Base Filtering Engine (BFE) Not Running

kbronski

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Encountered a Windows 8 issue here. BFE is not running on my friend's laptop. Tried re-enabling it in regedit and restarting the service, even took ownership of bfe.dll in the system32 folder, and still getting an "error code 5: access is denied" message when I try to start the service. I've concluded his computer has a virus and from what I've read, a rootkit could be causing the BFE issue.

I followed the first answer I found here and the issue has not resolved:

Error Code 0x80070424 with Windows Firewall, Defender in Windows 7 - Microsoft Community

Obviously this is important, because I cannot install an antivirus until BFE is working again. Help?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7 Professional x64
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Me? Model number... seven? two?
    CPU
    Intel Core i7-5820k
    Motherboard
    ASUS X99-A
    Memory
    16GB Kingston HyperX Fury DDR4-2400 (4x4GB)
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA Geforce GTX 970 SC
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 850 EVO 250GB x2; Seagate Barracuda 3.5" 7200RPM 2TB; Toshiba 2.5" 750GB 5400RPM
    PSU
    Corsair RM750
    Case
    Fractal Design Define R5
    Cooling
    Noctua NH-D15
    Other Info
    Yup, it's a computer!
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