Win32.comet.a Jun 2026

Users infected with Win32.Comet.A may observe the following symptoms:

Once executed, Win32.Comet.A establishes persistence by copying itself to c:\test\svchost.exe and modifying the Windows registry to run automatically at startup. win32.comet.a

Win32.Comet.A is a malicious computer virus belonging to the Win32 family of threats. It is a file-infector virus, meaning it targets and modifies legitimate executable files (specifically .exe and .scr files) on the host system to propagate. It is often detected in the cybersecurity industry under various aliases depending on the antivirus vendor, such as W32/Comet-A (Sophos), W32.Combat (Symantec), or PE_COMET.A (Trend Micro). Users infected with Win32

Administrators should also manually check the Windows Registry for suspicious startup keys and ensure all network shares are secured or temporarily disconnected during the cleanup process to prevent re-infection. It is often detected in the cybersecurity industry

It disables the Windows Task Manager by setting the DisableTaskMgr registry value to "1," preventing users from manually terminating the malicious process.

Key malicious activities associated with this threat include: