Windows Firewall Won't Start; Missing Service


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So a day ago I discovered that Windows Firewall was completely missing from my computer when trying to install Tinywall, for reasons completely unknown to me. I remember Firewall prompting me with new programs less than a few weeks ago. Nothing really occurred to me since it's rare unless I install a new game.

I get this when I try to enable it through control panel by hitting "Use Recommended Settings".

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I've googled around and everyone seems to suggest that I have a virus. I am 100% certain that I do not have a virus. I am very mature in the way I use the internet, and all my software is constantly up to date. Java is version 7, Firefox is 9.0.1, etc. On top of it, I scanned with MSE (which I also have running real time protection), SuperAntiSpyware, and Malwarebytes. Each of them did a full scan and came up with nothing more than a few isolated false positive trojans in my downloads folder, which I went ahead and deleted anyway since I no longer needed them.

What I am thinking is that possibly TuneUp Utilities did this on accident, but trying to enable it through TuneUp yeilded similar results.

Moreover, the weirdest part is the WIndows Firewall service is completely missing from services.msc.

I would very much like to have a firewall, but I do not want to reinstall Windows for that, as it may cause complications with my boot loader and reinstalling everything would take months of redownloading installers and such.

Can anyone tell me how I would go about reinstalling this Windows feature?

I've seen that error several times recently on different machines. Usually after removing spyware/virus programs.

I think I diid the following in the command prompt one at a Time: (press enter to execute file) (Might have to run command prompt as admin(?))

regsvr32 wwapi.dll press 'enter' etc.

regsvr32 wuaueng.dll

regsvr32 wuaueng11.dll

regsvr32 wucltui.dll

regsvr32 wups.dll

regsvr32 wups2.dll

regsvr32 wuweb32.dll

Next time you might want to run "rkill'' to stop running processes before running malwarebytes.

I am not sure if you've tried this yet!

You can start the following services manually:

Windows Firewall (MpsSvc)

CNG Key Isolation (KeyIso)

Base Filtering Engine (BFE)

Firewall Client Agent (FwcAgent)

To do this, follow the steps below:

Click Start, type Notepad in the Start Search box (Windows Vista) or the Search programs and files box (Windows 7), and then click Notepad in the programs list.

Highlight the following text, right click the highlighted text, and then click Copy. Go to Notepad, right click anywhere in the Notepad window, and then click Paste.

sc config MpsSvc start= auto

sc config KeyIso start= auto

sc config BFE start= auto

sc config FwcAgent start= auto

net stop MpsSvc

net start MpsSvc

net stop KeyIso

net start KeyIso

net stop BFE

net start BFE

net stop FwcAgent

net start FwcAgent

Click File, click Save As, and then type Repair.bat in the File name box.

Click the Save as type dropdown, then click All Files (*.*).

In the left window pane, click Desktop, and then click Save.

On the File menu, click Exit.

From your Desktop, right click the Repair.bat file that you saved in step 5, and then click Run as administrator. This action starts the required services.

Note If you are prompted for confirmation, click Yes.

Try to start the Windows Firewall again. If you can start Windows Firewall, delete the Repair.bat file. To delete the Repair.bat file, right-click Repair.bat, click Delete, and then click Yes.

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You can also try this:

download Farbar Service Scanner and run it on the computer with the issue.

  • Make sure the following options are checked:
    • Internet Services
    • Windows Firewall
    • System Restore
    • Security Center

    [*]Press "Scan".

    [*]It will create a log (FSS.txt) in the same directory the tool is run.

    [*]Then: Check your log file for missing entries.

Following steps involve registry editing. Please create new restore point before proceeding!!!

Download Seven.zip file from here: http://www.smartestc...y-network-keys/

Unzip the file.

You'll find several files inside.

As an example do the following:

Right click on bfe.reg file, click "Merge".

Allow registry merge.

Right click on mpssvc.reg file, click "Merge".

Allow registry merge.

Restart computer.

Click Start and in "Start search" type in:

regedit

Press Enter.

Registry editor will open.

Navigate to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\BFE

Right click on BFE key, click "Permissions"

Click on Add button, type Everyone and click OK.

Now click once on Everyone

Below, in "Permissions" pane checkmark "Alow" in "Full control" row.

Click OK.

In a set of files you downloaded in previous step find start_services.bat.

Double click on it to run the fix.

Check on firewall issue and check new FSS log.

Hope that this helps!

Thanks for the replies. I am running into hitches with each of the solutions. Yes, my command prompt is admin.

First reply:

regsvr32 wwapi.dll

[Window Title]
RegSvr32

[Content]
The module "wwapi.dll" was loaded but the entry-point DllRegisterServer was not found.

Make sure that "wwapi.dll" is a valid DLL or OCX file and then try again.

[OK]

regsvr32 wuaueng.dll > Registerred with no problems.

regsvr32 wuaueng11.dll

[Window Title]
RegSvr32

[Content]
The module "wuaueng11.dll" failed to load.

Make sure the binary is stored at the specified path or debug it to check for problems with the binary or dependent .DLL files.

The specified module could not be found.


[OK]

regsvr32 wucltui.dll

[Window Title]
RegSvr32

[Content]
The module "wucltui.dll" failed to load.

Make sure the binary is stored at the specified path or debug it to check for problems with the binary or dependent .DLL files.

The specified module could not be found.


[OK]

regsvr32 wups.dll > Registerred successfully.

regsvr32 wups2.dll > Registerred successfully.

regsvr32 wuweb32.dll > Registerred successfully.

Second reply:

Here's my output.

C:\Windows\system32>C:\Users\Recon\Desktop\ba.bat

C:\Windows\system32>sc config MpsSvc start= auto
[SC] OpenService FAILED 1060:

The specified service does not exist as an installed service.


C:\Windows\system32>sc config KeyIso start= auto
[SC] ChangeServiceConfig SUCCESS

C:\Windows\system32>sc config BFE start= auto
[SC] OpenService FAILED 1060:

The specified service does not exist as an installed service.


C:\Windows\system32>sc config FwcAgent start= auto
[SC] OpenService FAILED 1060:

The specified service does not exist as an installed service.


C:\Windows\system32>net stop MpsSvc
The service name is invalid.

More help is available by typing NET HELPMSG 2185.


C:\Windows\system32>net start MpsSvc
The service name is invalid.

More help is available by typing NET HELPMSG 2185.


C:\Windows\system32>net stop KeyIso
The CNG Key Isolation service is stopping.
The CNG Key Isolation service was stopped successfully.


C:\Windows\system32>net start KeyIso
The CNG Key Isolation service is starting.
The CNG Key Isolation service was started successfully.


C:\Windows\system32>net stop BFE
The service name is invalid.

More help is available by typing NET HELPMSG 2185.


C:\Windows\system32>net start BFE
The service name is invalid.

More help is available by typing NET HELPMSG 2185.


C:\Windows\system32>net stop FwcAgent
The service name is invalid.

More help is available by typing NET HELPMSG 2185.


C:\Windows\system32>net start FwcAgent
The service name is invalid.

More help is available by typing NET HELPMSG 2185.

Third reply:

Farbar Service Scanner
Ran by Recon (administrator) on 03-01-2012 at 18:16:05
Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate  Service Pack 1 (X64)
Boot Mode: Normal
****************************************************************

Internet Services:
============

Connection Status:
==============
Localhost is accessible.
LAN connected.
Google IP is accessible.
Yahoo IP is accessible.


Windows Firewall:
=============
MpsSvc Service is not running. Checking service configuration:
Checking Start type: Attention! Unable to retrieve start type of MpsSvc. The value does not exist.
Checking ImagePath: Attention! Unable to retrieve ImagePath of MpsSvc. The value does not exist.
Unable to retrieve ServiceDll of MpsSvc. The value does not exist.

bfe Service is not running. Checking service configuration:
Checking Start type: Attention! Unable to open bfe registry key. The service key does not exist.
Checking ImagePath: Attention! Unable to open bfe registry key. The service key does not exist.
Checking ServiceDll: Attention! Unable to open bfe registry key. The service key does not exist.

mpsdrv Service is not running. Checking service configuration:
The start type of mpsdrv service is OK.
The ImagePath of mpsdrv service is OK.


Firewall Disabled Policy:
==================


System Restore:
============
SDRSVC Service is not running. Checking service configuration:
The start type of SDRSVC service is OK.
The ImagePath of SDRSVC service is OK.
The ServiceDll of SDRSVC service is OK.

VSS Service is not running. Checking service configuration:
The start type of VSS service is set to Auto. The default start type is 3.
The ImagePath of VSS service is OK.


System Restore Disabled Policy:
========================


Security Center:
============
wscsvc Service is not running. Checking service configuration:
Checking Start type: Attention! Unable to open wscsvc registry key. The service key does not exist.
Checking ImagePath: Attention! Unable to open wscsvc registry key. The service key does not exist.
Checking ServiceDll: Attention! Unable to open wscsvc registry key. The service key does not exist.


