How do you get rid of Comet Cursor

How can I get rid of comet curser? I have used ad aware
and spy bot they both bring it up and delete it but it
comes right back. I have tried to delete the folder but
it won't allow me to.
Thanks

Sandi
Fri Jan 09 06:02:36 CST 2004

Manual troubleshooting advice here - AdAware and Spybot seem to be missing a
hidden installer:
http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/Darnit.htm#tshoot

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Sandi - Microsoft MVP since 1999 (IE/OE)
http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer

"Warren" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:08f901c3d693$e01fc1a0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> How can I get rid of comet curser? I have used ad aware
> and spy bot they both bring it up and delete it but it
> comes right back. I have tried to delete the folder but
> it won't allow me to.
> Thanks

Chris
Fri Jan 09 07:25:04 CST 2004


>-----Original Message-----
>How can I get rid of comet curser? I have used ad aware
>and spy bot they both bring it up and delete it but it
>comes right back. I have tried to delete the folder but
>it won't allow me to.
>Thanks
>.
>I too am infected with the Comet Systems folder Data
Miner and like other am seeking a way to rid my system of
it. I found by blocking cookies has rid me of a lot of
the other data miners out there but this comet systems
one seems to come back everytime.
Thanks , Any suggestions

jcochran
Fri Jan 09 10:28:12 CST 2004

On Fri, 9 Jan 2004 05:25:04 -0800, "Chris"
<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>How can I get rid of comet curser? I have used ad aware
>>and spy bot they both bring it up and delete it but it
>>comes right back. I have tried to delete the folder but
>>it won't allow me to.
>>Thanks
>>.
>>I too am infected with the Comet Systems folder Data
>Miner and like other am seeking a way to rid my system of
>it. I found by blocking cookies has rid me of a lot of
>the other data miners out there but this comet systems
>one seems to come back everytime.
>Thanks , Any suggestions

The startup group and the RUN key in the registry often have these
utilities. I thought Comet Cursor fell under the Add/Remove Programs
list though.

Jeff

Chuck
Fri Jan 09 11:33:07 CST 2004

On Fri, 9 Jan 2004 01:35:10 -0800, "Warren"
<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>How can I get rid of comet curser? I have used ad aware
>and spy bot they both bring it up and delete it but it
>comes right back. I have tried to delete the folder but
>it won't allow me to.
>Thanks

Warren,

You need HijackThis, and expert advice at SWI Forums (all free).
HijackThis looks for remnants of spyware, which should include the
installer portions. Complete instructions for using both are available
at:
http://forums.spywareinfo.com/index.php?showtopic=5187

Harden your browser. There are various websites which will check for
vulnerabilities, here are three which I use. You have to check
periodically; new vulnerabilities are discovered all the time.
http://www.jasons-toolbox.com/BrowserSecurity/
http://bcheck.scanit.be/bcheck/
https://testzone.secunia.com/browser_checker/

Cheers,

Chuck
I hate spam - PLEASE get rid of the spam before emailing me!
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.

taff
Fri Jan 09 11:38:26 CST 2004

On Fri, 9 Jan 2004 01:35:10 -0800, "Warren"
<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>How can I get rid of comet curser? I have used ad aware
>and spy bot they both bring it up and delete it but it
>comes right back. I have tried to delete the folder but
>it won't allow me to.
>Thanks

http://www.spyany.com/program/article_ad_rm_Comet_Cursor.html

Taff..........



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Greg
Sun Jan 11 13:32:14 CST 2004


>-----Original Message-----
>How can I get rid of comet curser? I have used ad aware
>and spy bot they both bring it up and delete it but it
>comes right back. I have tried to delete the folder but
>it won't allow me to.
>Thanks
>.
>Have you tried Spy Blaster? You can download it for
free. I understand it puts a kill bit somewhere that stops
the program from being able to work. I went to Spy Bot's
site and linked to Spy Blaster....hopes this helps. Greg