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Comet Cursor

Comet Cursor was a software program written by Comet Systems. It allowed users of the Microsoft Windows operating system to change the appearance of their mouse cursor and to allow websites to use customized cursors for visitors. The product installed itself without user permission and is an early example of spyware.

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Developer
Comet Systems
License
Proprietary
Operating system
Microsoft Windows
Release
1997 (1997)
Type
Browser plugin, Spyware

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Comet Cursor

Nodes20
Edges19
Triples25
Avg. degree1.9
Density0.1
Components1

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Comet Cursor

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related to history · 18
Comet Cursor → ActiveX, Banner, By, Comedy Central, Comet, Comet Systems, Compounding, In November, Its, Mattel, Microsoft's Internet Explorer, RealNetworks' RealPlayer, RealPlayer, That, The, Warner Bros, Websites, When
Developer · 1
Comet Cursor → Comet Systems
License · 1
Comet Cursor → Proprietary
Operating system · 1
Comet Cursor → Microsoft Windows
Release · 1
Comet Cursor → 1997 (1997)
Type · 1
Comet Cursor → Browser plugin, Spyware

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comet cursor software users installed spyware microsoft websites product systems realplayer windows operating system allowed mouse use cursors without user

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Comet CursorDeveloperComet Systems1.00infobox
Comet CursorLicenseProprietary1.00infobox
Comet CursorOperating systemMicrosoft Windows1.00infobox
Comet CursorRelease1997 (1997)1.00infobox
Comet CursorTypeBrowser plugin, Spyware1.00infobox
Lavasoftinstance ofthe product has been blacklisted as spyware by some Internet watchdog companies0.80text
Symantecinstance ofthe product has been blacklisted as spyware by some Internet watchdog companies0.80text
Comet Cursorrelated to historyComet Systems0.60section
Comet Cursorrelated to historyIts0.60section
Comet Cursorrelated to historyWhen0.60section
Comet Cursorrelated to historyWebsites0.60section
Comet Cursorrelated to historyBy0.60section

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