File Check:
========
C:\Windows\System32\nsisvc.dll => MD5 is legit
C:\Windows\System32\drivers\nsiproxy.sys => MD5 is legit
C:\Windows\System32\dhcpcore.dll => MD5 is legit
C:\Windows\System32\drivers\afd.sys => MD5 is legit
C:\Windows\System32\drivers\tdx.sys => MD5 is legit
C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\tcpip.sys => MD5 is legit
C:\Windows\System32\dnsrslvr.dll => MD5 is legit
C:\Windows\System32\mpssvc.dll => MD5 is legit
C:\Windows\System32\bfe.dll => MD5 is legit
C:\Windows\System32\drivers\mpsdrv.sys => MD5 is legit
C:\Windows\System32\SDRSVC.dll => MD5 is legit
C:\Windows\System32\vssvc.exe => MD5 is legit
C:\Windows\System32\wscsvc.dll => MD5 is legit
C:\Windows\System32\wbem\WMIsvc.dll => MD5 is legit
C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe => MD5 is legit
C:\Windows\System32\rpcss.dll => MD5 is legit


**** End of log ****

Will try second suggestion in a moment.

Did you go see if you could get the firewall going yet? I noticed also not all dll will re-register at times.

Your firewall is still in the machine it is just disabled.

I just repaired one for that problem yesterday.

I know that the 'regsvr32 wuaueng.dll' will cause the machine to get updates when the machine refuses.

Farstrider confirmed for being genius. It worked!

And of course, thank you wahoospa for contributing as well :)

But one last problem. FSS seems to think System Restore is still offline, and I cannot repeat the steps that you laid out like I did with Security Center, because it says the keys are in use. I even tried doing the sdrsvc.reg in safemode, and it returned that message.

System Restore:

============

SDRSVC Service is not running. Checking service configuration:

The start type of SDRSVC service is OK.

The ImagePath of SDRSVC service is OK.

The ServiceDll of SDRSVC service is OK.

Not that I've ever used System Restore, or feel like I will at any point. It would be nice to have, however.

Hello,

Typical behavior for a system infected with the ZeroAccess (a/k/a Win32/Sireref) rootkit. Since the rootkit takes control before the operating system loads it will deflect attempts to bypass/remove it.

Here are some write-ups discussing it: ESET, McAfee, Symantec and Webroot (Prevx).

Regards,

Aryeh Goretsky

I would run MBAM to make sure that everything is clean! Also do a check for any root-kits:

Also download GMER from one of the following locations and save it to your desktop:

  • Main Mirror
    This version will download a randomly named file (Recommended)
  • Zipped Mirror
    This version will download a zip file you will need to extract first. If you use this mirror, please extract the zip file to your desktop.

  • Disconnect from the Internet and close all running programs.
  • Temporarily disable any real-time active protection so your security programs will not conflict with gmer's driver.
  • Double-click on the randomly named GMER file (i.e. n7gmo46c.exe) and allow the gmer.sys driver to load if asked.
  • Note: If you downloaded the zipped version, extract the file to its own folder such as C:\gmer and then double-click on gmer.exe.
    gmer_zip.gif
  • GMER will open to the Rootkit/Malware tab and perform an automatic quick scan when first run. (do not use the computer while the scan is in progress)
  • If you receive a WARNING!!! about rootkit activity and are asked to fully scan your system...click NO.
  • Now click the Scan button. If you see a rootkit warning window, click OK.
  • When the scan is finished, click the Save... button to save the scan results to your Desktop. Save the file as gmer.log.
  • Exit GMER and be sure to re-enable your anti-virus, Firewall and any other security programs you had disabled.

IMPORTANT! If for some reason GMER refuses to run, try again.

If it still fails, try to UN-check "Devices" in right pane.

If still no joy, try to run it from Safe Mode.

System restore is normally on by default is it not? I am not a windows user so I have to admit to not knowing this (Can't remember tbh!)

Navigate to the Start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools program group.

Click on the System Restore program icon.

Click Next > on the Restore system files and settings window.

You will be able to see here if it's actually working or not don't run it obviously but you should be able to see if it's on or not! Also as far as I know that message that you got about VSS is normal!

System Restore:

=============

VSS Service is not running. Checking service configuration:

The start type of VSS service is OK.

The ImagePath of VSS service is OK.

Going to bed now, it's almost 4.30 am here, I will check later to see what your outcome is, cheers!

@goretsky: Thank you for the information. I checked for the files in your first link, and they were either missing, or not the same size. I do not wish to run the removal tool right now as I'm too lazy to restart my computer for a third time tonight.

@Farstrider

I did not complete the scan because I am running short on time, myself. My filesystem has lots of small files like game settings, Firefox cache files, and Windows Live Mail caches. It scanned what I think is about halfway, in half an hour. It scanned the registry as well. SPTD is a driver for Daemon Tools which I use to mount disk images.

GMER 1.0.15.15641 - http://www.gmer.net
Rootkit scan 2012-01-03 19:57:59
Windows 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1
Running: ynummlu1.exe


---- Registry - GMER 1.0.15 ----

Reg  HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\sptd\Cfg@s1																								 771343423
Reg  HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\sptd\Cfg@s2																								 285507792
Reg  HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\sptd\Cfg@h0																								 1
Reg  HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\sptd\Cfg\14919EA49A8F3B4AA3CF1058D9A64CEC																   
Reg  HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\sptd\Cfg\14919EA49A8F3B4AA3CF1058D9A64CEC@h0															    0
Reg  HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\sptd\Cfg\14919EA49A8F3B4AA3CF1058D9A64CEC@hdf12															 0x9B 0x71 0xD3 0x77 ...
Reg  HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\sptd\Cfg\14919EA49A8F3B4AA3CF1058D9A64CEC@p0															    C:\Program Files (x86)\DAEMON Tools Lite\
Reg  HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\sptd\Cfg\14919EA49A8F3B4AA3CF1058D9A64CEC@u0															    0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 ...
Reg  HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\sptd\Cfg\14919EA49A8F3B4AA3CF1058D9A64CEC\00000001														  
Reg  HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\sptd\Cfg\14919EA49A8F3B4AA3CF1058D9A64CEC\00000001@hdf12												    0xA1 0xD7 0x85 0xEE ...
Reg  HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\sptd\Cfg\14919EA49A8F3B4AA3CF1058D9A64CEC\00000001@a0													   0xA0 0x02 0x00 0x00 ...
Reg  HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\sptd\Cfg\14919EA49A8F3B4AA3CF1058D9A64CEC\00000001\gdq0												     
Reg  HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\sptd\Cfg\14919EA49A8F3B4AA3CF1058D9A64CEC\00000001\gdq0@hdf12											   0x35 0x9B 0xFE 0x22 ...
Reg  HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\sptd\Cfg\14919EA49A8F3B4AA3CF1058D9A64CEC\00000001\gdq1												     
Reg  HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\sptd\Cfg\14919EA49A8F3B4AA3CF1058D9A64CEC\00000001\gdq1@hdf12											   0x7B 0xE1 0xDC 0xD4 ...
Reg  HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\sptd\Cfg\14919EA49A8F3B4AA3CF1058D9A64CEC (not active ControlSet)											   
Reg  HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\sptd\Cfg\14919EA49A8F3B4AA3CF1058D9A64CEC@h0																    0
Reg  HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\sptd\Cfg\14919EA49A8F3B4AA3CF1058D9A64CEC@hdf12																 0x9B 0x71 0xD3 0x77 ...
Reg  HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\sptd\Cfg\14919EA49A8F3B4AA3CF1058D9A64CEC@p0																    C:\Program Files (x86)\DAEMON Tools Lite\
Reg  HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\sptd\Cfg\14919EA49A8F3B4AA3CF1058D9A64CEC@u0																    0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 ...
Reg  HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\sptd\Cfg\14919EA49A8F3B4AA3CF1058D9A64CEC\00000001 (not active ControlSet)									  
Reg  HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\sptd\Cfg\14919EA49A8F3B4AA3CF1058D9A64CEC\00000001@hdf12													    0xA1 0xD7 0x85 0xEE ...
Reg  HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\sptd\Cfg\14919EA49A8F3B4AA3CF1058D9A64CEC\00000001@a0														   0xA0 0x02 0x00 0x00 ...
Reg  HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\sptd\Cfg\14919EA49A8F3B4AA3CF1058D9A64CEC\00000001\gdq0 (not active ControlSet)							     
Reg  HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\sptd\Cfg\14919EA49A8F3B4AA3CF1058D9A64CEC\00000001\gdq0@hdf12												   0x35 0x9B 0xFE 0x22 ...
Reg  HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\sptd\Cfg\14919EA49A8F3B4AA3CF1058D9A64CEC\00000001\gdq1 (not active ControlSet)							     
Reg  HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\sptd\Cfg\14919EA49A8F3B4AA3CF1058D9A64CEC\00000001\gdq1@hdf12												   0x7B 0xE1 0xDC 0xD4 ...
Reg  HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\Compatibility Assistant\Persisted@C:\KISS\?J?X?^?\x20ac?\x81?C?h3D\Installer.exe  1

---- EOF - GMER 1.0.15 ----

And also, System Restore seems to be functioning. I do not care to roll back my system right now, so no concrete testing. But I opened the wizard and cycled through a couple of pages.

I also ran MBAM yesterday (as stated in OP).

Thank you for your help, even though you were a little too babying :) Have a good night.

  • 2 months later...

You can also try this:

download Farbar Service Scanner and run it on the computer with the issue.

