Windows Security Center won't turn on (and isn't listed)

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  1. Posts : 16
    Windows 7
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    Windows Security Center won't turn on (and isn't listed)


    Hi everyone. Here is my problem - I'll include all the details I can.

    I'm running Win 7 64 bit home premium on a Sony Vaio VPCEB11FM laptop.
    Yesterday I did a Windows Update and when I restarted I saw the problem start.
    First I was having a SmartWi configuration utility problem that popped up twice on startup. Then I saw a pop up that states: oobefcdregistration has stopped working

    I installed Malware Bytes and did both that and McAfee scans which both came up with nothing. System restore wouldn't work saying there was a transient error. Suddenly McAfee stopped working. I tried reinstalling but it was giving me nothing but problems. McAfee tech support seems to have fixed the problem, but a few viruses kept popping up (one is ZeroAccess, I can't remember the other one). I was also able to do a system restore in safe mode but it seems like all checkpoints are now gone.

    Upon restarting I still got those errors, along with oobesendinfo has stopped working.

    I disabled the smartwi utility on startup and now that error as well as the oobesendinfo has stopped working both stopped (but the other oobefcdregistration still pops up).

    Now I noticed that my Windows Security Center Service is disabled. When I click for it to turn on it says "The Windows Security Center can't be started." It's also not listed in the services.msc

    I tried the system file checker which said it fixed some errors, but apparently not, since upon restart the problem is still there!
    I've also checked out this thread but I'm not really sure of what everything means:
    The Windows Security Center service can't be started.

    Also, Sony Care's "one click care" isn't working. I click it and nothing happens.

    Please help!!! Thank you so much!!!
    Last edited by fan1bsb97; 13 Jun 2012 at 20:23.
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  2. Posts : 13
    Windows 7
       #2

    Will you please try and run a system restore back to a date and time prior to when you installed the program that prompted McAfee to say you had a virus.
    To restore the operating system to an earlier point in time, follow these steps:
    1. Click Start, type system restore in the Start Search box, and then click System Restore in the Programs list. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type your password or click Continue.
    2. In the System Restore dialog box, click Choose a different restore point, and then click next.
    3. In the list of restore points, click a restore point that was created before you began to experience the issue, and then click next.
    4. Click Finish.
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  3. Posts : 16
    Windows 7
    Thread Starter
       #3

    No system restore dates show up past yesterday afternoon when I did the other restore in safe mode.
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  4. Posts : 16
    Windows 7
    Thread Starter
       #4

    Please help someone...
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  5. Posts : 21,482
    Win 7 x64 Home Premium (and x86 VirtualBox VM)/Win10
       #5

    Please run the following commands, and post the results....

    SC QC WSCSVC
    SC QC WINMGMT
    SC QC RPCEPTMAPPER

    Here are some instructions to make life easier :)
    1) To open an Elevated Command Prompt Window (the CP window), click on Start, All Programs, Accessories – then right-click on Command Prompt, and select Run as Administrator. Accept the UAC prompt.
    2) To run the commands easier, highlight the block of commands, and right-click on the highlight – select Copy. In the CP Windows, click on the black/white icon at top left – select Paste. The commands will run but may not complete the last command, so hit the Enter Key once.
    3) To copy the results... click on the Black/White icon in the top left, and select Edit... 'Select All', and hit the Enter key - then use Ctrl+V or r-click+Paste to paste it into your response.
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  6. Posts : 10,455
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Service Pack 1
       #6

    You may need to run SFC /SCANNOW up to three times with a reboot between each.
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  7. Posts : 21,482
    Win 7 x64 Home Premium (and x86 VirtualBox VM)/Win10
       #7

    I doubt very much that SFC will do anything to fix that Security Center problem, no matter how many times it's run. The problem is almost certainly a Registry Cleaner-induced one, and it's deleted the service entry in HKLM (which SFC won't touch)
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  8. Posts : 10,455
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Service Pack 1
       #8

    Fair enough. It was just that he said he had run it and it fixed some problems.
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  9. Posts : 16
    Windows 7
    Thread Starter
       #9

    Here's the results of that:

    Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
    Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

    C:\Users\Joanna>SC QC WSCSVC
    [SC] OpenService FAILED 1060:

    The specified service does not exist as an installed service.


    C:\Users\Joanna>SC QC WINMGMT
    [SC] QueryServiceConfig SUCCESS

    SERVICE_NAME: WINMGMT
    TYPE : 20 WIN32_SHARE_PROCESS
    START_TYPE : 2 AUTO_START
    ERROR_CONTROL : 0 IGNORE
    BINARY_PATH_NAME : C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs
    LOAD_ORDER_GROUP :
    TAG : 0
    DISPLAY_NAME : Windows Management Instrumentation
    DEPENDENCIES : RPCSS
    SERVICE_START_NAME : localSystem

    C:\Users\Joanna>SC QC RPCEPTMAPPER
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  10. Posts : 7,781
    Win 7 32 Home Premium, Win 7 64 Pro, Win 8.1, Win 10
       #10

    ZeroAccess is a rootkit.

    http://www.microsoft.com/security/po...64%2FSirefef.W

    A clean reinstall would be the safest action.

    Clean Install Windows 7

    There is a removal tool offered by Symantec. You can find it here along with information about ZeroAccess.

    Trojan.Zeroaccess!kmem | Symantec

    Another rootkit tool to try is Kaspersky TDSSKiller:

    Anti-rootkit utility TDSSKiller

    I've listed some additional tools you may wish to try on this post:

    MSE took so long to remove 3 types of Sirefef
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