How To Remove Trojan.Win32.Cometer.gen

Trojan.Win32.Cometer.gen: Easy Uninstall Guide

Trojan.Win32.Cometer.gen is a very devastating kind of PC threat which stealthily infiltrates the Windows computers and then performs several malicious activities inside the machine. This hazardous trojan is able to avoid multiple security measures on the targeted systems, and also manages to stay inside the device for a longer duration without being detected. Soon after the penetration, it is located in the memory for a short time and aims to steal several data. Due to this parasite, PC users and commercial sectors might experience data exposure, financial losses, and other severe issues.

Trojan.Win32.Cometer.gen: Depth View

Initially, the Kaspersky researchers have analyzed Trojan.Win32.Cometer.gen in 2017 and it is still active to this day. This pernicious trojan mainly targets corporate networks, nonetheless, users who have fragile security tools installed on their computers might also be victims of this virus. Anti-malware suites don’t always prevent the intrusion of this malware due to its complicated nature and functioning methods. Fileless malware like this have ability to stay without being detected for several days or even weeks. It also involves avoidance tactics, and lack of traces for cybersecurity measures to perceive it that makes it a major preference for cyber offenders.

Spreading Techniques Of Trojan.Win32.Cometer.gen:

This hazardous trojan is generally spread as a file attachment to emails that include vicious links or inside of a self-extracting archive. The file extension of this threat is either .SCR or .EXE. These files are trustful and hence, many users pretend them as files for a legitimate application. Moreover, double extensions are usually employed by cyber offenders in order to intentionally misleading users into believing that the vicious file is safe to be executed.

Apart from the obfuscation of the spiteful file itself, the phishing message and its content can be very complex and hardly noticeable from the original one. For instance, the “From” mails can be deceptive and apparently seem to be legitimate ones which makes recipients automatically trusting these letters.

Trojan.Win32.Cometer.gen Functioning And Mitigation Methods:

As soon as Trojan.Win32.Cometer.gen enters the targeted computers, it downloads a configuration file which allows it to stay inside the machine undetected. It has been designed to start communicating with its C&C server(s) straight away once the infection is completed. Its sole motive is to harvest network configuration data and acquire a list of available drives. Afterwards, it tries to find which drive contains the most valuable data, steal its content and send it back to the server. It then erases the content from the remote server in encrypted form, and then deletes all traces of its existence on the work-station.

The developers of Trojan.Win32.Cometer.gen have been focusing on stealth, speed, and reliability, revealed by its complicated process. This means that the virus have been specially programmed to avoid detection when it tries to steal the important data hurriedly and efficiently. The perilous trojan can also be employed for industrial or governmental spying since its primary objective is data exfiltration. Users should always keep monitoring their PCs’ behavior and steadiness to detect any symbols of infections in time. If this hazardous threat has already contaminated your work-station, you must remove Trojan.Win32.Cometer.gen from the machine without wasting any time.

Antimalware Details And User Guide

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Important Note: This malware asks you to enable the web browser notifications. So, before you go the manual removal process, execute these steps.

Google Chrome (PC)

• Go to right upper corner of the screen and click on three dots to open the Menu button
• Select “Settings”. Scroll the mouse downward to choose “Advanced” option
• Go to “Privacy and Security” section by scrolling downward and then select “Content settings” and then “Notification” option
• Find each suspicious URLs and click on three dots on the right side and choose “Block” or “Remove” option

Google Chrome (Android)

• Go to right upper corner of the screen and click on three dots to open the menu button and then click on “Settings”
• Scroll down further to click on “site settings” and then press on “notifications” option
• In the newly opened window, choose each suspicious URLs one by one
• In the permission section, select “notification” and “Off” the toggle button

Mozilla Firefox

• On the right corner of the screen, you will notice three dots which is the “Menu” button
• Select “Options” and choose “Privacy and Security” in the toolbar present in the left side of the screen
• Slowly scroll down and go to “Permission” section then choose “Settings” option next to “Notifications”
• In the newly opened window, select all the suspicious URLs. Click on the drop-down menu and select “Block”

Internet Explorer

• In the Internet Explorer window, select the Gear button present on the right corner
• Choose “Internet Options”
• Select “Privacy” tab and then “Settings” under the “Pop-up Blocker” section
• Select all the suspicious URLs one by one and click on the “Remove” option

Microsoft Edge

• Open the Microsoft Edge and click on the three dots on the right corner of the screen to open the menu
• Scroll down and select “Settings”
• Scroll down further to choose “view advanced settings”
• In the “Website Permission” option, click on “Manage” option
• Click on switch under every suspicious URL

Safari (Mac):

