Ad-Aware

[xfilesgurly]

I used Ad Aware on my (month-old) laptop and all if found were two cookies (doubleclick and valueclick - from the IMDB I think), but I've just tried it on my desktop (this has been online since January 1999) and along with 11 cookies, it found:

Started registry scan
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CometCursor key:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\comet\
CometCursor key:Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SharedDLLs\C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\COMET.DLL


Started extended registry scan
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Registry scan result:
Suspicious keys found :2

Already today I deleted VomitCursor )) from Add/Remove Programs (Didn't actually remember it was on my PC... I think it came with Real Player, I thought I knew better than to download it especially...), so is it safe to delete the registry keys?

Would they still have been spying on me even from behind a firewall?

Thanks.

Grrr there should be rules!!!

 

[SavvyLady]

yea... it gets attached thru your browser (some does.. cookies ) when surfing. Some come with downloads.

spys are everywhere...lol


Savvy

 

[xfilesgurly]

So can I delete the Comet Cursor registry keys in Ad-Aware without something scary happening?

 

[SavvyLady]

I think I would go to add remove first

then use the adaware...ok


Savvy

 

[eddie5659]

Hiya

I have a thread here in Security

http://forums.techguy.org/showthread.php?threadid=60487

where it was found that they give you an option to install Comet Cursor. Some do, and that is where the trouble begins.

eddie

 

[xfilesgurly]

I already used Add/Remove, I'll delete the keys with AdAware next time I boot up.

 

[SavvyLady]

alrighty then... you should be in good hands w/ the ad aware.

Savvy