Windows script host error code 80070002

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Windows script host error code 80070002

Vittus Eipe 0

unknown_2026.07.26-01.34

How do I fix this? This happen after I used Malwarebyte and quarantine some apps like Traffic monetizer(I didn't install it) and something in registry

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EmilyS726 251.7K Independent Advisor

Hello,

Download this free tool: https://learn.microsoft.com/sysinternals/downloads/autoruns click Run now from Sysinternals Live. It should download the file. Right click on the file and run it as administrator. Then use the spyglass icon to search for "sysdata.vbs" and see if it finds any. If so, you can right click and delete. Then on the next startup, you should not encounter this pop-up again.

If it cannot find it, go to the scheduled tasks tab, find each highlighted (yellow) entry where it says "file not found", delete those records. Restart the computer after that.

Let me know how it works.

Vittus Eipe 0 Reputation points

2026-07-26T12:11:27.8633333+00:00

I did all of this and it's still popping up
EmilyS726 251.7K Reputation points Independent Advisor

2026-07-26T14:41:54.4766667+00:00

In that app I had you download, try the "everything" tab instead, and go through it, and look for yellow highlight.
Vittus Eipe 0 Reputation points

2026-07-27T00:34:42.9133333+00:00

I did that it's still popping up
EmilyS726 251.7K Reputation points Independent Advisor

2026-07-27T00:44:59.3433333+00:00

Please open Autoruns as administrator again. This time:

Open the Options menu and temporarily uncheck Hide Microsoft Entries and Hide Windows Entries.

Open the User menu and make sure the affected account named vittu is selected. You can also select All Users if that option appears.

Press F5 to refresh.

Is there any new yellow entries in tabs like Logon, Scheduled Tasks, WMI, and Everything ?
Vittus Eipe 0 Reputation points

2026-07-27T01:26:58.7533333+00:00

I already did this and it's not helping
EmilyS726 251.7K Reputation points Independent Advisor

2026-07-27T01:38:30.8033333+00:00

You said Malwarebytes has deleted something in the registry too? Can you share that tidbit? Any screenshot will help.
Vittus Eipe 0 Reputation points

2026-07-27T01:50:06.42+00:00

Unfortunately I uninstalled it after using it
EmilyS726 251.7K Reputation points Independent Advisor

2026-07-27T02:14:12.19+00:00

Do a clean boot using this instruction: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/how-to-perform-a-clean-boot-in-windows-da2f9573-6eec-00ad-2f8a-a97a1807f3dd

Make sure you follow the instruction closely and do NOT disable the Microsoft services.

Then see if the same error still pops.
Vittus Eipe 0 Reputation points

2026-07-27T02:17:35.2433333+00:00

I might have fixed it by deleting HostDataMonitor in Task scheduler, it had 10 min trigger or something. I restarted my pc and it's still hasn't pop up
EmilyS726 251.7K Reputation points Independent Advisor

2026-07-27T02:20:27.5533333+00:00

Oh cool. I am glad to hear that.

I know it was triggered by something, and it wanted to run the file that has been deleted by Malwarebytes, hence hit the error.