See this site for how to disable or uninstall CommonName:
http://www.commonname.com/english/ug...ult.asp?idx=10
This is one of the parasites/malware installed with Kazaa, or other
programs.
More information here:
http://www.doxdesk.com/parasite/CommonName.html
If CommonName is present, you may have other parasite/spyware/malware on
your system:
Use Ad-Aware and/or Spybot Search & Destroy to remove it.
Ad-Aware:
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/
Spybot:
http://security.kolla.de/
Good site on how to install and use Spybot -
http://www.tomcoyote.org/SPYBOT/
More information here:
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://www.spywareinfo.com/
http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/Darnit.htm
http://www.doxdesk.com/parasite/ - runs a little script when loading page to
check for common parasites
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Jon R. Kennedy
Charlotte, NC, USA
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"Conor Murphy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:081301c3db13$280d2ec0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hello!
>
> I have had a nagging problem that I would like to get rid
> of, finally. Every single time that I open Internet
> Explorer, the CommonName toolbar is loaded and running,
> and the standard address bar is hidden behind it. I
> would like to only have the standard address bar visible
> when I open Internet Explorer. I alwyas have to go
> to "View-Toolbars-CommonName" to deselect it. Is there
> anyway that I can have just the standard address bar, and
> never have the CommonName toolbar appear when I open
> Explorer? Thanks, I appreciate the help with this
> seemingly simple question.
>
> Conor
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