Couldn't start the Windows Firewall/ICS service on Local Computer

**Donald** · 11-09-2007

I am having some problem after installing ISA Server in my SBS 2003 Server. I cannot activate the firewall because the ICS service is not started yet. And then if I start then there was an error windows that states "Could not start the Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) service on local computer. Error 123: The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect." I have noticed that the patch to executable is "C:\windows\system32\scvhost -k netsvcs" and I have checked in that directory, there is svchost.exe that was existing. Any ideas?

**The Recruiter** · 11-09-2007

I dont think that ISA uses the firewall-ICS, so this is normal behaviour.

**Donald** · 11-09-2007

Thanks for the reply, so you mean to say that I have to disable this service?

**Techguru01** · 11-09-2007

I think that it could be a rootkit virus so, download the Rootkit Killer From Kaspersky from the below link and then unzip and run it. Also disable any local antivirus that is running.

http://support.kaspersky.com/downloa...tdsskiller.zip