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    Hey

     

    recently, I get a Popup which shows:

     

    "

    an unauthorized change was made to Windows

     

    you will no longer receive notifications,including those about your license or activation.......

    Error:  0xC004D401

    Discription:

    The security processor reported a system file mismatch error

    "

     

    I have not installed any new softwares or games recently into my pc(Only update from microsoft and antiviruse software). Why does this happened and how can i solve this problem?

     

    thanks

    Wednesday, December 19, 2007 12:34 AM

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    Hello 悟羽丰,

     

    Your Vista is in, what is known as a 'Mod-Auth' Tamper state.  There are 2 types of Mod-Auth tampers.

     

    1) A critical system file was modified On Disk - What this means is that the file, located on the hard drive, was modified in some way. This can be caused by random file corruption, a malicious program (spyware, malware, virus) or by manual file modification (by a user of the system). There is also a very small chance that an Update may fail in mid-update and cause this type of issue. As a safety mechanism, Updates are made so that if they fail, they roll back any updating that was done before the failure, but there is an off-chance that the roll back did not occure.

     

    2) A critical system file was modified In Memory - What this means is the file itself (on the hard drive) is un-modified, but the code, from that file, running in the system, was modified in some way. and is usually caused by a running program that is incompatible with Vista.

     

      Because there is No Mismatched files listed under the "File Scan Data-->" line of your Diagnostic Report, I beleive your issue is an In Memory Mod-Auth. This means there is a program install and Running that is trying to access parts of the OS that Vista does not allow which by definition means it is incompatible with Vista.

     


    In addition to why a Tamper occurs, it's also important to understand how Vista detects the Tamper event. There is a Service that runs in Vista that detects a Tamper to a Critical System file. But this Service runs randomly, so if you were to install an incompatible program and run it, Vista (most likely) would not immediately enter a Tamper State and it could take some time for the Tamper to be detected. The important point to note is that the moment Vista detects the Tamper, you know that the program that caused the tamper, is currently running.

    Below I have provided a number of steps to help you identify the program that is causing the tamper:
     
      First, go to http://support.microsoft.com/kb/931699/ and confirm that you do not have any of the programs known to cause this type of issue.
     
      Second, in your Diagnostic report above, you can see the line that starts with 'TTS Error:' followed by a bunch numbers: M:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx- This is the Tamper Time Stamp and it breaks down like this:

       

      (year)  (month) (day) (time in 24format) (millisecond)
    M:2008      01      16           2252                46364-

     

    I see you also have a "K" type tamper. The K stands for Kernel. Kernel tampers are usually not serious and will nost likely go away once the Nod-Auth tamper is resolved.


    Now that you know the time of the tamper, you can now try to connect that time with a program.

    1) Login to Vista and select the option that launches an Internet Browser

    2) Type into the browser address bar: %windir%\system32\perfmon.msc and hit Enter

    3) When asked if you want to Open or Save this file, select Open

    4) In the left hand panel, click Reliability Monitor

    5) Click on the “System Stability Chart” above the date 01/16

    6) Below the chart, in the “System Stability Report” section look at the report titled "Software (Un)Installs for 01/16/2008"

    7) Look for any program that shows "Application Install" in the 'Activity' column.

    8) Since the process that detects Tampers runs randomly, it can take up to 3 days for the process to detect the tamper and set Vista to a Tamper State. Because of this, please repeat steps 5) thru 7) for the dates 01/15/2008, 01/14/2008 and 01/13/2008

     

      This could tell us what programs were installed on or around the Tamper date and should help you  narrow down the possible programs that could be causing the issue . Unfortunately, if you installed the program (say) on 09/01/2007, but you didn't run (and, hence, prompted the tamper state)  till 01/16/2008, this process may not be helpful.  The removal of any application you may have installed recently could go a long way to troubleshooting this issues as well since it may fall outside of the 3 day time frame described above.

    Lastly, in addition to the list of incompatible programs found un the URL above, I just received a confirmed report that a program called 'diskeeper lite' may cause this type of issue

     

     PC Tools Firewall Plus version 3.0.0.52 (with Anti-Injection Protected option enabled) has been found to cause this type of issue, as well. PC Tools has fixed the problem.  On the PC Tools forums (http://www.pctools.com/forum/showthread.php?s=7e262d016b2a208f58a2d03143ba90a0&t=49501&page=2), they state:

     

    In order to make sure you have the latest version, you can make a simple test after installation.
    Test 1:
    a. Restart the machine
    b. Try to perform Smart Update (if no files appear then you have the latest)

    Test 2:
    a. Go to the FW directory (normally C:\Program Files\PC Tools Firewall Plus) and check that:
    FirewallWrapper.dll version is 3.0.0.53
    FWService.exe version is 3.0.0.53
    FwHook.dll version is 1.0.44.0
    sdwvhlp.dll version is 1.0.0.2

    If the files version does not match try to Smart Update.

