P2PAlaska Posted April 22, 2005 Posted April 22, 2005 Hi, the firewall in my xp pro sp2 build 2600 just started acting up, It started blocking all my ports and when I tried to access the firewall settings it came up "due to an unidentified problem windows can not display windows firewall settings". i've googled this problem and have not been able to find the answer, I tried uninstalling and reinstalling sp2 to no effect, I also restored my system to a time I knew the firewall was working correctly also without effect. I also checked the reg for obvious problems and found none. I have had to disable the firewall service to open my ports. Any suggestions? Thanks very much.
KJxp Posted April 22, 2005 Posted April 22, 2005 It sounds like spyware to me, but it's just a guess. Do you use anti-virus and anti-spyware software?
matrix0978 Posted April 22, 2005 Posted April 22, 2005 Get Hijack this and get the log and post it in the Networking>>Mal-Ware Subforum. And we will request what needs to be taken out.
P2PAlaska Posted April 22, 2005 Author Posted April 22, 2005 My first guess was an exploit of some kind, I religiously use S&D, adaware and spywareblaster (all updated) & Mcafee 2005 for anti-virus. I would have thought if I was infected doing a system restore to an earlier date would have some effect. Just ran a hijackthis scan and found nothing that should not be there, I will post the log just to be sure. Of course I could re-install but I'm hesitant to do that because I've got XP tweaked just the way I like it. I do have a great slipstream version to try if all else fails. Anyways Thanks for the quick replys and I'll post my hijackthis log now. Update: Just posted my HiJackThis log Here Looks ok to me but I'll wait for a pro opinion Thanks Again.
matrix0978 Posted April 23, 2005 Posted April 23, 2005 Well i got your reply from you Hijackthis log, My best guess would be to reinstall windows to get all the settings back.
P2PAlaska Posted April 23, 2005 Author Posted April 23, 2005 I'm starting to agree with the re-install, but other than this my system is working great & very stable, I've always thought a re-install was a cop out but this one has me stumped. I'm still hoping to run across someone who has had the same problem...oh well standing by if anyone has a fix. Thanks again matrix.
matrix0978 Posted April 23, 2005 Posted April 23, 2005 Allso, i would just get a third party firewall instead of the XP Pro. Just disable the Windows Firewall and then get a third party so you dont have to deal with reinstalling
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