• On the upper right side corner, click on “Safari” and then select “Preferences”
• Go to “website” tab and then choose “Notification” section on the left pane
• Search for the suspicious URLs and choose “Deny” option for each one of them

Manual Steps to Remove Trojan.Win32.Cometer.gen:

Remove the related items of Trojan.Win32.Cometer.gen using Control-Panel

Windows 7 Users

Click “Start” (the windows logo at the bottom left corner of the desktop screen), select “Control Panel”. Locate the “Programs” and then followed by clicking on “Uninstall Program”

Windows XP Users

Click “Start” and then choose “Settings” and then click “Control Panel”. Search and click on “Add or Remove Program’ option

Windows 10 and 8 Users:

Go to the lower left corner of the screen and right-click. In the “Quick Access” menu, choose “Control Panel”. In the newly opened window, choose “Program and Features”

Mac OSX Users

Click on “Finder” option. Choose “Application” in the newly opened screen. In the “Application” folder, drag the app to “Trash”. Right click on the Trash icon and then click on “Empty Trash”.

In the uninstall programs window, search for the PUAs. Choose all the unwanted and suspicious entries and click on “Uninstall” or “Remove”.

After you uninstall all the potentially unwanted program causing Trojan.Win32.Cometer.gen issues, scan your computer with an anti-malware tool for any remaining PUPs and PUAs or possible malware infection. To scan the PC, use the recommended the anti-malware tool.

How to Remove Adware (Trojan.Win32.Cometer.gen) from Internet Browsers

Delete malicious add-ons and extensions from IE

Click on the gear icon at the top right corner of Internet Explorer. Select “Manage Add-ons”. Search for any recently installed plug-ins or add-ons and click on “Remove”.

Additional Option

If you still face issues related to Trojan.Win32.Cometer.gen removal, you can reset the Internet Explorer to its default setting.

Windows XP users: Press on “Start” and click “Run”. In the newly opened window, type “inetcpl.cpl” and click on the “Advanced” tab and then press on “Reset”.

Windows Vista and Windows 7 Users: Press the Windows logo, type inetcpl.cpl in the start search box and press enter. In the newly opened window, click on the “Advanced Tab” followed by “Reset” button.

For Windows 8 Users: Open IE and click on the “gear” icon. Choose “Internet Options”

Select the “Advanced” tab in the newly opened window

Press on “Reset” option

You have to press on the “Reset” button again to confirm that you really want to reset the IE

Remove Doubtful and Harmful Extension from Google Chrome

Go to menu of Google Chrome by pressing on three vertical dots and select on “More tools” and then “Extensions”. You can search for all the recently installed add-ons and remove all of them.

Optional Method

If the problems related to Trojan.Win32.Cometer.gen still persists or you face any issue in removing, then it is advised that your reset the Google Chrome browse settings. Go to three dotted points at the top right corner and choose “Settings”. Scroll down bottom and click on “Advanced”.

At the bottom, notice the “Reset” option and click on it.

In the next opened window, confirm that you want to reset the Google Chrome settings by click on the “Reset” button.

Remove Trojan.Win32.Cometer.gen plugins (including all other doubtful plug-ins) from Firefox Mozilla

Open the Firefox menu and select “Add-ons”. Click “Extensions”. Select all the recently installed browser plug-ins.

Optional Method

If you face problems in Trojan.Win32.Cometer.gen removal then you have the option to rese the settings of Mozilla Firefox.

Open the browser (Mozilla Firefox) and click on the “menu” and then click on “Help”.

Choose “Troubleshooting Information”

In the newly opened pop-up window, click “Refresh Firefox” button

The next step is to confirm that really want to reset the Mozilla Firefox settings to its default by clicking on “Refresh Firefox” button.

Remove Malicious Extension from Safari

Open the Safari and go to its “Menu” and select “Preferences”.

Click on the “Extension” and select all the recently installed “Extensions” and then click on “Uninstall”.

Optional Method

Open the “Safari” and go menu. In the drop-down menu, choose “Clear History and Website Data”.

In the newly opened window, select “All History” and then press on “Clear History” option.

Delete Trojan.Win32.Cometer.gen (malicious add-ons) from Microsoft Edge

Open Microsoft Edge and go to three horizontal dot icons at the top right corner of the browser. Select all the recently installed extensions and right click on the mouse to “uninstall”

Optional Method

Open the browser (Microsoft Edge) and select “Settings”

Next steps is to click on “Choose what to clear” button

Click on “show more” and then select everything and then press on “Clear” button.

Conclusion

In most cases, the PUPs and adware gets inside the marked PC through unsafe freeware downloads. It is advised that you should only choose developers website only while downloading any kind of free applications. Choose custom or advanced installation process so that you can trace the additional PUPs listed for installation along with the main program.