     

    So if you have PC Tools Firewall Plus version 3.0.0.52 installed on your computer, please follow the above directions for updateing to the most recent version.

     

    Thank you,

    Darin Smith

    WGA Forum Manager

     

    Thursday, January 24, 2008 12:40 AM

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    Hello 悟羽丰,

     

      In order to recieve the best support, we request all users initially download and run the Genuine Diagnostics tool at this link http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=52012. Click "Continue" click the Windows tab, click the "Copy" button, then paste the report into a response message in this thread.


    If you do not have access to the Start Button:

    1) Login to Vista and Click the option that brings up Internet Explorer.

    2) Type: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=52012 into the browser address bar.

    3) A window will come up asking if you want to Run or Save, Select Run

    4) When the program runs, Click the Continue button, then click the Copy button.

    5) Return to this thread by Typing: http://forums.microsoft.com/Genuine/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=2573813&SiteID=25 into the browser address bar.

    6) In a reply post, Paste the Diagnostic Report.

     

    Thank you,

    Darin Smith

    WHA Forum Manager

    Wednesday, December 19, 2007 12:58 AM
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    Hey

     

    my Diagnostic Report is here:

     

    Diagnostic Report (1.7.0066.0):
    -----------------------------------------
    WGA Data-->
    Validation Status: Invalid License
    Validation Code: 50
    Online Validation Code: 0xc004d401
    Cached Validation Code: N/A, hr = 0xc004d401
    Windows Product Key: *****-*****-JW92Q-Y9MDR-VXC7V
    Windows Product Key Hash: ouMrDI1PHm/k8qlFeII6+GJRoVY=
    Windows Product ID: 89576-428-5689412-71256
    Windows Product ID Type: 5
    Windows License Type: Retail
    Windows OS version: 6.0.6000.2.00010100.0.0.006
    CSVLK Server: N/A
    CSVLK PID: N/A
    ID: {C66ED215-E3F9-4FF3-90B7-CE660EAE100A}(3)
    Is Admin: Yes
    TestCab: 0x0
    WGA Version: Registered, 1.7.59.1
    Signed By: Microsoft
    Product Name: Windows Vista (TM) Business
    Architecture: 0x00000000
    Build lab: 6000.vista_gdr.071009-1548
    TTS Error: K:20080115111710777-M:20080116225246364-
    Validation Diagnostic:
    Resolution Status: N/A

    Notifications Data-->
    Cached Result: N/A
    File Exists: No
    Version: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
    WgaTray.exe Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
    WgaLogon.dll Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002

    OGA Data-->
    Office Status: 109 N/A
    OGA Version: N/A, 0x80070002
    Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
    Office Diagnostics: FCEE394C-2989-80070002_B4D0AA8B-531-645_B4D0AA8B-531-645_B4D0AA8B-531-645

    Browser Data-->
    Proxy settings: N/A
    User Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Win32)
    Default Browser: C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
    Download signed ActiveX controls: Prompt
    Download unsigned ActiveX controls: Disabled
    Run ActiveX controls and plug-ins: Allowed
    Initialize and script ActiveX controls not marked as safe: Disabled
    Allow scripting of Internet Explorer Webbrowser control: Disabled
    Active scripting: Allowed
    Script ActiveX controls marked as safe for scripting: Allowed

    File Scan Data-->

    Other data-->
    Office Details: <GenuineResults><MachineData><UGUID>{C66ED215-E3F9-4FF3-90B7-CE660EAE100A}</UGUID><Version>1.7.0066.0</Version><OS>6.0.6000.2.00010100.0.0.006</OS><Architecture>x32</Architecture><PKey>*****-*****-*****-*****-VXC7V</PKey><PID>89576-428-5689412-71256</PID><PIDType>5</PIDType><SID>S-1-5-21-1897777939-4066444420-1830188531</SID><SYSTEM><Manufacturer>-</Manufacturer><Model>N/A                                            </Model></SYSTEM><BIOS><Manufacturer>COMPAL          </Manufacturer><Version>1.10</Version><SMBIOSVersion major="2" minor="4"/><Date>20070626000000.000000+000</Date></BIOS><HWID>3C303507018400FA</HWID><UserLCID>0406</UserLCID><SystemLCID>0409</SystemLCID><TimeZone>Romance Standard Time(GMT+01:00)</TimeZone><iJoin>0</iJoin><SBID><stat>3</stat><msppid></msppid><name></name><model></model></SBID><OEM><OEMID>Compal</OEMID><OEMTableID>CRESTLNE</OEMTableID></OEM><BRT/></MachineData><Software><Office><Result>109</Result><Products/></Office></Software></GenuineResults> 

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    Thanks.

    by the way i am sorry for late reply. 

