Spyhunter on GRUB4DOS at bootup

[ritchie52]

Hi, need help. Whenever I reboot I get this grub4dos screen with 3 choices; spyhunter, windows vista and windows 7 with spyhunter highlighted.
If I don't quickly scroll to windows 7 and enter I get a cycle of dos screens saying stuff about spyhunter then end up back at the grub4dos screen with the 3 choices again. If I don't select windows 7 the process cycles again.
When I select windows 7 I get normal bootup.

I have had Enigma Spyhunter on my computer but have recently uninstalled it and deleted everything I can find on it. But now still have this problem.

Before this my windows 7 system would boot up with no pauses and certainly not stopping at any DOS screens.

Thanks. :huh:

 

[ritchie52]

Anyone??!

 

[SIW2]

I don't think anyone knows what spyhunter is.

Seems it has inserted a boot menu entry of some kind. Have you installed grub4dos?

If so, just overwrite the mbr with the standard windows mbr NT6 code.

However, if it is a windows boot menu entry, then you can remove it from msconfig, under the Boot tab.

 

[ritchie52]

I don't think anyone knows what spyhunter is.

Seems it has inserted a boot menu entry of some kind. Have you installed grub4dos?

If so, just overwrite the mbr with the standard windows mbr NT6 code.

However, if it is a windows boot menu entry, then you can remove it from msconfig, under the Boot tab.

Thanks for that, no I didn't install GRUB4DOS. Spyhunter is from Enigma Software Group, it is a spyware and malware protection application.

Excuse ignorance but could you simplify "overwrite the mbr with the standard windows mbr NT6 code".

I looked in msconfig boot tab, all that was there is Windows 7 (C:\windows):Current OS;Default OS

Thanks

 

[SIW2]

You can do it with this:

View attachment BOOTICE.zip

 

[ritchie52]

You can do it with this:

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K...thanks for that...I'll try it and get back to you.

Ritchie.

 

[ritchie52]

You can do it with this:

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Sorry, can't figure how to use this, any instructions please?

 

[Jacee]

ritchie, try this Fix problems with programs that can't be installed or uninstalled
I'm informed about Enigma Spyhunter --->
You might look at the last reply on this page, too I cannot UNINSTALL Spy Hunter no matter what I try! - Microsoft Community

If that doesn't work, let me know so we can go about removing this piece of work.

 

[ritchie52]

ritchie, try this Fix problems with programs that can't be installed or uninstalled
I'm informed about Enigma Spyhunter --->
You might look at the last reply on this page, too I cannot UNINSTALL Spy Hunter no matter what I try! - Microsoft Community

If that doesn't work, let me know so we can go about removing this piece of work.

Hi Jacee, i've pretty much removed all of spyhunter and it doesn't show as a program to uninstall with Microsoft Fixit. It just comes up as an option in GRUB4DOS when I reboot. Exactly as I describe in my first post.

This process also leaves a Notepad document in Computer C: saying...... * Scanning 'Host' directory...
Finishing...
spyhunter.fix not found!

 

[Jacee]

Let's take a look to see where this problem might be.

Download DDS from one of these links:
DDS.com
DDS.pif

• Disable any script blocking protection
• Double click the dds icon to run the tool.
• When done, DDS will open two (2) logs:
  1. DDS.txt
  2. Attach.txt <--- will be minimized in the task tray
• Save both reports to your desktop.

Include the contents of both logs in your next post.
The scan will instruct you to post Attach.txt as an attachment.

 

[cottonball]

ritchie52,

Is this what you are getting:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/zw2zn7llo1gfxp8/122412102120.jpg

Except, in your case, it has Windows Vista and Windows 7?



:info: Try using EasyBCD to get rid of the GRUB4DOS issue:

Download:
EasyBCD - NeoSmart Technologies
You will need to Register, however, in the name, you can just use initials.

Download the file
Save to the Desktop
Double-click the program to run it.

At the program console, click on: BCD Back-Up Repair
On the next window press: Backup Settings

The settings are backed up to the following file:
C:\Users\Your User Name\Documents\EasyBCD Backup (2013-09-04) (3).bcd

Next, under BCD Management Options, select: Re-create/repair boot files
Press: Perform Action

Restart the computer.

:ar: Is the GRUB4DOS gone?

:info: Please proceed with Jacee's instructions on Post #10, since it is also necessary to remove all the SpyHunter folders/files, and service such as:

C:\bootsqm.dat
C:\Users\kkm\Desktop\SpyHunter.lnk
C:\sh4ldr
C:\Program Files\Enigma Software Group
C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\EsgScanner.sys
C:\Users\kkm\Downloads\SpyHunter-Installer.exe
C:\Program Files\Enigma Software Group\SpyHunter\SH4Service.exe

 

[tre]

Has anyone figure out a way to get rid of the loop? I have tried WindGrub, EasyBCD and countless other things but I still get the darn bios menu which is stuck in a loop. Any help is greatly appreciated!!

 

[cottonball]

tre,


Do you have a Windows 7 CD/DVD?

 

[technicianmcs]

grubdos 4 loader at bootup after attempting to use spyhunter

I have done everything above and still have the grubdos loader coming up causing the computer to stay in a reboot loop. spyhunter.fix not found! and then the pc reboot loops

 

[pcmanutencao]

Hi man I got the solution for this bug with GRUB4DOS and Spyhunter....

boot the exactly version of your windows 7(32 or 64) at the first screen click next...
after go to reapair your computer

start prompt

you will see:

x:\Sources/

follow this steps now:

x:\Sources/bootrec /fixmbr (press enter)
the operation was concluded

x:\Sources/bootrec.exe /fixmbr (press enter)
the operation was concluded

now close the prompt and go to the first option, repair your windows startup and follow all the steps...

Its amazing man.....at the end of the process just reboot.....and Vualá....you wont see the **** spyhunter error....