Web-Cake

[kloofnek]

Now and then a little window pops up on the bottom right-hand side of my main window and it says Web-Cake ,what is this and what is it for...I definately didn`t download this into my PC...tried to uninstall but can`t...
Anyone know what this is?

[IggyB]

It's adware that has managed to get itself downloaded on to your computer.

[IggyB]

I havent used it myself but an often recommended tool to deal with this sort of thing is
Malwarebyte's Anti-Malware:
http://www.malwarebytes.org/products/malwarebytes_free/

Free version rather than pro is meant to be sufficient.

[Old_Geezer]

That doesn't seem very appetising, and how many spiders would one need ?

[kloofnek]

Thank you,I ended up on a site which is said to get rid but it wasn`t free,so if I download this Malwarebytes,will it uninstall it for me?

[Old_Geezer]

Malwarebytes does get rid of a lot of malware. Certainly worth a try.

[SlackAlice]

If you are going to try Malwarebytes, update it's definitions and then re-boot into 'safe mode' and run Malwarebytes from there.

Bit more info here,

http://malwaretips.com/blogs/webcake-virus-removal/

[kloofnek]

Thank you

[krytal-1024]

Web-Cake is a very nasty adware can cause a lot of popups, i was experienced the same problems like you. i follow steps from teesupport agent' s post like these:
1. Disable any suspicious startup items. For Windows XP:
Click Start menu -> click Run -> type: msconfig in the search bar -> open System Configuration Utility -> Disable all possible startup items including those ofWeb-Cake adware.
2. Show hidden files

a) open Control Panel from Start menu and search for Folder Options;
b) under View tab to tick Show hidden files and folders and non-tick Hide protected operating system files (Recommended) and then click OK;
c) click on the “Start” menu and then click on the “Search programs and files” box, Search for and delete these files created by Web-Cake.

3. Remove add-ons.

Internet Explorer:
1) Go to Tools -> ‘Manage Add-ons’;
2) Choose ‘Search Providers’ -> choose ‘Bing’ search engine or ‘Google’ search engine and make it default;
3) Select ‘Search Results’ and click ‘Remove’ to remove it;
4) Go to ‘Tools’ -> ‘Internet Options’; select ‘General tab’ and click website, e.g. Google.com. Click OK to save changes.
4. Press Ctrl+Alt+Del keys together and stop Web-Cake processes in the Windows Task Manager.