Spyware

[Aaron_T]

ive got a certain piece of spyware on my computer called COMETCURSOR i scanned with ad-aware and deleted it but when i scan again 10 seconds later its there again how can i get rid, i dont want to download spybot because it has bad user opinions :(

also i have a file called DMserver which has just attempted to access the internet from my PC and the computer wont le me delete it how can i . :(


finally, on my forum when i am logged in whenever i click the refresh button it logs me out please help :(

thanks. :(

[muchspl2]

google is your friend
http://www.pchell.com/support/cometcursor.shtml

[Aaron_T]

Originally posted by muchspl2@19 December 2003 - 23:19
google is your friend
http://www.pchell.com/support/cometcursor.shtml
that link didnt help AT ALL because comet cursor isnt in add/remove

[uNz[i]]

Just get Spybot S&D Azzz. I've seen it do nothing but good things. It'll get rid of that CometCursor pos.

As for getting logged out of your forum, ensure you have cookies enabled in your browser settings.

Hope thats helpful.

Edit: Typo

[Aaron_T]

thnks so far but i still need more help

[bigboab]

I had the same problem AZZ. I think I got it in a KLF link. My son got rid of it using Spybot.

[J'Pol]

Remove comet cursor (http://www.pchell.com/support/cometcursor.shtml)

[TheDave]

get hijack this. dont know where from though

[camille]

Originally posted by Azzz@20 December 2003 - 06:28
thnks so far but i still need more help
Try this. (http://www.webattack.com/get/moveonboot.shtml) This might help in your problem.

[muchspl2]

Originally posted by J'Pol@19 December 2003 - 18:31
Remove comet cursor (http://www.pchell.com/support/cometcursor.shtml)
maybe he will read all of it the second time around :D
it clearly tells you how to get rid of it

[Snee]

Originally posted by J'Pol@20 December 2003 - 00:31
Remove comet cursor (http://www.pchell.com/support/cometcursor.shtml)




gave him a similar link before, he says it doesn't work.

HijackThis (http://mjc1.com/mirror/hjt/)

[Aaron_T]

Originally posted by muchspl2+19 December 2003 - 23:33--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (muchspl2 @ 19 December 2003 - 23:33)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-J&#39;Pol@19 December 2003 - 18:31
Remove comet cursor (http://www.pchell.com/support/cometcursor.shtml)
maybe he will read all of it the second time around :D
it clearly tells you how to get rid of it [/b][/quote]
IM SORRY BUT IT DOESNT MY COMET IS NOT IN THE ADD/REMOVE

[Snee]

yeah but it says to go the comet site and download it again, installing it again, and then uninstalling it. :)

[camille]

Originally posted by Azzz+20 December 2003 - 06:40--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Azzz @ 20 December 2003 - 06:40)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>
Originally posted by muchspl2@19 December 2003 - 23:33
<!--QuoteBegin-J&#39;Pol@19 December 2003 - 18:31
Remove comet cursor (http://www.pchell.com/support/cometcursor.shtml)
maybe he will read all of it the second time around :D
it clearly tells you how to get rid of it
IM SORRY BUT IT DOESNT MY COMET IS NOT IN THE ADD/REMOVE [/b][/quote]
Well, we can&#39;t do anything. Just follow the advices.

[J'Pol]

Originally posted by muchspl2+20 December 2003 - 00:33--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (muchspl2 @ 20 December 2003 - 00:33)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-J&#39;Pol@19 December 2003 - 18:31
Remove comet cursor (http://www.pchell.com/support/cometcursor.shtml)
maybe he will read all of it the second time around :D
it clearly tells you how to get rid of it [/b][/quote]
I thought if I gave it a really obvious name it may help. ;)

Let&#39;s be honest Comet Cursor really isn&#39;t that difficult to remove. :unsure:

[Snee]

Be gentle with him, I think he&#39;s a bit stressed at the mo&#39; :)

Also, It&#39;s that DMserver bit that&#39;s the real problem, I don&#39;t know how closely related to Comet it is, I&#39;ve seen indications on some sites that it&#39;s the same thing, but I&#39;ve also seen them say otherwise.

