Spybot did more damage - can't logon now.

Discussion in 'Malware Help (A Specialist Will Reply)' started by Precast, Mar 1, 2009.

  1. Precast

    Precast Private E-2

    I was running through the Vista Cleaning Procedures on this site due to a malware issue and I think something I did in Spybot made things worse.
    After I did the scan, I chose to "Fix selected issues" and then reboot. At reboot, I tried to logon to Windows and got the following error:

    "Group policy client service failed the logon. The media is write protected."

    Then the machine reboots itself. If I don't try to log on. About 5 seconds pass and then the machine reboots itself.

    I tried restoring the registry to a backup I had from before to no avail.

    Please advise.
     
  2. Precast

    Precast Private E-2

    Actually, I can start up using "F8" then" Start using last known good configuration".

    Can't seem to find what's causing the issue....
     
  3. Precast

    Precast Private E-2

    I was able to solve the problem by restoring some registry entries related to an Adware elimination program that I had previously removed.

    I will post the required logs in a day or two.
     
  4. chaslang

    chaslang MajorGeeks Admin - Master Malware Expert Staff Member

    Welcome to Major Geeks!

    Just attach the requested logs when you finish and explain to us any remaining problems you may be having.
     

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