  • Make sure the following options are checked:
    • Internet Services
    • Windows Firewall
    • System Restore
    • Security Center

    [*]Press "Scan".

    [*]It will create a log (FSS.txt) in the same directory the tool is run.

    [*]Then: Check your log file for missing entries.

Following steps involve registry editing. Please create new restore point before proceeding!!!

Download Seven.zip file from here: http://www.smartestc...y-network-keys/

Unzip the file.

You'll find several files inside.

As an example do the following:

Right click on bfe.reg file, click "Merge".

Allow registry merge.

Right click on mpssvc.reg file, click "Merge".

Allow registry merge.

Restart computer.

Click Start and in "Start search" type in:

regedit

Press Enter.

Registry editor will open.

Navigate to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\BFE

Right click on BFE key, click "Permissions"

Click on Add button, type Everyone and click OK.

Now click once on Everyone

Below, in "Permissions" pane checkmark "Alow" in "Full control" row.

Click OK.

In a set of files you downloaded in previous step find start_services.bat.

Double click on it to run the fix.

Check on firewall issue and check new FSS log.

Hope that this helps!

Thank you so much! I wasn't having the same exact issue as the thread starter but with Action Center instead. I tweaked a couple of steps slightly but managed to fix everything with the stuff you provided. Thanks much!

Damn Avast just decides to start destroying system files and registry keys and crashed my system on the next restart. It was a fresh install of Avast and I literally just finished reinstalling windows 7 five minutes before Avast started attacking my system. Anti-virus programs are the true viruses. I did a system restore but it didn't repair all the files it deleted. This was just what I needed!

  • 1 month later...

You can also try this:

download Farbar Service Scanner and run it on the computer with the issue.

  • Make sure the following options are checked:
    • Internet Services
    • Windows Firewall
    • System Restore
    • Security Center

    [*]Press "Scan".

    [*]It will create a log (FSS.txt) in the same directory the tool is run.

    [*]Then: Check your log file for missing entries.

Following steps involve registry editing. Please create new restore point before proceeding!!!

Download Seven.zip file from here: http://www.smartestc...y-network-keys/

Unzip the file.

You'll find several files inside.

As an example do the following:

Right click on bfe.reg file, click "Merge".

Allow registry merge.

Right click on mpssvc.reg file, click "Merge".

Allow registry merge.

Restart computer.

Click Start and in "Start search" type in:

regedit

Press Enter.

Registry editor will open.

Navigate to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\BFE

Right click on BFE key, click "Permissions"

Click on Add button, type Everyone and click OK.

Now click once on Everyone

Below, in "Permissions" pane checkmark "Alow" in "Full control" row.

Click OK.

In a set of files you downloaded in previous step find start_services.bat.

Double click on it to run the fix.

Check on firewall issue and check new FSS log.

Hope that this helps!

@Farstrider thanks a million you are a God send. Microsoft as usual were no help and even cut me off a chat window, great customer service. My problem and solution went exactly like Reacon, we must have had the same virus. I knew I picked one up but I didnt realise the damage it had done. Keep up the good work. If it wasnt for people like yourself helping others along, then a lot of us would be completely stuck. 5 stars!

  • 2 weeks later...

I am not sure if you've tried this yet!

You can start the following services manually:

Windows Firewall (MpsSvc)

CNG Key Isolation (KeyIso)

Base Filtering Engine (BFE)

Firewall Client Agent (FwcAgent)

To do this, follow the steps below:

Click Start, type Notepad in the Start Search box (Windows Vista) or the Search programs and files box (Windows 7), and then click Notepad in the programs list.

Highlight the following text, right click the highlighted text, and then click Copy. Go to Notepad, right click anywhere in the Notepad window, and then click Paste.

Click File, click Save As, and then type Repair.bat in the File name box.

Click the Save as type dropdown, then click All Files (*.*).

In the left window pane, click Desktop, and then click Save.

On the File menu, click Exit.

From your Desktop, right click the Repair.bat file that you saved in step 5, and then click Run as administrator. This action starts the required services.

Note If you are prompted for confirmation, click Yes.

Try to start the Windows Firewall again. If you can start Windows Firewall, delete the Repair.bat file. To delete the Repair.bat file, right-click Repair.bat, click Delete, and then click Yes.

I had to register over here just to thank you.. so thanks a lot, it fixed my problem !

And also thanks to Reacon because his tips also were very helpfull!

I know your issue is probably fixed. But I ran into a problem where the windows firewall service wouldn't start. It turned out a dependency service BFE couldn't start because the file bfe.dll.mui was missing from the c:\windows\system32\en-us folder. After copying that file from a windows installation inside a VM everything worked great.

  • 4 weeks later...

I am not sure if you've tried this yet!

You can start the following services manually:

Windows Firewall (MpsSvc)

CNG Key Isolation (KeyIso)

Base Filtering Engine (BFE)

Firewall Client Agent (FwcAgent)

To do this, follow the steps below:

Click Start, type Notepad in the Start Search box (Windows Vista) or the Search programs and files box (Windows 7), and then click Notepad in the programs list.

Highlight the following text, right click the highlighted text, and then click Copy. Go to Notepad, right click anywhere in the Notepad window, and then click Paste.

Click File, click Save As, and then type Repair.bat in the File name box.

Click the Save as type dropdown, then click All Files (*.*).

In the left window pane, click Desktop, and then click Save.

On the File menu, click Exit.

From your Desktop, right click the Repair.bat file that you saved in step 5, and then click Run as administrator. This action starts the required services.

Note If you are prompted for confirmation, click Yes.

Try to start the Windows Firewall again. If you can start Windows Firewall, delete the Repair.bat file. To delete the Repair.bat file, right-click Repair.bat, click Delete, and then click Yes.

Been going crazy trying to figure out how to turn back on this did the trick! THANKS!

You can also try this:

download Farbar Service Scanner and run it on the computer with the issue.

  • Make sure the following options are checked:
    • Internet Services
    • Windows Firewall
    • System Restore
    • Security Center

    [*]Press "Scan".

    [*]It will create a log (FSS.txt) in the same directory the tool is run.

    [*]Then: Check your log file for missing entries.

Following steps involve registry editing. Please create new restore point before proceeding!!!

Download Seven.zip file from here: http://www.smartestc...y-network-keys/

Unzip the file.

You'll find several files inside.

As an example do the following:

Right click on bfe.reg file, click "Merge".

Allow registry merge.

Right click on mpssvc.reg file, click "Merge".

Allow registry merge.

Restart computer.

Click Start and in "Start search" type in:

regedit

Press Enter.

Registry editor will open.

Navigate to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\BFE

Right click on BFE key, click "Permissions"

Click on Add button, type Everyone and click OK.

Now click once on Everyone

Below, in "Permissions" pane checkmark "Alow" in "Full control" row.

Click OK.

In a set of files you downloaded in previous step find start_services.bat.

Double click on it to run the fix.

Check on firewall issue and check new FSS log.

Hope that this helps!

hi

i applied the fix with the seven.zip but i still get the following log from fss:


Farbar Service Scanner Version: 09-06-2012
Ran by fuerchter (administrator) on 19-06-2012 at 00:04:08
Running from "C:\Users\fuerchter\Downloads"
Microsoft Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (X64)
Boot Mode: Normal
****************************************************************
Internet Services:
============
Connection Status:
==============
Localhost is accessible.
LAN connected.
Google IP is accessible.
Google.com is accessible.
Yahoo IP is accessible.
Yahoo.com is accessible.

Windows Firewall:
=============
MpsSvc Service is not running. Checking service configuration:
The start type of MpsSvc service is OK.
The ImagePath of MpsSvc service is OK.
The ServiceDll of MpsSvc service is OK.

Firewall Disabled Policy:
==================

System Restore:
============
System Restore Disabled Policy:
========================

Action Center:
============
wscsvc Service is not running. Checking service configuration:
Checking Start type: ATTENTION!=====> Unable to open wscsvc registry key. The service key does not exist.
Checking ImagePath: ATTENTION!=====> Unable to open wscsvc registry key. The service key does not exist.
Checking ServiceDll: ATTENTION!=====> Unable to open wscsvc registry key. The service key does not exist.

