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The thread documents a user's ongoing efforts to remove "WEB CAKE 3.0" and related adware from their Windows 7 system. Despite multiple scans and removal tools—including Malwarebytes, Junkware Removal Tool, AdwCleaner, and others—some threats persist, and the user remains concerned about residual infections. The overall sentiment is one of troubleshooting persistence, highlighting the complexity of fully eliminating stubborn adware infections even after using various security tools.
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Hi
HELP! I have been infected by "WEB CAKE 3.0".
BACKGROUND
I am running Windows7 x64 on 8GB of RAM, and 256GB of SSD.
I am using Microsoft Security Essentials for virus protection.
I am pretty much a newbie.

THE STORY SO FAR:
1. I found it in Control Panel > Programs and Features, and because I didn't recognize it I tried to uninstall it.
I have no idea how or when it got there.
2. But it wouldn't uninstall.
3. So then following a thead on WEB CAKE 3.0 - It crashes Internet Explorer regularly - Microsoft Community I used regedit to search for "WEB CAKE", "WEBCAKE" and just "CAKE" as well as "Tarma" and I deleted any line in my registry that had any such reference. There were about 30 of these
4. Then I used "Everything" (desktop search" to find and delete any file with "cake" in the name - there were about 5 of these.
5. I then following the advice on answers.microsoft.com installed "SpyHunter 4" and ran a fast scan.
This found about 66 items under the following headings:
- Babylon Search
- Hola Search
- Advert
- Adware Helpers
- Adware.WebCake
- Atlas DMT
- DoubleClick
- Media
However I then discovered that SpyHunter 4 is not free so I stopped.
What should I do next?
Many thanks
J
 

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shiphen said:
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I am using Microsoft Security Essentials for virus protection.
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Drop this like its an old can of spaghetti and get something that would have prevented this from ever happening. Go with ESET Smart Security, I guarantee to you that it would have prevented you from ever accessing the webpage or files that infected the system. It would have quarantined the threat in real time. If it didn't, Malwarebytes Pro (with real-time protection) would have. These two are a lethal combination for online threats, and I am positive you would never have wasted hours of time on this issue.
 

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HI Mike
Sounds like good advice. Is your advice the same for my Windows XP laptop?
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Btw, before running (/re-running) the above scans that you list, what do I need to turn off?
e.g. On my other (WinXP) computer I am currently running "BitDefender Internet Security", which seems to do about a million different things at once...
 

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HI Mike
Sounds like good advice. Is your advice the same for my Windows XP laptop?
J
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Yes it is. Easily. More so, perhaps, if its XP!
 

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Whatever version of BitDefender you have will determine how well it works. Is it the 2013 version? In independent lab results, it got better than it was back in 2009. For some reason, in 2009, it came horrible, and then it came back a few years later, leading on independent results. If this is the paid suite, and its 2013, I'd use it, but I still don't think it would be as effective as the options I listed above. You'd want to thoroughly remove it and restart your computer, prepared already to install the new software.
 

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I have to agree that ESET Security is one of the best virus protectors out there. I have been using it for many years and it has always protected my system. (Knock on wood) I recommend it to everyone.
 

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