Service Center won't start

G

Guest

Here's my story:

I noticed an error in my Event View that the security center failed to start.

I searched here for info on the situation - which led me to site that did a
registry change to restore the security center service.

Interestingly, that change caused the error to stop showing up in event
viewer but I can see that the service is not started (yes, it is set to
automatic).

When I try to start it manually I get the message: "Could not start the
security center service on the local computer. Error 123: The filename,
directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect."

The path to the service is: \SystemRoot\C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe -k
netsvcs.

scvhost.exe is, indeed, in the identified path.

Does anyone have insight into my situation?

As far as I know it is doing me no harm - but the computer is not behaving
well (odd behavior, sometimes trouble connecting to network, sometimes
horribly slow on internet, better after recycle but then returns) - so I'm
trying to get a thorough understanding of everything that is happening on
this machine.
 
P

PA Bear

Run a /thorough/ check for hijackware, including posting your hijackthis log
to an appropriate forum.

Checking for/Help with Hijackware
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=5878
http://wiki.castlecops.com/Malware_Removal_and_Prevention:_Introduction
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://defendingyourmachine2.blogspot.com/
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware

When all else fails, HijackThis v1.99.1
(http://aumha.org/downloads/hijackthis.zip) is the preferred tool to use.
It will help you to both identify and remove any hijackware/spyware with
assistance from an expert. **Post your log to
http://forums.spybot.info/forumdisplay.php?f=22,
http://castlecops.com/forum67.html,
http://forums.subratam.org/index.php?showforum=7,
http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30, or other appropriate forums for expert
analysis, not here.**

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.
 
G

Guest

Thanks, PA Bear - it took me a while but I learned a bunch of stuff and got
my problem fixed - Castle Cops are GREAT with security issues. Thanks again
for a great lead.
 

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