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Firewall keeps turning off

my windows firewall continually & automatically turns off. I constantly turn on & reset. How do i keep firewall from going off by itself? 
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Hello All,

This issue could be caused my spyware or a virus.  The links below  are options for scanning your system.  No one program cleans them all.

Vista One Care

http://onecare.live.com/site/en-us/center/whatsnew.htm

Virus scan help

http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/5c08774a-6602-490d-ba33-faed5c8939911033.mspx

 

Spyware scan help

http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vistasecurity/thread/fa30853d-719a-4265-9e7b-9287567d31e3

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Hi Elboa

Thank you for Posting on Microsoft Answers.

The Windows Defender Service uses the Local System Account for Log On As and the Windows Firewall Service use the Local Service Account.

You say you also "had" the same issue, is your issue now resolved? 

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