"Rufus" wrote:

> On a new computer with Windows XP, Microsoft Office, and all updates
> installed, my Windows Firewall gives off a false, I hope, warning every day
> 5-6 times.  It says the Windows Firewall is off and I may be unprotected, but
> by the time I open the Security Center, Windows Firewall clicks back from off
> to on.
>
> I can't tell if it really is ever off or just a false signal?  How do I test
> this or correct the on again, off again flaw?

> There has been a virus which was turning off the firewall even if
> setting it
> on by your self. It happens to me too.
> Check for virus scann
> "Rufus" wrote:
>
>> On a new computer with Windows XP, Microsoft Office, and all updates
>> installed, my Windows Firewall gives off a false, I hope, warning
>> every day 5-6 times.  It says the Windows Firewall is off and I may
>> be unprotected, but by the time I open the Security Center, Windows
>> Firewall clicks back from off to on.
>>
>> I can't tell if it really is ever off or just a false signal?  How do
>> I test this or correct the on again, off again flaw?
>>