diff --git a/metric/system/process/process_windows.go b/metric/system/process/process_windows.go
index 01ea65012..238d73bce 100644
--- a/metric/system/process/process_windows.go
+++ b/metric/system/process/process_windows.go
@@ -199,6 +199,9 @@ func FillMetricsRequiringMoreAccess(pid int, state ProcState) (ProcState, error)
 }
 
 func getProcArgs(pid int) ([]string, error) {
+	if ok := shouldIgnore(pid); ok {
+		return []string{}, nil
+	}
 	handle, err := syscall.OpenProcess(
 		windows.PROCESS_QUERY_LIMITED_INFORMATION|
 			windows.PROCESS_VM_READ,
@@ -463,3 +466,25 @@ func fillIdleProcess(state ProcState) (ProcState, error) {
 	state.CPU.Total.Value = opt.FloatWith(idle)
 	return state, nil
 }
+
+func shouldIgnore(pid int) (bool, err) {
+	// shouldIgnore checks if we should ignore the pid, to avoid elevated permissions
+
+	// LSASS.exe is a process which has no useful cmdline arguments, we should ignore acessing such process to avoid triggering Windows ASR rules
+	// we can query pid for LASASS.exe from registry
+
+	key, err := registry.OpenKey(registry.LOCAL_MACHINE, "SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\Lsa", registry.READ)
+	if err != nil {
+		logp.L().Warnw("Failed to read registry path SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\Lsa", "error", err)
+		return false
+	}
+	lsassPid, _, err := key.GetIntegerValue("LasPid")
+	if err != nil {
+		logp.L().Warnw("Failed to read pid for lsass.exe", "error", err)
+		return false
+	}
+	if lsassPid == pid {
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
+}