Windows Update:
============
Windows Autoupdate Disabled Policy:
============================

File Check:
========
C:\Windows\System32\nsisvc.dll => MD5 is legit
C:\Windows\System32\drivers\nsiproxy.sys => MD5 is legit
C:\Windows\System32\dhcpcore.dll => MD5 is legit
C:\Windows\System32\drivers\afd.sys => MD5 is legit
C:\Windows\System32\drivers\tdx.sys => MD5 is legit
C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\tcpip.sys => MD5 is legit
C:\Windows\System32\dnsrslvr.dll => MD5 is legit
C:\Windows\System32\mpssvc.dll => MD5 is legit
C:\Windows\System32\bfe.dll => MD5 is legit
C:\Windows\System32\drivers\mpsdrv.sys => MD5 is legit
C:\Windows\System32\SDRSVC.dll => MD5 is legit
C:\Windows\System32\vssvc.exe => MD5 is legit
C:\Windows\System32\wscsvc.dll => MD5 is legit
C:\Windows\System32\wbem\WMIsvc.dll => MD5 is legit
C:\Windows\System32\wuaueng.dll => MD5 is legit
C:\Windows\System32\qmgr.dll => MD5 is legit
C:\Windows\System32\es.dll => MD5 is legit
C:\Windows\System32\cryptsvc.dll
[2012-06-18 23:38] - [2012-04-24 07:37] - 0184320 ____A (Microsoft Corporation) 4F5414602E2544A4554D95517948B705
C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe => MD5 is legit
C:\Windows\System32\rpcss.dll => MD5 is legit

**** End of log ****
[/CODE]

upon pressing "use recommended settings" in the firewall settings absolutely nothing happens.

the service shows up now though (after it was completely invisible). when i try to start the service i get an error message referring my to the system event log and the advanced security window still shows error 0x6d9 :(

any help?

i just ran the system file checker and apparently some files are corrupt

here's the log:


