see additional details regarding this process.

DISABLE AND REMOVE microsoft.exe IMMEDIATELY. This process is most likely a virus or trojan. It is highly recommended that you run a FREE performance scan to automatically optimize memory, CPU and Internet settings.

Determining whether microsoft.exe is a virus or a legitimate Windows process depends on the directory location it executes or runs from. Click here to scan your PC including microsoft.exe to detect any security threat.