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Details of the CommonName are shown below. This threat can be detected and cleaned using PestBlock Anti-Spyware.


Name:	CommonName
Type:	Adware
Risk:
Description:	CommonName is marketed as a 'keywords' service, allowing one to enter simple names instead of URLs. After its original release, the software has become a complicated (and sometimes buggy) search-hijacker and adware, aggressively bundled with many third-party applications.

Removal
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Registry Items:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\appid\cnform.exe
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\appid\winnet.exe
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\appid\{118a2bfa-5ac7-4d29-beb9-d68f4d2cccab}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\babeie.agentie
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\babeie.agentie.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\babeie.handler
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\babeie.handler.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\babie.handler.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\babie.helper
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\babie.helper.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\babeie.helper
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\babeie.helper.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\cnbar.activater
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\cnbar.activater.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\cnbar.bandsink
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\cnbar.bandsink.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\cnbar.cnbarband
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\cnbar.cnbarband.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\cnbar.explorerbar
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\cnbar.explorerbar.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\cnform.cnbarhelper
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\cnform.cnbarhelper.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\cnform.history
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\cnform.history.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{2d0f5208-3198-49a4-86a7-d65e9e582751}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{4f476e6b-1eca-4a3b-845a-505d8892da1a}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{53b1b977-193e-4a9f-b9fc-e1dcc24016a1}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{64809b75-d8c3-4052-a7ad-6a3ecc39218e}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{8adbbe3e-1841-4708-85df-727ccee6220b}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{99908473-1135-4009-be4f-32b921f86ed9}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{a7fe5e20-9866-4c49-b5ed-3991954a2acd}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{fb68cc40-c725-491a-aac3-f37dde794edb}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\protocols\handler\cn
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\commonname toolbar 3.50_is1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\typelib\{541a3704-4320-4e2d-9371-e4a4c9803191}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\typelib\{ac04dc43-28e9-4746-9164-c200a04b8921}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\typelib\{c4b81c49-5ea5-490b-af95-04994a4214d4}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\typelib\{cc364a32-d59b-4e9c-9156-f0050c45005b}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\typelib\{d879d743-e2cc-4161-8034-2234203681c9}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\typelib\{dd0032df-ceef-4e0a-8b75-e4d8861e11e5}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\winnet.update
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\winnet.update.1
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\internet explorer\menuext\add a page note
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\internet explorer\menuext\bookmark this page
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\internet explorer\menuext\email this link
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\internet explorer\menuext\search using commonname
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\internet explorer\menuext\search using
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MenuOrder\Start Menu2\Programs\CommonName
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\babeie.helper
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\babeie.helper.1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\babeie.handler.1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\CommonName
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\AdvancedOptions\CommonName
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Zenet
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\inetmgr
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Management\ARPCache\CommonName Toolbar
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\runcommonname
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\runwinnet
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\CommonName Toolbar
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\CommonName
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\commonname toolbar 3.50_is1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CEnum\Root\LEGACY_WINIK
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CServices\WinIK
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\winnet.update
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\cnffche
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\cnffche
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\cnffche

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