Windows Firewall Broke? XP Home edition

[AsaTDi]

Hey!

Over the last few days, windows firewall is refusing to stay 'Turned On'

Basically, if i turn it on now, it will be fine until i restart the machine, then i get the Windows Security Alerts balloon in the task bar telling me that the firewall is turned off and it recommends i turn it on..... cue repeating myself over and over again for it just to disable itself LOL!

Anyone got any ideas?

Scanned for virus's and spy ware but not found anything?

Many thanks!

 

[swinnie]

Hi AsaTDi

Try clicking ON and Oking it.

Then create a system restore point.

If it doesn't stay at next reboot try restoring the system and see if it holds the setting.

 

[AsaTDi]

Hi AsaTDi

Try clicking ON and Oking it.

Then create a system restore point.

If it doesn't stay at next reboot try restoring the system and see if it holds the setting.

Hi Swinnie, good to see your to the rescue again

I have tried the system restore route and it didnt help. Too be honest, i have disabled the option now as its not the fastest machine i am using hehe

Any other ideas? I may just disable the system notification and install a 3rd party firewall.... any recommendations?

Regards!

 

[swinnie]

Hi Swinnie, good to see your to the rescue again

I have tried the system restore route and it didnt help. Too be honest, i have disabled the option now as its not the fastest machine i am using hehe

Any other ideas? I may just disable the system notification and install a 3rd party firewall.... any recommendations?

Regards!

If you have tried that disable the Windows Firewall and get Comodo Personal Firewall - Comodo Firewall

Download and install. Make sure that Windows Firewall is disabled and switch of the notifications!

 

[tolien]

Anything in the Event Log?

 

[AsaTDi]

Hey!

Turns out i did have a trojan/spyware installed... spybot S&D wasnt picking them up :-S

Installed AVG Anti spy ware and it picked both of them up... hg1.exe & alerter.exe

All gone and its working like a dream again!!

Thanks people

 

[bledd]

do an AV scan with a decent program like Nod32 or Kaspersky (both have trials), and if you don't want to pay for them, then install Avast! av (freeware)

disable system restore before doing scans