2012-06-19 12:27:54, Info CSI 00000009 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:27:54, Info CSI 0000000a [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:27:54, Info CSI 0000000c [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:27:54, Info CSI 0000000d [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:27:54, Info CSI 0000000e [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:27:54, Info CSI 00000010 [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:27:55, Info CSI 00000011 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:27:55, Info CSI 00000012 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:27:55, Info CSI 00000014 [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:27:55, Info CSI 00000015 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:27:55, Info CSI 00000016 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:27:56, Info CSI 00000018 [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:27:56, Info CSI 00000019 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:27:56, Info CSI 0000001a [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:27:56, Info CSI 0000001c [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:27:56, Info CSI 0000001d [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:27:56, Info CSI 0000001e [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:27:56, Info CSI 00000020 [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:27:56, Info CSI 00000021 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:27:56, Info CSI 00000022 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:27:57, Info CSI 00000024 [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:27:57, Info CSI 00000025 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:27:57, Info CSI 00000026 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:27:58, Info CSI 00000028 [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:27:58, Info CSI 00000029 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:27:58, Info CSI 0000002a [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:27:58, Info CSI 0000002c [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:27:58, Info CSI 0000002d [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:27:58, Info CSI 0000002e [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:27:59, Info CSI 00000031 [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:27:59, Info CSI 00000032 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:27:59, Info CSI 00000033 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:28:00, Info CSI 00000037 [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:28:01, Info CSI 00000038 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:28:01, Info CSI 00000039 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:28:01, Info CSI 0000003b [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:28:01, Info CSI 0000003c [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:28:01, Info CSI 0000003d [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:28:02, Info CSI 00000041 [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:28:02, Info CSI 00000042 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:28:02, Info CSI 00000043 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:28:04, Info CSI 00000045 [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:28:04, Info CSI 00000046 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:28:04, Info CSI 00000047 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:28:06, Info CSI 00000069 [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:28:06, Info CSI 0000006a [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:28:06, Info CSI 0000006b [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:28:07, Info CSI 00000070 [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:28:07, Info CSI 00000071 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:28:07, Info CSI 00000072 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:28:09, Info CSI 00000074 [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:28:09, Info CSI 00000075 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:28:09, Info CSI 00000076 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:28:10, Info CSI 00000078 [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:28:10, Info CSI 00000079 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:28:10, Info CSI 0000007a [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:28:11, Info CSI 0000007c [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:28:11, Info CSI 0000007d [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:28:11, Info CSI 0000007e [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:28:12, Info CSI 00000080 [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:28:12, Info CSI 00000081 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:28:12, Info CSI 00000082 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:28:15, Info CSI 00000086 [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:28:15, Info CSI 00000087 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:28:15, Info CSI 00000088 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:28:16, Info CSI 000000a9 [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:28:17, Info CSI 000000aa [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:28:17, Info CSI 000000ab [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:28:20, Info CSI 000000ad [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:28:20, Info CSI 000000ae [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:28:20, Info CSI 000000af [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:28:23, Info CSI 000000b3 [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:28:23, Info CSI 000000b4 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:28:23, Info CSI 000000b5 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:28:23, Info CSI 000000b7 [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:28:24, Info CSI 000000b8 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:28:24, Info CSI 000000b9 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:28:24, Info CSI 000000bb [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:28:24, Info CSI 000000bc [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:28:24, Info CSI 000000bd [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:28:24, Info CSI 000000bf [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:28:24, Info CSI 000000c0 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:28:24, Info CSI 000000c1 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:28:27, Info CSI 000000ca [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:28:27, Info CSI 000000cb [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:28:27, Info CSI 000000cc [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:28:28, Info CSI 000000d8 [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:28:29, Info CSI 000000d9 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:28:29, Info CSI 000000da [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:28:29, Info CSI 000000dc [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:28:29, Info CSI 000000dd [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:28:29, Info CSI 000000de [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:28:30, Info CSI 000000e0 [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:28:30, Info CSI 000000e1 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:28:30, Info CSI 000000e2 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:28:30, Info CSI 000000e4 [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:28:30, Info CSI 000000e5 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:28:30, Info CSI 000000e6 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:28:31, Info CSI 000000e8 [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:28:31, Info CSI 000000e9 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:28:31, Info CSI 000000ea [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:28:33, Info CSI 000000ed [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:28:33, Info CSI 000000ee [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:28:33, Info CSI 000000ef [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:28:35, Info CSI 000000f2 [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:28:35, Info CSI 000000f3 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:28:35, Info CSI 000000f4 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:28:35, Info CSI 000000f6 [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:28:35, Info CSI 000000f7 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:28:35, Info CSI 000000f8 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:28:36, Info CSI 000000fa [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:28:36, Info CSI 000000fb [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:28:36, Info CSI 000000fc [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:28:37, Info CSI 000000fe [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:28:37, Info CSI 000000ff [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:28:37, Info CSI 00000100 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:28:38, Info CSI 00000102 [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:28:38, Info CSI 00000103 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:28:38, Info CSI 00000104 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:28:40, Info CSI 00000106 [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:28:40, Info CSI 00000107 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:28:40, Info CSI 00000108 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:28:43, Info CSI 00000120 [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:28:43, Info CSI 00000121 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:28:43, Info CSI 00000122 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:28:45, Info CSI 00000124 [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:28:45, Info CSI 00000125 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:28:45, Info CSI 00000126 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:28:51, Info CSI 00000128 [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:28:51, Info CSI 00000129 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:28:51, Info CSI 0000012a [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:28:53, Info CSI 0000012c [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:28:53, Info CSI 0000012d [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:28:53, Info CSI 0000012e [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:28:55, Info CSI 00000130 [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:28:55, Info CSI 00000131 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:28:55, Info CSI 00000132 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:28:56, Info CSI 00000134 [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:28:56, Info CSI 00000135 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:28:56, Info CSI 00000136 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:28:57, Info CSI 00000138 [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:28:57, Info CSI 00000139 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:28:57, Info CSI 0000013a [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:28:58, Info CSI 0000013c [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:28:58, Info CSI 0000013d [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:28:58, Info CSI 0000013e [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:28:59, Info CSI 00000142 [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:28:59, Info CSI 00000143 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:28:59, Info CSI 00000144 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:29:03, Info CSI 00000146 [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:29:03, Info CSI 00000147 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:29:03, Info CSI 00000148 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:29:04, Info CSI 0000014b [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:29:04, Info CSI 0000014c [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:29:04, Info CSI 0000014d [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:29:05, Info CSI 0000014f [SR] Repairing corrupted file [ml:520{260},l:46{23}]"\??\C:\Windows\System32"\[l:24{12}]"services.exe" from store
2012-06-19 12:29:05, Info CSI 00000151 [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:29:05, Info CSI 00000152 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:29:05, Info CSI 00000153 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:29:06, Info CSI 00000156 [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:29:07, Info CSI 00000157 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:29:07, Info CSI 00000158 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:29:09, Info CSI 0000015b [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:29:09, Info CSI 0000015c [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:29:09, Info CSI 0000015d [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:29:10, Info CSI 0000015f [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:29:10, Info CSI 00000160 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:29:10, Info CSI 00000161 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:29:11, Info CSI 00000163 [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:29:11, Info CSI 00000164 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:29:11, Info CSI 00000165 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:29:12, Info CSI 00000167 [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:29:12, Info CSI 00000168 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:29:12, Info CSI 00000169 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:29:13, Info CSI 0000016c [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:29:13, Info CSI 0000016d [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:29:13, Info CSI 0000016e [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:29:15, Info CSI 00000170 [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:29:15, Info CSI 00000171 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:29:15, Info CSI 00000172 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:29:16, Info CSI 00000174 [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:29:16, Info CSI 00000175 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:29:16, Info CSI 00000176 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:29:18, Info CSI 00000179 [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:29:18, Info CSI 0000017a [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:29:18, Info CSI 0000017b [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:29:19, Info CSI 0000017f [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:29:19, Info CSI 00000180 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:29:19, Info CSI 00000181 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:29:20, Info CSI 00000183 [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:29:20, Info CSI 00000184 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:29:20, Info CSI 00000185 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:29:22, Info CSI 00000187 [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:29:22, Info CSI 00000188 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:29:22, Info CSI 00000189 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:29:24, Info CSI 0000018c [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:29:24, Info CSI 0000018d [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:29:24, Info CSI 0000018e [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:29:24, Info CSI 00000190 [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:29:25, Info CSI 00000191 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:29:25, Info CSI 00000192 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:29:25, Info CSI 00000194 [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:29:25, Info CSI 00000195 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:29:25, Info CSI 00000196 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:29:26, Info CSI 00000198 [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:29:26, Info CSI 00000199 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:29:26, Info CSI 0000019a [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:29:27, Info CSI 0000019c [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:29:27, Info CSI 0000019d [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:29:27, Info CSI 0000019e [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:29:29, Info CSI 000001a0 [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:29:29, Info CSI 000001a1 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:29:29, Info CSI 000001a2 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:29:29, Info CSI 000001a4 [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:29:29, Info CSI 000001a5 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:29:29, Info CSI 000001a6 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:29:30, Info CSI 000001a8 [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:29:31, Info CSI 000001a9 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:29:31, Info CSI 000001aa [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:29:33, Info CSI 000001ac [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:29:33, Info CSI 000001ad [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:29:33, Info CSI 000001ae [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:29:36, Info CSI 000001b0 [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:29:36, Info CSI 000001b1 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:29:36, Info CSI 000001b2 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:29:37, Info CSI 000001b4 [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:29:37, Info CSI 000001b5 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:29:37, Info CSI 000001b6 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:29:38, Info CSI 000001b8 [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:29:38, Info CSI 000001b9 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:29:38, Info CSI 000001ba [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:29:38, Info CSI 000001bc [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:29:39, Info CSI 000001bd [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:29:39, Info CSI 000001be [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:29:39, Info CSI 000001c0 [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:29:39, Info CSI 000001c1 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:29:39, Info CSI 000001c2 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:29:40, Info CSI 000001c4 [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:29:40, Info CSI 000001c5 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:29:40, Info CSI 000001c6 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:29:42, Info CSI 000001ce [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:29:42, Info CSI 000001cf [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:29:42, Info CSI 000001d0 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:29:43, Info CSI 000001d2 [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:29:43, Info CSI 000001d3 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:29:43, Info CSI 000001d4 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:29:43, Info CSI 000001d6 [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:29:43, Info CSI 000001d7 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:29:43, Info CSI 000001d8 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:29:44, Info CSI 000001da [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:29:44, Info CSI 000001db [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:29:44, Info CSI 000001dc [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:29:45, Info CSI 000001de [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:29:46, Info CSI 000001df [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:29:46, Info CSI 000001e0 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:29:48, Info CSI 000001e3 [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:29:48, Info CSI 000001e4 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:29:48, Info CSI 000001e5 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:29:48, Info CSI 000001e7 [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:29:48, Info CSI 000001e8 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:29:48, Info CSI 000001e9 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:29:49, Info CSI 000001eb [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:29:49, Info CSI 000001ec [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:29:49, Info CSI 000001ed [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:29:51, Info CSI 000001f0 [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:29:51, Info CSI 000001f1 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:29:51, Info CSI 000001f2 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
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2012-06-19 12:29:53, Info CSI 000001f6 [SR] Cannot repair member file [l:36{18}]"about_For.help.txt" of Microsoft-Windows-PowerShell-PreLoc.Resources, Version = 6.1.7600.16385, pA = PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE_IA32_ON_WIN64 (10), Culture = [l:10{5}]"en-US", VersionScope = 1 nonSxS, PublicKeyToken = {l:8 b:31bf3856ad364e35}, Type neutral, TypeName neutral, PublicKey neutral in the store, file is missing
2012-06-19 12:29:53, Info CSI 000001f7 [SR] This component was referenced by [l:266{133}]"Microsoft-Windows-Client-Features-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~en-US~6.1.7601.17514.Microsoft-Windows-Client-Features-Language-Pack"
2012-06-19 12:29:54, Info CSI 000001f9 [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:29:54, Info CSI 000001fa [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:29:54, Info CSI 000001fb [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:29:55, Info CSI 00000200 [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:29:55, Info CSI 00000201 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:29:55, Info CSI 00000202 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:29:57, Info CSI 0000020a [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:29:57, Info CSI 0000020b [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:29:57, Info CSI 0000020c [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:29:59, Info CSI 00000213 [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:29:59, Info CSI 00000214 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:29:59, Info CSI 00000215 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:30:00, Info CSI 0000021a [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:30:00, Info CSI 0000021b [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:30:00, Info CSI 0000021c [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:30:01, Info CSI 00000220 [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:30:01, Info CSI 00000221 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:30:01, Info CSI 00000222 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:30:02, Info CSI 00000224 [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:30:02, Info CSI 00000225 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:30:02, Info CSI 00000226 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:30:04, Info CSI 0000024b [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:30:04, Info CSI 0000024c [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:30:04, Info CSI 0000024d [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:30:05, Info CSI 0000024f [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:30:05, Info CSI 00000250 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:30:05, Info CSI 00000251 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:30:05, Info CSI 00000253 [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:30:05, Info CSI 00000254 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:30:05, Info CSI 00000255 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:30:06, Info CSI 00000257 [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:30:06, Info CSI 00000258 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:30:06, Info CSI 00000259 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:30:07, Info CSI 00000267 [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:30:07, Info CSI 00000268 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:30:07, Info CSI 00000269 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:30:08, Info CSI 0000026b [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:30:08, Info CSI 0000026c [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:30:08, Info CSI 0000026d [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:30:10, Info CSI 0000027b [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:30:10, Info CSI 0000027c [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:30:10, Info CSI 0000027d [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:30:11, Info CSI 0000027f [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:30:11, Info CSI 00000280 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:30:11, Info CSI 00000281 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:30:11, Info CSI 00000283 [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:30:11, Info CSI 00000284 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:30:11, Info CSI 00000285 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:30:12, Info CSI 00000287 [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:30:12, Info CSI 00000288 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:30:12, Info CSI 00000289 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:30:13, Info CSI 0000028c [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:30:13, Info CSI 0000028d [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:30:13, Info CSI 0000028e [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:30:13, Info CSI 00000290 [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:30:14, Info CSI 00000291 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:30:14, Info CSI 00000292 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:30:14, Info CSI 00000294 [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:30:14, Info CSI 00000295 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:30:14, Info CSI 00000296 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:30:15, Info CSI 00000298 [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:30:15, Info CSI 00000299 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:30:15, Info CSI 0000029a [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:30:17, Info CSI 000002a1 [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:30:17, Info CSI 000002a2 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:30:17, Info CSI 000002a3 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:30:19, Info CSI 000002b8 [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:30:19, Info CSI 000002b9 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:30:19, Info CSI 000002ba [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:30:24, Info CSI 000002bc [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:30:24, Info CSI 000002bd [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:30:24, Info CSI 000002be [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:30:25, Info CSI 000002c0 [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:30:25, Info CSI 000002c1 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:30:25, Info CSI 000002c2 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:30:26, Info CSI 000002c5 [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:30:26, Info CSI 000002c6 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:30:26, Info CSI 000002c7 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:30:26, Info CSI 000002ca [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:30:26, Info CSI 000002cb [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:30:26, Info CSI 000002cc [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:30:27, Info CSI 000002ce [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:30:27, Info CSI 000002cf [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:30:27, Info CSI 000002d0 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:30:28, Info CSI 000002d2 [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:30:28, Info CSI 000002d3 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:30:28, Info CSI 000002d4 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:30:29, Info CSI 000002d7 [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:30:29, Info CSI 000002d8 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:30:29, Info CSI 000002d9 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:30:30, Info CSI 000002db [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:30:30, Info CSI 000002dc [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:30:30, Info CSI 000002dd [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:30:31, Info CSI 000002df [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:30:31, Info CSI 000002e0 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:30:31, Info CSI 000002e1 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:30:32, Info CSI 000002e3 [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:30:32, Info CSI 000002e4 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:30:32, Info CSI 000002e5 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:30:33, Info CSI 000002e8 [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:30:33, Info CSI 000002e9 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:30:33, Info CSI 000002ea [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:30:33, Info CSI 000002ec [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:30:34, Info CSI 000002ed [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:30:34, Info CSI 000002ee [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:30:35, Info CSI 000002f0 [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:30:35, Info CSI 000002f1 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:30:35, Info CSI 000002f2 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:30:36, Info CSI 000002f4 [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:30:36, Info CSI 000002f5 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x0000000000000064) components
2012-06-19 12:30:36, Info CSI 000002f6 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:30:37, Info CSI 000002f8 [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:30:37, Info CSI 000002f9 [SR] Verifying 62 (0x000000000000003e) components
2012-06-19 12:30:37, Info CSI 000002fa [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:30:37, Info CSI 000002fc [SR] Verify complete
2012-06-19 12:30:37, Info CSI 000002fd [SR] Repairing 2 components
2012-06-19 12:30:37, Info CSI 000002fe [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:30:37, Info CSI 000002ff [SR] Cannot repair member file [l:36{18}]"about_For.help.txt" of Microsoft-Windows-PowerShell-PreLoc.Resources, Version = 6.1.7600.16385, pA = PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE_IA32_ON_WIN64 (10), Culture = [l:10{5}]"en-US", VersionScope = 1 nonSxS, PublicKeyToken = {l:8 b:31bf3856ad364e35}, Type neutral, TypeName neutral, PublicKey neutral in the store, file is missing
2012-06-19 12:30:38, Info CSI 00000301 [SR] Repairing corrupted file [ml:520{260},l:46{23}]"\??\C:\Windows\System32"\[l:24{12}]"services.exe" from store
2012-06-19 12:30:38, Info CSI 00000302 [SR] Cannot repair member file [l:36{18}]"about_For.help.txt" of Microsoft-Windows-PowerShell-PreLoc.Resources, Version = 6.1.7600.16385, pA = PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE_IA32_ON_WIN64 (10), Culture = [l:10{5}]"en-US", VersionScope = 1 nonSxS, PublicKeyToken = {l:8 b:31bf3856ad364e35}, Type neutral, TypeName neutral, PublicKey neutral in the store, file is missing
2012-06-19 12:30:38, Info CSI 00000303 [SR] This component was referenced by [l:266{133}]"Microsoft-Windows-Client-Features-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~en-US~6.1.7601.17514.Microsoft-Windows-Client-Features-Language-Pack"
2012-06-19 12:30:38, Info CSI 00000305 [SR] Repair complete
2012-06-19 12:30:38, Info CSI 00000306 [SR] Committing transaction
2012-06-19 12:30:38, Info CSI 0000030a [SR] Unable to complete Verify and Repair transaction because some of the files that need to be repaired are in use. A reboot is required to complete this operation.
2012-06-19 12:30:38, Info CSI 0000030b [SR] Repairing 2 components
2012-06-19 12:30:38, Info CSI 0000030c [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2012-06-19 12:30:38, Info CSI 0000030d [SR] Cannot repair member file [l:36{18}]"about_For.help.txt" of Microsoft-Windows-PowerShell-PreLoc.Resources, Version = 6.1.7600.16385, pA = PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE_IA32_ON_WIN64 (10), Culture = [l:10{5}]"en-US", VersionScope = 1 nonSxS, PublicKeyToken = {l:8 b:31bf3856ad364e35}, Type neutral, TypeName neutral, PublicKey neutral in the store, file is missing
2012-06-19 12:30:38, Info CSI 0000030f [SR] Repairing corrupted file [ml:520{260},l:46{23}]"\??\C:\Windows\System32"\[l:24{12}]"services.exe" from store
2012-06-19 12:30:38, Info CSI 00000310 [SR] Cannot repair member file [l:36{18}]"about_For.help.txt" of Microsoft-Windows-PowerShell-PreLoc.Resources, Version = 6.1.7600.16385, pA = PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE_IA32_ON_WIN64 (10), Culture = [l:10{5}]"en-US", VersionScope = 1 nonSxS, PublicKeyToken = {l:8 b:31bf3856ad364e35}, Type neutral, TypeName neutral, PublicKey neutral in the store, file is missing
2012-06-19 12:30:38, Info CSI 00000311 [SR] This component was referenced by [l:266{133}]"Microsoft-Windows-Client-Features-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~en-US~6.1.7601.17514.Microsoft-Windows-Client-Features-Language-Pack"
2012-06-19 12:30:38, Info CSI 00000313 [SR] Repair complete
[/CODE]

