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Internet Connection Firewall service missing!

by lateball Feb 26, 2006 1:44AM PST

I got a problem with a missing Internet Connection Firewall (ICF) service on Windows XP Pro SP2.

The ICF wasn't running, so I went to the Control Panel and tried to open the ICF settings, but I get the message that the ICF settings cannot be displayed because the service is not running. So I went to the Administrative Tools and checked on Services, but I cannot find the ICF Service in the list! So something must be really wrong here.

I went to my \Windows\System32 directory and checked whether the ipnathlp.dll file which supposedly is needed for the ICF service still exists, and it's still there. So I went to my registry under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\ICSharing and was surprised to see that it was empty. Right now I am trying to rebuild the registry entry but I would need a little help here.

Also, on the security note, has there been any reports of any viruses/worms/trojans or anything that can damage the ICF service and erase their entires in the Registry? If so, what is it and how can I remove it and protect my system against it in the future?

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by tomron Feb 26, 2006 3:48AM PST
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Here's an additional link...
by tomron Feb 26, 2006 1:17PM PST
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