A possible solution that worked for me
For me, there is a file or application whatever, 3,728 KB, called TISTOOL in the folder "C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\Internet Security"
I ran it, and allowed it thru UAC, and saw that in the tab marked "[E] Uninstall" there was the option to uninstall the firewall. I did so, and was required to reboot. Once it was finished booting up, I went back to the same file, same tab and reinstalled the firewall. It works just fine for me now
I apologize if something doesn't make sense here. I'm very tired, but I thought this could maybe be of use to someone before I go to bed and forget about doing this
And apparently my message is too short to post. Odd........so
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That's better. Incidentally that is what I shall be doing in about 3 mins.