A
Al Wutzke
Could please tell me if comet is part of windows,if not how do I get rid of
it?Thanks in advance Al Wutzke
it?Thanks in advance Al Wutzke
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an alternative browser.
You should upgrade or use an alternative browser.
E
Epona
Al said:Could please tell me if comet is part of windows,if not how do I get
rid of it?Thanks in advance Al Wutzke
No it most certainly is not - www.safer-networking.org download Spybot and
run a system-wide scan.
B
Braydon Nelson
No, comet cursor is not part of windows, and is spyware. I recommend
getting lavasoft ad-aware and hijackthis. Run the ad-aware program
first, and remove all comet cursor related entries, and ie cookies. Then
run hijackthis and see if it has modified any other settings.
---Also, uninstall it via add/remove programs first if possible.
getting lavasoft ad-aware and hijackthis. Run the ad-aware program
first, and remove all comet cursor related entries, and ie cookies. Then
run hijackthis and see if it has modified any other settings.
---Also, uninstall it via add/remove programs first if possible.
J
john
No, it's Spyware. Download & run SpyBot S & D to remove it - and run this
program on a regular basis.
http://www.safer-networking.org/
program on a regular basis.
http://www.safer-networking.org/
B
Bruce Chambers
Greetings --
No, it's most definitely not part of Windows. To deal with
problems caused by any sort of "adware" and/or "spyware,"such as
Gator, Comet Cursors, Xupiter, Bonzai Buddy, or KaZaA, and their
remnants, that you've deliberately (but without understanding the
consequences) installed, two products that are quite effective (at
finding and removing this type of scumware) are Ad-Aware from
www.lavasoft.de and SpyBot Search & Destroy from
http://security.kolla.de/. Both have free versions. It's even
possible to use SpyBot Search & Destroy to "immunize" your system
against most future intrusions. I use both and generally perform
manual scans every week or so to clean out cookies, etc.
Bruce Chambers
--
Help us help you:
You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having both at once. -- RAH
No, it's most definitely not part of Windows. To deal with
problems caused by any sort of "adware" and/or "spyware,"such as
Gator, Comet Cursors, Xupiter, Bonzai Buddy, or KaZaA, and their
remnants, that you've deliberately (but without understanding the
consequences) installed, two products that are quite effective (at
finding and removing this type of scumware) are Ad-Aware from
www.lavasoft.de and SpyBot Search & Destroy from
http://security.kolla.de/. Both have free versions. It's even
possible to use SpyBot Search & Destroy to "immunize" your system
against most future intrusions. I use both and generally perform
manual scans every week or so to clean out cookies, etc.
Bruce Chambers
--
Help us help you:
You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having both at once. -- RAH
A
Al Wutzke
Hello thanks for the reply. I ran Adware and Spybot,unfortunately Comet
Systems is still in my computer.Is there anything else I can do? Once again
thanks
Systems is still in my computer.Is there anything else I can do? Once again
thanks
B
Bruce Chambers
Greetings --
You could try the removal instructions here:
http://www.pchell.com/support/cometcursor.shtml
Bruce Chambers
--
Help us help you:
You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having both at once. -- RAH
You could try the removal instructions here:
http://www.pchell.com/support/cometcursor.shtml
Bruce Chambers
--
Help us help you:
You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having both at once. -- RAH