Systems can be protected from DarkComet by simply keeping their system updated and ensuring their antivirus is up to date. DarkComet has multiple ways to reach systems but most commonly it is distributed via drive-by attacks and social networking sites. Drive-by attacks are when a malicious script embedded on a webpage executes and tries to exploit some vulnerability in a system. Social media allow for the rapid distribution of DarkComet. Links which can contain DarkComet are quickly distributed.[7]
Every 20 seconds, a beacon goes off. Listening for the beacon can expose whether a system has been compromised by DarkComet.
DarkComet is rumored to be able to be exploitable by taking the generated virus/binary file and reverse it to take control of the Dark Comet's host machine, giving the one who exploited the file the exact access that Dark Comet trojans give to the host machine.