Have you tried first running the System File Checker and/or the Windows Firewall Troubleshooter from Microsoft?

That is what I did (Windows Firewall Troubleshooter) when I received the same error as the OP. Was actually a little shocked when it worked.

http://support.micro...all_diagnostic/

  • 4 weeks later...

I unfortunately tried every possible solution given on this thread and to no avail,

my firewall still won't come on, neither will windows defender. I was only able to restart base filtering, any more suggestion... Anyone ?

I'm starting to consider reinstalling window's, if I backup my files is there any danger the virus will copy itself on my backup drive?

I don't think it's still present I ran AVG, security essential and defender offline they all said that my PC was clean any thoughts.

https://sites.google.com/a/obxcompguy.com/foolish-it/d7

Download D7 and go to Windows Repair > Repair Windows Firewall, done. After that open up Firewall.cpl and you should be able to click on Recommended settings and be set.

This tool is specifically designed to fix the damage done by 0.access.

Wow it worked! Thank you very much Cougar Dan

At first it didin't but I restarted D7 with administrative rights and then went in service to start the firewall

tested my firewall at www.grc.com with shield's up it's a computer security site I found 6 or 7 years ago

now every thing is in the green

And again thank you all for helping me out

  • 3 years later...

Well on thing is you have Java 1.7 which is  a target of hackers and Java 1.8.0_X is the current.  I have a question  that i found the same thing with the MS security when I have Norton 360 installed. The issue I have in my companies VPN pulse wasn't compatible with Norton 360 in Windows 10. I created a VM with WIndows 7 and tested Norton 360 with MS security and it would alllow me to make MS active even if I turned 360 or 3 or 4 more Security tools  (AVG, Micro trend and Avast). When MS was the only one on the machine all the services and task started like they are supposed to. I installed pulse and was able to contact to my work pc with now issues.

  

Hi can someone re-upload bfe.reg as the link does not work

This is the original link and the download still appears to work.

http://www.smartestcomputing.us.com/files/file/9-registry-network-keys/

In case you have a network issue that prevents your browser from accessing that site, here is the content of bfe.reg from seven.zip.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\BFE]
"DisplayName"="@%SystemRoot%\\system32\\bfe.dll,-1001"
"Group"="NetworkProvider"
"ImagePath"=hex(2):25,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,72,00,6f,00,6f,00,\
74,00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,73,\
00,76,00,63,00,68,00,6f,00,73,00,74,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,20,00,2d,00,\
6b,00,20,00,4c,00,6f,00,63,00,61,00,6c,00,53,00,65,00,72,00,76,00,69,00,63,\
00,65,00,4e,00,6f,00,4e,00,65,00,74,00,77,00,6f,00,72,00,6b,00,00,00
"Description"="@%SystemRoot%\\system32\\bfe.dll,-1002"
"ObjectName"="NT AUTHORITY\\LocalService"
"ErrorControl"=dword:00000001
"Start"=dword:00000002
"Type"=dword:00000020
"DependOnService"=hex(7):52,00,70,00,63,00,53,00,73,00,00,00,00,00
"ServiceSidType"=dword:00000003
"RequiredPrivileges"=hex(7):53,00,65,00,41,00,75,00,64,00,69,00,74,00,50,00,72,\
00,69,00,76,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,00,00,00,00
"FailureActions"=hex:80,51,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,14,00,00,\
00,01,00,00,00,c0,d4,01,00,01,00,00,00,e0,93,04,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\BFE\Parameters]
"ServiceDll"=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,\
00,74,00,25,00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,\
62,00,66,00,65,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,00,00
"ServiceDllUnloadOnStop"=dword:00000001
"ServiceMain"="BfeServiceMain"

 

This thread is quite old. To keep people from replying to earlier posts before they see yours, I'm going to lock it up. If you need further assistance with an issue that you're experiencing, please start a new thread.

