PUP.Kometa Browser

By GoldSparrow in Potentially Unwanted Programs

Threat Scorecard

Ranking: 3,674
Threat Level: 10 % (Normal)
Infected Computers: 20,941
First Seen: February 27, 2015
Last Seen: September 19, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

The Kometa Browser from the Russian company Kometa LLC may arrive on your computer under the 'Advanced' or 'Custom' option of a freeware package and become your default Internet client without you noticing it. The Kometa Browser is built on the foundation of the Chromium project that Google Inc. uses for their browser. Moreover, the Kometa Browser may block your access to Google Chrome if you have it installed on your computer. Additionally, the icon of the Kometa Browser is not so different from the Chrome's icon, and its interface is almost indistinguishable. An entry in the About section of the Settings panel is one of several little differences between the Kometa Browser and Google Chrome related to its appearance. However, there are several considerable differences between Chrome and Kometa that are under the hood. Security investigators perceive the Kometa Browser as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) because it might block the native ads on e-commerce platforms like Amazon, eBay, Best Buy and Kmart to provide Web surfers with commercials from sponsors only.

In that regard, the Kometa Browser is very similar to the Mustang Browser and the Qword Browser and may redirect users to Rusian online shops that may not offer the products and services they want. The Kometa Browser is not as helpful to Web surfers as it is to the advertisers that want to increase the Web traffic to their servers, and Kometa LLC strives to earn affiliate marketing revenue as much as possible. You should note that users that type URLs in the Omnibar of the Kometa Browser may be redirected to promotional offers and deals. You may not be fond of pop-up windows and want to know that the pop-up blocking mechanism in the Kometa Browser is turned off by default. The Kometa Browser may display pop-up and pop-under messages and advertising content every time you open a new tab or search on online shops. The Kometa Browser may send data like your bookmarks, downloads and Internet history to advertisers for market development purposes. The Kometa Browser may make changes to your Windows Registry and you need to use a trusted anti-spyware tool to remove it safely.

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File System Details

PUP.Kometa Browser may create the following file(s):
# File Name MD5 Detections
1. ComDev.exe f22ea85ae183dcc052d2c592095a1d28 364
2. sysnet.exe 9bd6fa3906c4929671e8fcbc33991ee2 248
3. ComDev.exe 8ab1c5150dc748347753f8cfcbf1c8da 20

Registry Details

PUP.Kometa Browser may create the following registry entry or registry entries:
CLSID
{5157F497-D629-47A4-A73D-41ACE6766B0E}
Regexp file mask
%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Kometa.lnk
%LOCALAPPDATA%\PowerMonitor\PowerMonitor.exe
%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\PowerMonitor\PowerMonitor.exe
SOFTWARE\Classes\.htm\OpenWithProgIds\KometaHTM.NSJA6BHDA3NCFCFMXW3QSCUYUQ
SOFTWARE\Classes\.html\OpenWithProgIds\KometaHTM.NSJA6BHDA3NCFCFMXW3QSCUYUQ
SOFTWARE\Classes\.shtml\OpenWithProgids\KometaHTM.NSJA6BHDA3NCFCFMXW3QSCUYUQ
SOFTWARE\Classes\.webp\OpenWithProgids\KometaHTM.NSJA6BHDA3NCFCFMXW3QSCUYUQ
SOFTWARE\Classes\.xht\OpenWithProgIds\KometaHTM.NSJA6BHDA3NCFCFMXW3QSCUYUQ
SOFTWARE\Classes\.xhtml\OpenWithProgIds\KometaHTM.NSJA6BHDA3NCFCFMXW3QSCUYUQ
Software\Kometa
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\KometaInstaller
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\ShimInclusionList\kometa.exe
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\kometa.exe
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.htm\OpenWithProgids\KometaHTM.NSJA6BHDA3NCFCFMXW3QSCUYUQ
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.html\OpenWithProgids\KometaHTM.NSJA6BHDA3NCFCFMXW3QSCUYUQ
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.shtml\OpenWithProgids\KometaHTM.NSJA6BHDA3NCFCFMXW3QSCUYUQ
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\KometaAutoLaunch_9C1BC4CD9BA445F94CF1E8A1E333F87E
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\KometaLaunchPanel
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\kometaup
Software\NetBox\Kometa
Software\NetBox\KometaInstaller
Software\NetBox\Kometaup
SOFTWARE\RegisteredApplications\Kometa.NSJA6BHDA3NCFCFMXW3QSCUYUQ
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\ShimInclusionList\kometa.exe
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\kometa.exe
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\NetBox\Kometa
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\RegisteredApplications\Kometa.NSJA6BHDA3NCFCFMXW3QSCUYUQ

Directories

PUP.Kometa Browser may create the following directory or directories:

%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Kometa
%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Kometa
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Kometa
%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Kometa

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