Spyware CommonName please help me remove it

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CommonName has taken over my desktop background and keeps trying to instal
itself even when I open IE. I have since installed MS Antispyware Beta. Every
minute or so it pops up asking me if I want to allow or remove & of course I
say remove which it appears to do but it doesnt. Can you help please?
 
Hello Peter;

Steps to take if you have spyware that is not removed by Microsoft Windows
AntiSpyware (betª)
1) Open up AntiSpywªre
2) Click Tools at the tºp
3) Click "Submit a Suspected Spyware Repºrt"
4) Fill out the form with as much detail so they can anªlyze quickly

Update both Microsoft Antispyware and your antivirus applicªtion.

Shut down the computer and turn off the power. Wait for at least 30 seconds,
and then restart the computer in Safe mode or VGA mºde.

Do full deep scans with Microsoft Antispyware. Repeat scanning until a
complete scan comes through clean. Ditto with the ªntivirus.

Engel
 
PeterT said:
CommonName has taken over my desktop background and keeps trying to instal
itself even when I open IE. I have since installed MS Antispyware Beta. Every
minute or so it pops up asking me if I want to allow or remove & of course I
say remove which it appears to do but it doesnt. Can you help please?
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Try these removal instructions:
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/pf/adware.commonname.html
http://www.doxdesk.com/parasite/CommonName.html

Silj

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Reply to group, as return address
is invalid that we may all benefit.
 
Thanks Engel, have completed what you suggested & MS Antispyware found
nothing. The PC is running OK BUT! I have this Warning message as the desktop
background that I can't get rid of. And CommonName is trying to instal I
think because every couple of minutes the red warning screen from MS
Antispyware pops up Allow/Remove. I say remove but it does not stop it from
occurring. There is no other evidence of commonname anywhere that I can find
either in Add/remove programs, in the programs directory or when I regedit???
Any other suggestions?
 
This is a AndyM or Ron Kinner case beacuse I cannot find any good advice
within any forum without using HijackThis and
to be carefully guided.
.Get HijackThis.exe from
http://tomcoyote.org/hjt/hjt199//HijackThis.exe

Save it to C:\hjt (new folder) then Open it and select Scan and Save Log.
Note where you saved the log then
send it to him as an attachment. Put Hijack in the subject so he'll know
it's not spªm.

Alternatively you can post it on the Dell Forum ªt:

http://forums.us.dell.com/supportforums/board?board.id=si_hijack

(if it wraps you can go tº:

http://tinyurl.com/ckuzq instead.)

Put Ron in the subject so he will see it. You do not need to have a Dell to
post but you will need to register.

Ron Kinner
Microsoft MVP 2004 & 2005
(e-mail address removed)



Andy Manchesta recomend this program.

Ewido :
http://www.ewido.net/en/
Install Ewido.
During the installation, under "Additional Options"
uncheck "Install background guard" and "Install scan via context menu".
Launch Ewido
On the left side of the main screen click update.
Click on Start and let it update.
Then Run a Complete System Scan
Once its started scanning it will display an alert window when it finds any
infected files, when you see this first alert check the boxes "Perform action
with all infections" and "Create encrypted backup" before clicking on ºk

When the scan finishes, If ewido finds anything in the scan click on "Save
Report". This will create a text file. Save to desktop or c:drive incase you
need to post it bªck.

While I posting Ewido does say its a 14 day free trial but it still works
fine after the trial has expired, All it does after the 14 days is stop the
real time protection and auto updates but I never advise that to be enabled
at setup anyway as it can interfere with other real time protection programs
plus the updates can be done manually anytime you wish so it may be usefull
to keep it incase you need to use it again in the future.
Ewido will only work on XP/2K systems.

Try again Peter.

Engel
 
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