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Here are the most important specifications: TerraMaster F4-425 Pro CPU Intel Core N350 (8x E Cores/Threads, Max burst up to 3.9 GHz) Intel Core N305 (4x E Cores/Threads, Max burst up to 3.8 GHz) TDP: 7W / 9W (Base) Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 32 EUs (1.35 GHz) Intel UHD Graphics 24 EUs (1.25 GHz) Memory 1x slot 16 GB DDR5 4800MT/s non ECC SODIMM (Max 32 GB) 1x slot 8 GB DDR5 4800MT/s non ECC SODIMM (Max 32 GB) Disk Capacity 120 TB (30 TB x 4) Supported RAID Types TRAID, TRAID +, RAID0, RAID1, RAID5, RAID 6, RAID 10 Network 2x RJ-45 5 GbE Internal storage 3x M.2 2280 NVMe Slot (PCIe 3.0 x1) Bootloader 2Gbit 256 GB NAND Flash card (MX30LF2G28AD) USB port (internal) USB Ports 1x Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps) 3x Type-A 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps) HDMI 1x (HDMI) Hardware Transcoding Engine H.264, H.265, MPEG-4, VC-1 Maximum resolution: 4K (4096 x 2160); Maximum FPS: 60 Size (H/W/D) 219 x 181 x 150 mm Weight 2.9 kg System Fan 150 x181 x 219 mm Power 90W, 100V - 240V AC, 50/60 Hz, Single frequency Power consumption (HDDs) 45W (4x 4TB ST4000VN008 in read/write state) 14W (4x 4TB ST4000VN008 in hibernation) Noise Level: 20.9 dB(A) Using 4 SATA HDDs/SSDs in standby mode; Test environment noise: 17.3dB(A); Test distance: 1m Warranty 2 Years OS TOS 7.0.0706 (Beta) MSRP £639.99, $699.99, €739.99 / £739.99, $799.99, €839.99 As you can see above, there are two variants of the F4-425 Pro releasing today. The lesser variant has the slightly weaker N305 CPU and iGP, and 8 GB less RAM, although it also costs $100 less than the top variant we are testing today. In addition, these new F4-425 Pros are shipped with the as-yet-unreleased TOS 7 beta. So what is TOS 7 exactly? During the device initialization, you are warned not to use it in a production environment, which we'll get into later. My contact told me that TOS 7 exits beta today, June 23 with version 7.0.0746. The clear difference with the F4-425 Plus is that it contains the more powerful N350 Intel CPU released in the first quarter of 2025, with support for DisplayPort 1.4, HDMI 2.1, LPDDR5 (4800), DDR5 and DDR4, and a max TDP of just 7W. It also supports AV1 decoding, as well as H.264, VP8, VP9, H.265 (8 bit), and H.265 (10 bit). The different capabilities in the Alder Lake-N (and Twin Lake) series are listed below. Processor E-cores L3-cache Turbo clock GPU GPU-clock TDP Intel N355 8 6 MB 3.9 GHz 32 EUs 1.35 GHz 9 W Intel Core 3 N350 3.9 GHz 1.35 GHz 7 W Intel Core i3-N305 3.8 GHz 1.25 GHz 9 W Intel Core i3-N300 3.8 GHz 1.25 GHz Intel N250 4 3.8 GHz 1.25 GHz 6 W Intel Processor N200 3.7 GHz 0.75 GHz Intel N150 3.6 GHz 24 EUs 1 GHz Intel N97 1.2 GHz 12 W Intel Processor N100 3.4 GHz 0.75 GHz 6 W The CPU is part of the Alder Lake-N series that sits just below the top N355 offering, albeit with an impressive TDP (less than the N355 and N305) for the features it offers. It is designed for low- powered systems and entry-level laptops. As before, we are seeing another NAS with an acceptable, if not great, amount of RAM. It should be noted that the F4-425 Pro only has one SODIMM slot, so if you are planning to upgrade the already 16GB included in this NAS, it will have to be on one module of Single Rank DDR5. As a reminder, up until a couple of years ago, it was commonplace to only get 2 or 4GB max on a flagship Synology or QNAP home NAS. Ever since the likes of TerraMaster and more have entered the market with ample RAM sizes included in their NAS offerings, it has gone a long way in forcing the hands of the traditional makers to up their game a bit. Before we dive in, you can view the different SKUs released so far since the 2025 series launched for Home and SMB users, with the most important specifications listed along with the MSRP listed below: SKU CPU Cores Memory Link Price F2-425 Intel N5095 4 4 GB DDR4 2.5 GbE x1 $249.99 F4-425 Intel N5095 4 4 GB DDR4 2.5 GbE x1 $369.99 F2-425 Plus Intel Core N150 4 8 GB DDR5 5 GbE x 2 $399.99 F4-425 Plus Intel Core N150 4 16 GB DDR5 5 GbE x 2 $569.99 F4-425 Pro Intel Core N305 8 8 GB DDR5 5 GbE x 2 $699.99 F4-425 Pro Intel Core N350 8 16 GB DDR5 5 GbE x 2 $799.99 The F2 in the product name means two 3.5-inch HDD bays, where F4 is four 2.5-inch bays. First impressions Like with the F8 SSD Plus packaging, the F4-425 Pro is using the upgraded box materials, which certainly look better than a plain cream colored box with TERRAMASTER stamped on the sides. The box gives off a premium feel and certainly adds a positive vibe to first impressions. In the box F4-425 Pro TNAS device Power adapter LAN cable (CAT 6) Quick guide [full online guide] Limited warranty notice Screws (for HDD bays) Stickers 2x rubber feet (spares) Design As has become kind of common with TerraMaster, certainly in the last three years, the 2025 F2- and F4-series have received a makeover that really adds to the premium feel of the NAS. Gone are the plastic shells, now replaced with an aluminum outer shell, with the front and back retaining the textured black plastic we saw on the 2024 models. Some key differences from the 2024 series include placing the power button back on the front, along with the addition of a Type A USB port. It's not much bigger or heavier either; in fact, it weighs 500 grams less than the F4-424 Pro. It's slightly shorter in height and depth (length), but only by a few millimeters. The front and back do retain a similar style to the 2024 series. On the front, you just have your four bays along with LED indicators for the HDDs and power. The welcomed change is having a USB port on the front for quick access, should you need to back up a USB drive, for example. Around the back, from top to bottom, you have a reset pin hole, an HDMI port, two 5 GbE Ethernet ports, two USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) Type A ports with a Type-C port below them, and a connector for the barrel port power source. Again, there's no Kensington Security Slot present, which is a bit of a shame considering it's a data storage device. Left side Right side On the left and right of the F4-425 Plus, it is completely smooth aluminum with a TERRAMASTER logo printed on both sides. On the bottom, there are some holes to assist ventilation. Unlike with the F4-425 Plus, the rubber feet did come unstuck during the teardown, which was also an issue on the 2023 series. It seems like other customers have lodged complaints about them, as TerraMaster now includes two spare rubber feet in the box, in case any of the preinstalled ones are lost; however, this seems more like a papering over the cracks solution rather than actually fixing the issue with better quality rubber stand-offs. There are also four screws that must be removed in order to access the internals. Teardown Upon removing the four screws, you can slide the device out of its shell to reveal the three NVMe M.2 slots (PCIe 3.0 X1) and single SODIMM slot connector, which is populated with a single 16GB DDR5 4800MT/s module. I added a couple of MP44Q M.2 PCIe 4.0 SSDs (2 x 4TB) that can be availed on Amazon for $492.99 that TEAMGROUP supplied us with, along with a 250GB 970 Evo Plus that my colleague Chris White sent me by accident and let me keep a few years ago. As I have said in previous reviews, TerraMaster support staff actually encourage installing whatever you want on their devices, and happily, the USB port for the bootloader is now easily accessible should you want to use it for your own flavor of NAS OS, such as TrueNAS, Unraid, or maybe Xpenology. Yes, because TerraMaster has now switched to a 256 GB NAND Flash card (3rd photo above) for the TOS bootloader. This is also replaceable, but you can also simply add a USB bootloader, access the BIOS, and tell the F4-425 Pro to boot from that instead of the Flash card. Unlike earlier iterations of TerraMaster NAS, you don't have to tear this down any further than the four screws on the outer shell in order to be able to access and manage the memory, NVMe slots, and USB bootloader. However, if you need to access the NAND Flash card or CMOS battery, then eight more screws (four on each side) need to be removed in order to take off the rear panel with the 120mm fan, and then the motherboard can be lifted off and removed from the SATA connector PCB. There's also no risk of threading the screw holes, because the four that hold the shell in place are metal on metal, while the screws that hold the rear panel on do screw into plastic. Either way, like last time when I reviewed the F4-425 plus, I was just happier to see larger screws being used. Overall, it follows some great improvements in build quality from the 2024 series and earlier. Setup BIOS The F4-425 Pro includes an Aptio BIOS from American Megatrends [1, 2], and you can setup pretty much everything here including the boot order, which is locked to the UEFI OS, however above that choice you can enable or disable booting to the USB bootloader so this would still allow you to switch to a USB stick with an alternative bootloader and boot from it, or disable it to instead always start from the first disk with an OS installed on it. Initial Setup Setup is roughly the same as the F4-425 Plus, along with the new TOS 7 setup dialogs, so there will be no surprises here. Upon connecting to the LAN and booting up, the F4-425 Pro can be reached by navigating to http://tnas.local. If that doesn't work, you can use the local address assigned via DHCP, which you can find using the TNAS PC desktop application, which is essentially a TerraMaster NAS finder. The setup process is pretty straightforward, through a wizard, and in full below: TOS 7 Initialization As you can see, TOS 7 received a new coat of paint, and the initialization requires fewer interactions. Happily, TOS no longer decides to throw all disks into the same Storage Pool; 2.5-inch HDDs are allocated into Storage Pool 1. This is because two of the HDDs are allocated to hold system files. Previously (with TOS 5 and 6), if you pre-installed HDDs and SSDs, they were all placed into Storage Pool 1, even if you did not select the SSDs for inclusion during the onboarding. TOS 7 Setup On first boot, there is a tutorial and some steps to take to harden the TNAS (or not), which includes an immediate update from TOS 7.0.0616 to 7.0.0706, of which the changelog screenshot is also included in the above gallery. It must be noted that the Security Advisor still contains (in my opinion) a pretty major bug in that if you enable SPC and then do the required rebooting, the Security Advisor still says that SPC is disabled. TerraMaster provided the following statement about it: It is disappointing that TOS 7 has been in beta since December, and this OOBE issue is still there. Shutdown option has moved Instead of a Taskbar option to manage the NAS, all of these options have been moved to a "Start panel", initially I didn't see it and my contact had to show me how to power off the F4-425 Pro. To logout, reboot or power off you can find those controls at the top right of the Panel. It is also possible to power off through the TNAS mobile app beta. Storage setup Above, you can see the steps I took to create the Storage Pools and Volumes. I made a second Storage Pool using TRAID on two 4TB MP44Q SSDs (which, in this instance, is similar to RAID 5), and finally, I added the 250GB 970 Evo Plus drive as Hyper Cache on Storage Pool 1 in Balanced mode. Registering If you decide not to lock down the F4-425 Pro in Security Isolation Mode (blocking