red shield with " x "

[D.]

this just started within the past 2 weeks .
every time i restart my computer ,
i get a red shield with an " x "
on my taskbar . it tells me that
" windows firewall is turned off ,
click this balloon to fix it " .
is there a way to keep this from
happening ?
xp pro sp3
i.e. 7
o.e. 6
TIA ,
D.
if i asked this before , i apologize ,
i looked at previous posts and could
not find it .

 

[Jose]

this just started within the past 2 weeks .
every time i restart my computer ,
i get a red shield with an " x "
on my taskbar . it tells me that
" windows firewall is turned off ,
click this balloon to fix it " .
is there a way to keep this from
happening ?
xp pro sp3
i.e. 7
o.e. 6
                          TIA ,
                             D.
if i asked this before , i apologize ,
i looked at previous posts and could
not find it .

It is easy to make the red shield with an "x" in it and the message go
away. Enable the firewall like it asks you to.

If there is some reason you just don't want to use the Windows
firewall, you can stop and disable the Windows Firewall ICS service,
or you can totally uninstall the Windows firewall.

If you use Google to search for: uninstall windows firewall

You will get directions for both those options and more.

If you are choosing not to use the Windows firewall, please tell us
why. It can conflict with other firewalls, but I am just curious what
issue you have that you think this is going to correct.

 

[D.]

of course i want the firewall to
be active !
my question was WHY is it not active
on startup ???? ,
as it ALWAYS was !
WHY do i have to click the balloon to activate it ?
it SHOULD be on ALL the time .
thanks ,
D.

this just started within the past 2 weeks .
every time i restart my computer ,
i get a red shield with an " x "
on my taskbar . it tells me that
" windows firewall is turned off ,
click this balloon to fix it " .
is there a way to keep this from
happening ?
xp pro sp3
i.e. 7
o.e. 6
TIA ,
D.
if i asked this before , i apologize ,
i looked at previous posts and could
not find it .

It is easy to make the red shield with an "x" in it and the message go
away. Enable the firewall like it asks you to.

If there is some reason you just don't want to use the Windows
firewall, you can stop and disable the Windows Firewall ICS service,
or you can totally uninstall the Windows firewall.

If you use Google to search for: uninstall windows firewall

You will get directions for both those options and more.

If you are choosing not to use the Windows firewall, please tell us
why. It can conflict with other firewalls, but I am just curious what
issue you have that you think this is going to correct.

 

[Randem]

You may be infected and the infection is turning it off. Remove all malware
then try again...

Ref: http://www.randem.com/virusproblems.html


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Your Installation Specialist
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http://www.randem.com/discus/messages/9402/9406.html?1236319938

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

There is a very good chance that you are seeing the affects of a hijackware
infection.

1. See if you can download/run the MSRT manually:
http://www.microsoft.com/security/malwareremove/default.mspx

NB: Run the FULL scan, not the QUICK scan!

2. WinXP ONLY!! => Run the Windows Live Safety Center's 'Protection' scan
(only!) in Safe Mode with Networking, if need be:
http://onecare.live.com/site/en-us/center/howsafe.htm

3. Run a /thorough/ check for hijackware, including posting the requested
logs in an appropriate forum, not here.

Checking for/Help with Hijackware
http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=4075
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/prevention.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/tshoot.html
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware

**Seek expert assistance in
http://spywarehammer.com/simplemachinesforum/index.php?board=10.0,
http://forums.spybot.info/forumdisplay.php?f=22,
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/cleanup, http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30
or other appropriate forums.**

If the procedures look too complex - and there is no shame in admitting this
isn't your cup of tea - take the machine to a local, reputable and
independent (i.e., not BigBoxStoreUSA) computer repair shop.

 

[D.]

thanks for the reply Robear & randem ,
i've run : spybot , malwarebytes ,
super anti spyware , ccleaner ,
ad-aware and the programs that you
provided . ALL came up clean .
i'm at a loss .
thanks again for your replies ,
D.

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

See #3 of my previous reply.

thanks for the reply Robear & randem ,
i've run : spybot , malwarebytes ,
super anti spyware , ccleaner ,
ad-aware and the programs that you
provided . ALL came up clean .
i'm at a loss .
thanks again for your replies ,
D.

 

[Jose]

of course i want the firewall to
be active !
my question was WHY is it not active
on startup ???? ,
as it ALWAYS was !
WHY do i have to click the balloon to activate it ?
it SHOULD be on ALL the time .
                        thanks ,
                              D.




It is easy to make the red shield with an "x" in it and the message go
away.  Enable the firewall like it asks you to.

If there is some reason you just don't want to use the Windows
firewall, you can stop and disable the Windows Firewall ICS service,
or you can totally uninstall the Windows firewall.

If you use Google to search for:  uninstall windows firewall

You will get directions for both those options and more.

If you are choosing not to use the Windows firewall, please tell us
why.  It can conflict with other firewalls, but I am just curious what
issue you have that you think this is going to correct.

If you look in Control Panel at the Windows Firewall it on of off?
Is the Windows Firewall service set to Automatic and is it running?
If the service is not running, can you start it and set it to
Automatic?
If you restart your system, does the Windows Firewall (in Control
Panel) stay on and did the service come up as running?

Do any of these things report errors when you try to set them to the
proper mode?

You can check these things in 5 minutes and don't have to download or
run anything.

Make the appropriate adjustments and report your findings.