     

    Wednesday, January 16, 2008 10:04 PM
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    Hello 悟羽丰,

     

    Your Vista is in, what is known as a 'Mod-Auth' Tamper state.  There are 2 types of Mod-Auth tampers.

     

    1) A critical system file was modified On Disk - What this means is that the file, located on the hard drive, was modified in some way. This can be caused by random file corruption, a malicious program (spyware, malware, virus) or by manual file modification (by a user of the system). There is also a very small chance that an Update may fail in mid-update and cause this type of issue. As a safety mechanism, Updates are made so that if they fail, they roll back any updating that was done before the failure, but there is an off-chance that the roll back did not occure.

     

    2) A critical system file was modified In Memory - What this means is the file itself (on the hard drive) is un-modified, but the code, from that file, running in the system, was modified in some way. and is usually caused by a running program that is incompatible with Vista.

     

      Because there is No Mismatched files listed under the "File Scan Data-->" line of your Diagnostic Report, I beleive your issue is an In Memory Mod-Auth. This means there is a program install and Running that is trying to access parts of the OS that Vista does not allow which by definition means it is incompatible with Vista.

     


    In addition to why a Tamper occurs, it's also important to understand how Vista detects the Tamper event. There is a Service that runs in Vista that detects a Tamper to a Critical System file. But this Service runs randomly, so if you were to install an incompatible program and run it, Vista (most likely) would not immediately enter a Tamper State and it could take some time for the Tamper to be detected. The important point to note is that the moment Vista detects the Tamper, you know that the program that caused the tamper, is currently running.

    Below I have provided a number of steps to help you identify the program that is causing the tamper:
     
      First, go to http://support.microsoft.com/kb/931699/ and confirm that you do not have any of the programs known to cause this type of issue.
     
      Second, in your Diagnostic report above, you can see the line that starts with 'TTS Error:' followed by a bunch numbers: M:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx- This is the Tamper Time Stamp and it breaks down like this:

       

      (year)  (month) (day) (time in 24format) (millisecond)
    M:2008      01      16           2252                46364-

     

    I see you also have a "K" type tamper. The K stands for Kernel. Kernel tampers are usually not serious and will nost likely go away once the Nod-Auth tamper is resolved.


    Now that you know the time of the tamper, you can now try to connect that time with a program.

    1) Login to Vista and select the option that launches an Internet Browser

    2) Type into the browser address bar: %windir%\system32\perfmon.msc and hit Enter

    3) When asked if you want to Open or Save this file, select Open

    4) In the left hand panel, click Reliability Monitor

    5) Click on the “System Stability Chart” above the date 01/16

    6) Below the chart, in the “System Stability Report” section look at the report titled "Software (Un)Installs for 01/16/2008"

    7) Look for any program that shows "Application Install" in the 'Activity' column.

    8) Since the process that detects Tampers runs randomly, it can take up to 3 days for the process to detect the tamper and set Vista to a Tamper State. Because of this, please repeat steps 5) thru 7) for the dates 01/15/2008, 01/14/2008 and 01/13/2008

     

      This could tell us what programs were installed on or around the Tamper date and should help you  narrow down the possible programs that could be causing the issue . Unfortunately, if you installed the program (say) on 09/01/2007, but you didn't run (and, hence, prompted the tamper state)  till 01/16/2008, this process may not be helpful.  The removal of any application you may have installed recently could go a long way to troubleshooting this issues as well since it may fall outside of the 3 day time frame described above.

    Lastly, in addition to the list of incompatible programs found un the URL above, I just received a confirmed report that a program called 'diskeeper lite' may cause this type of issue

     

     PC Tools Firewall Plus version 3.0.0.52 (with Anti-Injection Protected option enabled) has been found to cause this type of issue, as well. PC Tools has fixed the problem.  On the PC Tools forums (http://www.pctools.com/forum/showthread.php?s=7e262d016b2a208f58a2d03143ba90a0&t=49501&page=2), they state:

     

    In order to make sure you have the latest version, you can make a simple test after installation.
    Test 1:
    a. Restart the machine
    b. Try to perform Smart Update (if no files appear then you have the latest)

    Test 2:
    a. Go to the FW directory (normally C:\Program Files\PC Tools Firewall Plus) and check that:
    FirewallWrapper.dll version is 3.0.0.53
    FWService.exe version is 3.0.0.53
    FwHook.dll version is 1.0.44.0
    sdwvhlp.dll version is 1.0.0.2

    If the files version does not match try to Smart Update.

     

    So if you have PC Tools Firewall Plus version 3.0.0.52 installed on your computer, please follow the above directions for updateing to the most recent version.

     

    Thank you,

    Darin Smith

    WGA Forum Manager

     

    Thursday, January 24, 2008 12:40 AM