all external connections), then you could set up a TNAS device ID through the Remote Access setting in the Control Panel (which must be unique). This works in combination with an online TerraMaster account. TOS 7 TNAS Online Creating a TerraMaster account and linking the device online activates the warranty when you provide proof of purchase and the serial number, but it also gives you access through the TNAS mobile app, which allows you to complete certain operationsб including powering off and restarting the NAS remotely. A TNAS mobile update is required to gain access through TOS 7, and this is provided on the TerraMaster website, as it is not yet on Google Play. The app is evolving all the time and has made leaps and bounds since I first started reviewing TerraMaster devices almost three years ago. It is not quite there yet if you are comparing the likes of Synology, which, sadly, a lot of users online do all the time. OpenClaw setup One of the main selling points of the new F4-425 Pro is the inclusion of OpenClaw, with TerraMaster claiming that it is "powered by the world's first AI-native TOS 7 OS, supporting local-first smart workflows and independent data control." However, I immediately ran into problems trying to enable OpenClaw. After waiting 20 minutes at the "Enabling" message of the OpenClaw app following installation, I decided to do some searching online and discovered that it couldn't complete the installation process due to SPC being enabled, which is something TOS 7 immediately recommends to be enabled on first boot. SPC for NAS (TOS 7) is basically the same principle as UAC in Windows; it blocks executables from being launched by non-Super Users. After reaching out to my contact about these issues, I received the following response: Anyway, this only became clear when I closed the OpenClaw app screen and clicked on the OpenClaw icon in the taskbar; that is when I saw the message about disabling SPC. I think, due to the fact that this is a requirement, this should be a prompt during the installation process, not when closing the App Market and then trying to launch OpenClaw. There's also no 'Getting started' guide for people like me who have never used OpenClaw. I tried to add an LLM and discovered the tutorial led nowhere. That's when I started looking around the official TerraMaster forums, and I found a guide that helpfully explains that you won't get anywhere with OpenClaw unless you have a paid plan, which is disappointing because I imagined there would be an option to use a local LLM as I do in SubtitleEdit with Whisper-XXL. In addition, with the marketing imagery on the official site, it says that the OpenClaw feature is "all processed 100% locally for absolute privacy." which led me to believe that I could install a local LLM, not one that required paid tokens. In any case, TerraMaster does not provide guidance for this new feature, which was also a selling point of the F4-425 Pro! My contact also provided clarification about the above points I raised with TerraMaster Since it is not in the scope of the review to add paid services, I'll leave that to the people who are more qualified with OpenClaw. F4-425 Pro Surveillance App TOS also comes with a Surveillance app, which is not installed by default; it can be found in the App Market recommended section. In addition, after installing, it doesn't drop a shortcut on the Desktop or top taskbar, but you can "Send to Desktop" from the App Market listing for the app for a quick way to open it. Adding my Reolink POE doorbell camera was painless. TerraMaster doesn't appear to have a repository of preconfigured cameras; instead, the camera must be added using ONVIF or RTSP. No mobile Surveillance app TerraMaster still doesn't have a dedicated Surveillance app, although from searching online, Surveillance can be used and managed through the TNAS mobile app. I tried this with the updated TNAS mobile app beta in combination with TOS 7 and got a message that Surveillance was "Only accessible through web browser," so I reckon this must be limited to the stable versions of TOS 6 and the mobile app. More quirks In addition, whenever I minimized the Live View window in the browser Surveillance app, the feed appeared to switch to the Low-bandwidth stream, and there was no way to get the High-quality stream back. To get the High-quality stream back, I had to close Live View and then reopen it. Benchmarking A pretty cool feature of the TOS 7 is that it allows you to install directly to the NVMe M.2 SSD. In order to do that, you would have to leave out any HDDs during initialization, and even then, the system partitions are always written to two HDDs when they are eventually added. With three NVMe slots, this also gives an interesting scenario where you could build a TRAID storage Pool for installing all your apps and Docker on, and keep the third for SSD cache on the HDD pool. Limitless options! SATA PCIe 3.0 X1 A CrystalDiskMark test on a mapped network drive from within a Windows 11 25H2 PC (image above) connected over a 5 GbE hub was well within acceptable ranges. Although the read result on SATA was a little less than with the F4-425 Plus, for some reason, while writes were generally better. SATA PCIe 3.0 X1 I also ran the NAS Performance tester, which tests the link speed performance. As you can see, it pretty much maxes out the 5GbE connection. Of course, you can also opt to bond the two 5 GbE connections for a bit more umph, but I didn't do that. TOS 7, which, as of testing, is still in Beta, comes with an App Center that has a bunch of handy programs you can install right off the bat, such as Emby, Plex, Docker, as well as in-house Backup and Surveillance solutions. As you can imagine, any media streaming services you would want to host off the F4-425 Pro will work great, thanks to the Intel Core N350 CPU and its 16 GB of DDR5 memory. Accessing from mobile is only possible if Security Isolation Mode is disabled, which can put your NAS at risk from external sources, so there was no way to access it from the TNAS Mobile app. It's also quiet. I had this sat next to my computer on my work desk for the past week, and I did wonder if the noise I was accustomed to with NAS devices would annoy me, but all I could hear was a soft whirring of the rear fan (which was a little annoying) when the disks were not actively copying or reading data. Conclusion So what have I learned? Unfortunately, this release raises a few important questions and concerns that I feel haven't been adequately addressed. What I didn't like Our variant shipped with TOS 7 beta, and it's advised not to use it in a production environment. I feel that's a bit limiting on an $800 device. The mobile app is also still in beta and does not support some of the first-party apps, like Surveillance, and it still has quite a few bugs. I am a bit confused about the OpenClaw marketing along with the F4-425 Pro. I feel like that if it's going to be a main selling point, then offer official guidance on how to get started with it. TerraMaster recommends enabling SPC, but then markets the NAS for use with OpenClaw, which requires disabling SPC to be able to use it, opening up genuine security concerns for the NAS; and that's before you get into the security concerns of OpenClaw itself. Of course, the above issues won't be a problem if you decide to install something else on it, or even go back to the stable TOS 6. I wish TerraMaster had just given TOS 7 as opt-in rather than shipping with it. TOS 7 has been available as a preview since December 2025 (so well before my last TerraMaster review), and according to a thread on Reddit where a user shared a screenshot from the TerraMaster Facebook page, it is scheduled to launch today, June 23, but there's nothing about that in the TerraMaster news blog. My contact confirmed over email that TOS 7 exits beta today. The rubber feet also deserve a mention as they continue to be a problem, with them coming unstuck the moment you shift the F4-425 Pro anywhere on your desk. What I liked What it comes down to, though, aside from what I already mentioned, you are still getting a quality, affordable device here, so recommending it will depend on the individual's use case. If you're just looking for a relatively small NAS device to manage virtual machines on, backup your files, and take care of your home theater streaming, then it is a great device that will certainly futureproof you for some time. It provides good performance, takes up little space, and is, on the whole, very quiet. Four bays afford proper redundancy using TRAID or RAID 5, and you can even expand on storage capacity by adding the 2-bay D5, or 4-bay D8 Hybrid DAS over a USB 3.2 (10Gbps) link. Considering the 2024 releases were more about power, with the likes of an Intel Core i5-1235U high-end laptop CPU under the hood, I asked my contact last time if we could expect more of the same in higher-end models and was told: It makes a lot of sense to use Intel's N350 chip inside a NAS; it is more than capable of doing what the F4-425 Pro is intended for, media streaming and backup. The only downside is still the clear lack of community and even staff support on the official forums. In the past, I have had topics go unanswered for days, or there would be generic-type "we've noted this and passed it onto our developer team" type responses. Along with the other things I mentioned, it all ends up costing it a couple of points. If you are comfortable with the command line, Docker, and setting up TrueNAS or Unraid, you'll be fine. You can do great things with this hardware. In TOS, the apps are a bit lacking, and things don't always work as expected.\ AI NAS?! What has become clear to me this year is that we are going to start seeing all kinds of "AI NAS" come to market, and while that might be good for us consumers, be diligent and research these claims. Although the F4-425 Pro technically comes with AI, it is really using a cloud service that is externally sourced off-device through the third party OpenClaw app. My colleague did review a newcomer to the NAS space earlier this year, and it includes a local AI assistant inside the Zettlab D4 NAS, and they do not even use AI in the product name, check out Chris' review here. Where to buy and a discount coupon However, it does not change the fact that this is truly a great entry-level home media-class NAS that you can buy right now. TerraMaster is having a 20% off launch discount, plus you can also still apply our unique 10% off coupon on checkout, which only works on the official website. So here is a breakdown of the pricing that is only valid on the official TerraMaster website. TerraMaster F4-425 Pro (N350) + 20% discount + 10% coupon = $575.99 TerraMaster F4-425 Pro (N305) + 20% discount + 10% coupon = $503.99 TerraMaster F4-425 Pro (N350) + 20% discount + 10% coupon = £525.59 TerraMaster F4-425 Pro (N305) + 20% discount + 10% coupon = £460.79 Use NEOWIN coupon code during checkout for 10% discount Over on Amazon US and UK, the F4-425 Pro also gets a 20% launch discount, but here, the above 10% coupon cannot be applied. TerraMaster F4-425 Pro (N350) for $639.99 at Amazon US (was $799.99) TerraMaster F4-425 Pro (N305) for $559.99 at Amazon US (was $699.99) TerraMaster F4-425 Pro (N350) for £583.99 at Amazon UK (was £729.99) TerraMaster F4-425 Pro (N305) for £511.99 at Amazon UK (was £639.99) As an Amazon Associate, when you purchase through links on our site, we earn from qualifying purchases.
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