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Wiloroc:
I have windows 7 professional service pack 1, 32 bit.  Running on a Toshiba Protégé 830 laptop.
I have Microsoft security Essentials and have been using Windows Firewall since the original purchase of the machine.

After an update sent by Microsoft in the fall of last year which I had some trouble getting to load without failures.  The msiexec.exe file was constantly running which caused the fan on the cpu to run constantly.  If the program was left "unsuspended" in resource monitor a blue screen crash would occur if I used malwarebytes to scan it.  That is issue cleared it self about two weeks ago and I have not had that as a problem since.  (I have no Idea what caused it to start being a problem or end being one, in any case it no longer happens.) 

Malwarebytes did not find any viruses.  MS Security Essentials did not find viruses.

However during the troubleshooting I noticed that the Windows firewall was not running and would not start.  In services I get the following message "Windows could not start the Windows Firewall on Local Computer.  For more information, review the System Event Log.  If this is a non-Microsoft service contact the service vendor and refer to the service-specific error code -2144206818."   The system Event Log has the firewall listed as 7024 and reports"The Windows Firewall service terminated with service-specific error %%-2144206818."

I used the tweaking.com program today in an attempt to fix this error.  It did not work.  The windows Firewall Authorization Driver - reports that it is started and working.  The base Filtering Engine had been stopped but is not started and working as expected - restarting each time the computer is restarted.   

I am at a loss on what to do next?  Ideas?

Shane:
Hidden rootkits will target the firewall as well, did you try malwarebytes anti rootkit tool yet?

Also when you ran my repair tool did you make sure to run all the repairs?

Shane

Wiloroc:
Ok I just ran the ROOTKIT tool BETA version - no infections found!
And yes I ran all of the repairs listed.

Computer seems to be running a little slower now but that could be my imagination.

james

Shane:
Ok, normally the repairs get them working again as long as their isnt a virus or rootkit there taking them back out lol.

So if the system is clean and they still are not coming back up then there may be something else wrong that in turn wont let them startup, seen that happen on a machine where th com+ got corrupted.

Can you post a screen shot of the actual error for me please? :wink:

Shane

Wiloroc:
Ok here is the screen shot:

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