Register key

[w1che]

Ad-Aware found this spyware key but can't remove it... It's for cometcursor... Norton has it red flaged & won't remove it..software\mircosoft\windows\currentversion\modu leusage\c:/windows/system/comet dll...

How do I take it out??? I need HELP... Thanks

[Junky]

If it's a .dll file you should be able to delete it in DOS. Click Start, then Porgrams, then DOS-Prompt. You'll end up at the DOS Windows prompt.

Then type "cd system" without the quotation marks (notice there is a space between cd and system) then hit the enter key. Now you'll be at the windows/system prompt.

Then type "del comet.dll" without the quotation marks then hit the enter key. It will ask you if you are sure, say yes if you are and delete it.

I'm surprised Norton will not remove it.

[MishY]

Hey w4che,

I would consider tuning down the security that Norton is using on your system and then retrying adaware (v4.5 I think).

Are you using the latest version of adaware ? Did it prompt you to reboot having found this file and found that it can't remove it ?

MishY

[ 15 April 2001: Message edited by: MishY ]

[MishY]

According to comet cursors website http://www.cometcursor.com you can uninstall it using the standard Add/Remove

How do I uninstall?
To uninstall:
1. Click your "Start" button, select "Settings," and then "Control Panel"
2. Double-click the "Add/Remove Programs" icon
3. Scroll down to "Comet- Comet Cursor 3.0"
4. To remove ALL Comet software, select "Comet - Comet Cursor 3.0"
5. Click the "Add/Remove" button
6. Follow the instructions that appear

What if this doesn't work, or I get an error message?
If you are experiencing problems, they may be caused by having tried to remove Comet Cursor 3.0 through a different method than the one described above. Sometimes, in their efforts to delete the program, some of our users actually delete the uninstaller, and then receive error messages when they try to use Add/Remove. If this is the case, then you should go to www.cometcursor.com (http://www.cometcursor.com) and reinstall. After you have reinstalled, follow the steps described above to uninstall., quote taken from http://www.cometcursor.com

Uninstall the program itself and then retry running adaware.

MishY

[w1che]

Hey guys thanks... I'm sorry it took so long to get back to you..
Mishy it's not listed in add remove.. It's a register key from what norton says..Ad-Aware took out the program but when I ask it to take that key out it says its removed but if you do another scan its still there even after a reboot... Junky norton has it red flagged.. Not yellow... It will never let you remove a red flag..Will it??
It's no big deal.. I guess its not hurting anything but I just wanted it out if it wasn't to much trouble.. Thanks again for your help... Cool

[ 17 April 2001: Message edited by: w4che ]

[MishY]

w4che,

Did you u try turning down the security level of Norton before running ad-aware ?

I'm not sure which version of Adaware you're using but can u see the full path to the key it wants to remove ? because then you could try removing it manually.

MishY