Re: Problems with Windows firewall
- From: maxfindlay <maxfindlay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2009 14:26:01 -0700
Hiya. I'm very grateful to everyone for their suggestions. I've downloaded
the Windows MSRT. I don't have any nasty bugs apparently. (I should maybe add
that I've always kept my anti-virus up to date and I run Spybot very
regularly.) And my System Restore is working again. But I'm still left with
this slow boot-up time (see original post) and I can't find out how to check
if / correct anything that may have gone wrong in Windows firewall settings.
I'm only saying that because I've run out of ideas of what else it could be.
If anyone's got any suggestions I'd be really grateful. Thank you. (I'm
posting this reply to everyone's message because I do want to thank everyone
for their help so far)
"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
If you think your Registry needs to be "cleaned" or "repaired," read.
http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=28099 and draw your own conclusions.
The fact that you're also having problems with System Restore
(http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.general/browse_frm/thread/be3a2433f03ee001)
is NOT a good sign!
There is a very good chance that you are seeing the effects of a hijackware
infection!
NB: If you had no anti-virus application installed or the subscription had
expired *when the machine first got infected* and/or your subscription has
since expired and/or the machine's not been kept fully-patched at Windows
Update, don't waste your time with any of the below: Format & reinstall
Windows. A Repair Install will NOT help!
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! You may need to download the
MSRT on a non-infected machine, then transfer MRT.EXE to the infected
machine and rename it to SCAN.EXE before running it.
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
**Chances are you will need to seek expert assistance in
http://spywarehammer.com/simplemachinesforum/index.php?board=10.0,
http://www.spywarewarrior.com/viewforum.php?f=5,
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/cleanup,
http://www.bluetack.co.uk/forums/index.php,
http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30 or other appropriate forums as well.**
If these 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.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
maxfindlay wrote:
Recently, I've started experiencing a problem with Windows firewall. (I’m
running Windows XP Pro with AVG as my anti-virus programme.) When I turn
on
my laptop, everything appears to boot up fine and then I get a pop-up
message in the bottom right hand corner of the screen saying "Your
computer
might be at risk. No firewall has been turned on". (I should explain that
the Windows firewall has always been set to "on" in Control Panel.) After
an age, the laptop logs onto my network and the pop-up message disappears.
But the whole booting up process has now suddenly become very lengthy. I
haven't added any new software and I'm not aware of having made any other
changes to my laptop. This problem appears to have arrived out of the
blue.
A mate suggested that a Windows update might have corrupted something but
there are so many of these that I don't know how to find which one(s) did
the damage or indeed how to correct the it. I’ve wondered whether maybe
I’ve overdone the CCleaner and screwed up the registry in some way
although
I didn’t actually see anything too dangerous when working my way through
the CCleaner fixes. I would be very grateful for any help that anyone
could
give me. Thank you.
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