me can not turn on my windows firewall help me?

Question

I am not able to turn on windows firewall
many times i try it
when I turn it on then after in a half secand its turn off autometecaly I do not know who turn off it ??I scanrd my computer with norton security scan & also with spyware doctor
but thy arent able to detect any virus there
pls help me

I am not able to turn on windows firewall
many times i try it
when I turn it on then after in a half secand its turn off autometecaly I do not know who turn off it ??I scanrd my computer with norton security scan & also with spyware doctor
but thy arent able to detect any virus there
I have not any othe firewall on my computer
pls help me

Answer 1

if you are running Norton anti virus it will over ride the windows firewall i am not a lover of Norton , i have a group if you need advises and help with your pc there are quite a few helpful tips on there and as there are not many in the group yet i will get to your problems straight away, this is the link to the group and the anti virus and spyware that i use and it is free


The two programs are AVAST HOME and SPYWARE TERMINATOR; I would recommend these two programs to protect your systems.
The first link is avast antivirus
http://www.download.com/Avast-Home-Edition/3000-2239_4-10721010.html?tag=topic
This is the link for spyware terminator
http://www.download.com/Spyware-Terminator/3640-8022_4-10689834.html?tag=lst-0-1
THIS WILL LINK YOU TO ONE OF THE BEST MOST HELPFUL SITES ON THE NET IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM THEN I THINK YOU WILL FIND THE ANSWER IN IT, the link below is the home page
http://www.pchell.com/
With this link you will have access to loads of programs for spyware
http://www.pchell.com/support/spywaretools.shtml

This is the link to a group that I have started for myself but I think it will be of future use to everyone that wants to join
http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/arc_pc_clinic/
If you go to this group you will find a lot of information to help you with your pc
This group is new and will be updated with new topics, on regular intervals you have to join to take advantage
I do not belong to any company.
Computers are my hobby, and all the info that I have given is from my personal experience. My pc’s are virus free, of known viruses

Answer 2

If you do not have any other Firewall installed (which might be responsible for turning off Windows Firewall), chances are you have already ben infected by a Trojan or a Virus that has installed a 'root kit' and your PC is now 'owned' by some-one else.

If that's the case - you have been running without a Firewall - you will need to inspect your PC for infection anyway - so even if your don't have a root kit infection chances are you have something nasty ...

If it is a root kit infection, I would burn all my data files (holiday photo's etc) to DVD, check I have the original install CD's (Windows, drivers etc) and then remove and destroy the hard drive (before installing a replacement). Before inserting ANY media created by the old PC, make sure you have 'auto-run' disabled.

Answer 3

Hi,
If you have Norton security this will have turned your windows firewall off. If you go to your Security Center and click on Firewall you should see a message there "at least one of your firewalls is turned on" or "your Norton firewall is operative". EITHER of these messages means you are protected. good luck.
John H.

Answer 4

Do you have a third party firewall running? if so it might have disabled the windows firewall. If you do have one, then you won't need the windows one anyway. By the way, the windows firewall is rubbish by any standards.

Answer 5

i have had this problem, does it happen on startup? and
does it work sometimes and other times it doesnt? it could
be hardware related like something in windows didnt load
properly or something with the registry. Try this just in case
and let me know how it went , www.bitdefender.com
online scan, also get avg anti rootkit it is free.