Firewall Notification... Please Help.

HI. Having trouble with my firewall settings. I keep getting a message from my computer telling me my firewall is down. I click the fix button but nothing happens and it opens a new window to see how to fix it with either enable windows firewall of Mcafee's firewall but when I click on either one nothing happens. As far as I know I'm not running two firewalls but I do have bellaliant as my SP and I'm not sure they don't have a firewall on the box they installed in my house, so therefore I'm not sure I need my own. So confused.

 

Try this for a fix.

https://community.mcafee.com/t5/SecurityCenter/McAfee-Firewall-shuts-down/td-p/407409

 

Hi. there are no instructions and this thread has not been resolved. ???

Thanks for your speedy reply however!

 

I have tried the MVT.exe that Mcafee suggested when I did a search on their web site and it came up with one error about not being combatable with Windows 10 update and it was fixed however I'm still having trouble with the Mcafee Icon within the notification window not responding to being clicked or even right clicked. I've tried to uninstall the program but the Icon in the noification window is still there. ??? Isn't there a program that Major Geeks uses to uninstall programs .. I know there is but I can't remember what it was or is.

Goodzwell.

 

Oh I believe it was CCleaner? but now I see there may have been a problem with viruses or trojans assocated with this program is that correct?

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How to Tell If You Were Infected by the CCleaner Malware Issue ...

Sep 20, 2017 ... Just a quick little write-up to allow you to double check your machine for the infection stemming from the CCleaner compromise even if you have updated to newest version there will still be a tell-tale sign left in the Windows Registry.
www.majorgeeks.com/.../how_to_tell_if_you_were_infected_by_the_ ccleaner_malware_issue.html"

OH never mind opened the thread and seen how to check to see if I was infected. All is good except for the McAfee problem.

 

There are instructions in thread.

It's hard to do some stuff be cause I am texting on phone.

 

Are these the instructions you're talking about?


Steps to fix Firewall OFF issue
If you are having issue of Firewall keeps off and cannot be turned on, please try following steps:

1. Double click on McAfee icon on desktop or in system tray;
2. Click "Navigation" on top-right, click "General Settings and Alerts" under Settings, click "Access Protection", uncheck "Use Access Protection", click "Apply" button.
3. Press <WIN>+<R>, type "regedit.exe", press <ENTER>. If Windows prompts whether to run the program, answer "Yes".
4. In Registry Editor, navigate to key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\McMPFSvc, double click on "Start" on the right, change its value to 2, click "OK" button.
5. In Registry Editor, if there is a sub-key named "Security" under key "McMPFSvc", right click on it and select "Delete" from menu. Warning: please make sure right click on "Security", not "McMPFSvc".
6. Close Registry Editor, re-enable Access Protection by reverting what has been done in step 2, reboot machine.
7. After reboot, open McAfee Security Center, click "Navigation", then "Firewall" to make sure Firewall is now ON.

If Firewall shows "ON" in step 7, the issue has been fixed. If it stays "OFF", please continue following steps:

1. Click "Navigation" on top-right, click "General Settings and Alerts" under Settings, click "Access Protection", uncheck "Use Access Protection", click "Apply" button.
2. Search "Command Prompt" in start menu, right click on it and select "Run as administrator", answer "Yes" to run command prompt.
3. In command prompt, type regsvr32 /s "%ProgramFiles%\McAfee\MPF\MPFSvc.dll" and press ENTER.
4. In command prompt, type regsvr32 /s "%ProgramFiles%\McAfee\MPF\MPFAPI.dll" and press ENTER.
5. In command prompt, type regsvr32 /s "%ProgramFiles%\McAfee\MPF\MPFEvt.dll" and press ENTER.
6. In command prompt, type regsvr32 /s "%ProgramFiles%\McAfee\MPF\MPFAPIPS.dll" and press ENTER.
7. In command prompt, type regsvr32 /s "%ProgramFiles%\McAfee\MPF\MPFSvcPS.dll" and press ENTER.
8. In command prompt, type regsvr32 /s "%ProgramFiles%\McAfee\MPF\MPFShm.dll" and press ENTER.
9. Re-enable Access Protection by reverting what has been done in step 1, reboot machine.
10. After reboot, open McAfee Security Center, click "Navigation", then "Firewall" to make sure Firewall is now ON.

If Firewall stays off even after these steps, please perform an uninstall and re-install. It is also recommended to run McAfee Cleanup Tool before re-install to make sure a clean install will be performed.



If So I cannot click on the Notification window Icon and it does nothing. I'm trying to uninstall Mcafee but this Icon remains. I tried yesterday to reinstall Mcafee but it seems to get stuck in a loop telling me that if I install I'll loose the previous functions that McAfee had. I go a head and do it any way the computer wants to restart and I let it then back on screen it asks me the same questions all over again. This is very frustrating.. :*(

 

Yes

Sorry i was driving.

 

McAfee Cleanup Tool download link below
http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/mcafee_consumer_product_removal_tool.html