[Aaron_T]

I WENT TO THE COMET CURSOR SITE AND THE DOWNLOAD STAYED ON 0% AND DIDNT MOVE SO I CANCELLED THE PIECE OF SHIT, THEN I DOWNLOADED SPYBOT WHICH DELETED IT THEN SHOWED UP IN THE NEXT SCAN THE SAME AS AD-AWARE SO BASICALLY I CAN NOT BE REMOVED I WILL JUST HAVE TO REEBOOT WINDOWS XP :angry: :angry: :angry:

[bigboab]

Originally posted by SnnY@19 December 2003 - 23:59
Be gentle with him
For goodness sake Snny. Dont say things like that to JP. It is a touchy subject. :lol: :lol: :lol:

[muchspl2]

yea thats it, no other answer, just give up, we all know its better than you :rolleyes:

[Snee]

Originally posted by Azzz@20 December 2003 - 01:02
I WENT TO THE COMET CURSOR SITE AND THE DOWNLOAD STAYED ON 0% AND DIDNT MOVE SO I CANCELLED THE PIECE OF SHIT, THEN I DOWNLOADED SPYBOT WHICH DELETED IT THEN SHOWED UP IN THE NEXT SCAN THE SAME AS AD-AWARE SO BASICALLY I CAN NOT BE REMOVED I WILL JUST HAVE TO REEBOOT WINDOWS XP :angry: :angry: :angry:
Was the process stopped, or was it running? :)

[Aaron_T]

it just stayed on 0% for ages and didnt move

[muchspl2]

maybe you should go back to the site you got it from, was it a warez site or a porn site, note to self, don&#39;t agree to any gray boxes esp on those sites

[Aaron_T]

ive never downloaded COMETCURSOR i dont even know how the spyware got on i dont download shit like that

so how is it in the PC

[bigboab]

Originally posted by Azzz@20 December 2003 - 00:12
ive never downloaded COMETCURSOR i dont even know how the spyware got on i dont download shit like that

so how is it in the PC
READ MY POST

[Snee]

Originally posted by Azzz@20 December 2003 - 01:06
it just stayed on 0% for ages and didnt move
I meant DMserver.exe, could you check if the process is running right now, and if so, it might be hidden.

Also did you try the manual removal instructions I PM:d you, try going into regedit and doing exactly as it says.

Also your other problem can possibly be solved with the link I got you, have you tried that, &#39;cuz it just happened to someone else, so it&#39;s probably the same thing that&#39;s described in the thread. :)

[Aaron_T]

OK people i think ive deleted DMserver.exe all i had to do was stop the process by pressing ctrl+alt+del and then i searched for it and deleted it so now the only problem is the CometCursor

[hobbes]

Danger, I am a computer idiot. Read at your own risk.

I also got the "comet cursor" somehow, and this is how I deleted it with my limited computer skills.

First, I ran "search" looking for the word "comet". I tried to delete it, but it said that the program was running.

So, I did control-alt-del which showed my running programs. I found the "cometcursor" and selected "end task".

I could then delete the program. I deleted almost all the things "search" had found.

To be sure, I then used "search" to find all .exe programs added since I noticed the comet cursor. An .exe program with a cute icon next to it (like gator), and which you do not recognize, is probably spyware.

So I deleted all recently introduced .exe programs I was not sure of. I knew that I hadn&#39;t intentional installed any for months, so I felt safe.

This worked, no more comet cursor.

If you do delete something important, you can do a system restore and that is easy if you are running XP.

[Aaron_T]

SUCCESS: after i deleted the DMSERVER.EXE program i used ad-aware and it deleted the cometcursor spyware but this time it worked i scanned again with ad-aware and spybot and there wasnt a single trace of COMETCURSOR yipeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;

:D :D :D :)


thanks people sorry for my temper

[Snee]

:rolleyes: I just started a thread for you on this and the other thing over at &#39;Anything&#39; :rolleyes:

Now you just have to fix that one.

Too bad I have to sleep now. :D

[bigboab]

Originally posted by SnnY@20 December 2003 - 00:36
:rolleyes: I just started a thread for you on this and the other thing over at &#39;Anything&#39; :rolleyes:

Now you just have to fix that one.

Too bad I have to sleep now. :D
Good night Snny. ;)

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Check this (http://klboard.ath.cx/index.php?showtopic=58636) thread Azzz

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