WebCake
Posted: May 23, 2013
Threat Metric
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Volume Count: Similar to the detection count, the Volume Count is specifically based on the number of confirmed and suspected threats infecting systems on a daily basis. High volume counts usually represent a popular threat but may or may not have infected a large number of systems. High detection count threats could lay dormant and have a low volume count. Criteria for Volume Count is relative to a daily detection count.
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% Impact (Last 7 Days): This demonstrates a 7-day period change in the frequency of a malware threat infecting PCs. The percentage impact correlates directly to the current Trend Path to determine a rise or decline in the percentage.
Ranking: | 5,537 |
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Threat Level: | 2/10 |
Infected PCs: | 95,925 |
First Seen: | May 23, 2013 |
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Last Seen: | October 15, 2023 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
WebCake is an adware program that is supposed to enhance your browsing experience but, in fact, it causes numerous problems on an affected computer system. Although WebCake states to be a great program that can provide PC users with the best offers and discount coupons, as well as an option to compare prices of certain products and services, it leads to more inconveniences than benefits. WebCake invades the targeted computer without the victimized PC user's consent and, therefore, it is also categorized as a potentially unwanted program. WebCake is usually installed onto the affected computer together with free program downloads from the Internet. WebCake can be inserted into Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome. WebCake is not a malware infection, and it doesn't destroy the attacked computer directly. However, WebCake creates numerous situations that raise the chances of getting corrupted by malware infections and disturbs web browsing. WebCake displays numerous pop-up ads on the screen of the compromised PC while the computer user is browsing the web, especially if he/she is visiting shopping websites. WebCake displays pop-up ads with coupons that provide a variety of discounts and notify about offers for the items the PC user is interested.
Technical Details
File System Modifications
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The following files were created in the system:%PROGRAMFILES%\WBDesktop.Updater.exe
File name: WBDesktop.Updater.exeSize: 51.99 KB (51992 bytes)
MD5: 7d66c7460240c5fa7da4e775df9ff328
Detection count: 9,504
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\WBDesktop.Updater.exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: August 15, 2023
C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Betcat\WebCakeDesktop.exe
File name: WebCakeDesktop.exeSize: 50.96 KB (50968 bytes)
MD5: 12336775941d49ce6a4d6f391cb5e02f
Detection count: 6,467
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Betcat\WebCakeDesktop.exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: January 19, 2023
C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Betcat\WebCakeDesktop.exe
File name: WebCakeDesktop.exeSize: 52.5 KB (52504 bytes)
MD5: 918007c1311c833b58f50b59b454266d
Detection count: 6,410
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Betcat\WebCakeDesktop.exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: April 4, 2023
C:\Program Files\WCDesktop.Updater.exe
File name: WCDesktop.Updater.exeSize: 50.96 KB (50968 bytes)
MD5: f7819b9af563c66708643e3dc48d002f
Detection count: 5,602
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: C:\Program Files\WCDesktop.Updater.exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: October 21, 2022
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\WDesktop.Updater.exe
File name: WDesktop.Updater.exeSize: 51.99 KB (51992 bytes)
MD5: 6e3672209d3eef85b5fc010a26c11b73
Detection count: 5,396
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\WDesktop.Updater.exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: September 6, 2023
C:\$Recycle.Bin\S-1-5-21-254629416-3583841964-2854171098-1072\$RESXM1O\AppData\Roaming\WebCake\WebCakeDesktop.exe
File name: WebCakeDesktop.exeSize: 46.87 KB (46872 bytes)
MD5: be70d6d77417ee5fbb135fde47ca2c11
Detection count: 1,204
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: C:\$Recycle.Bin\S-1-5-21-254629416-3583841964-2854171098-1072\$RESXM1O\AppData\Roaming\WebCake\WebCakeDesktop.exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: May 4, 2021
C:\Program Files\WebCake\WebCakeIEClient.dll
File name: WebCakeIEClient.dllSize: 197.91 KB (197912 bytes)
MD5: a061b4a28caaa32ed60b03c9f6f022aa
Detection count: 141
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Path: C:\Program Files\WebCake\WebCakeIEClient.dll
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 20, 2022
C:\Program Files (x86)\WebCake\OptChrome.exe
File name: OptChrome.exeSize: 220.67 KB (220672 bytes)
MD5: b7d43249cf290511c4a715d1b50b8396
Detection count: 112
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: C:\Program Files (x86)\WebCake\OptChrome.exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: October 23, 2021
H:\WD SmartWare.swstor\RANDY-HP\Volume.e438e943.5a98.11e2.b42e.806e6f6e6963\AdwCleaner\Quarantine\C\Program Files (x86)\Web Cake\OptChrome.exe.vir
File name: OptChrome.exe.virSize: 77.82 KB (77824 bytes)
MD5: 8d86c9d4750d181f4de466b791fcbf09
Detection count: 112
Mime Type: unknown/vir
Path: H:\WD SmartWare.swstor\RANDY-HP\Volume.e438e943.5a98.11e2.b42e.806e6f6e6963\AdwCleaner\Quarantine\C\Program Files (x86)\Web Cake\OptChrome.exe.vir
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 29, 2022
C:\Program Files (x86)\WebCake\OptChrome.exe
File name: OptChrome.exeSize: 220.67 KB (220672 bytes)
MD5: fe4b52ede7c3c3139a345432b314fd89
Detection count: 82
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: C:\Program Files (x86)\WebCake\OptChrome.exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: July 8, 2022
%PROGRAMFILES%\Web Cake\WebCakeIEClient.dll
File name: WebCakeIEClient.dllSize: 202 KB (202008 bytes)
MD5: e17390f81bea343ca0013b5f0595cbc2
Detection count: 81
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\Web Cake
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: June 19, 2014
C:\Program Files\WebCake\WebCakeIEClient.dll
File name: WebCakeIEClient.dllSize: 197.91 KB (197912 bytes)
MD5: bd26e058c1d58e83932dbe761d4d539e
Detection count: 66
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Path: C:\Program Files\WebCake\WebCakeIEClient.dll
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: October 26, 2021
C:\Program Files (x86)\WebCake\OptChrome.exe
File name: OptChrome.exeSize: 220.67 KB (220672 bytes)
MD5: e1254cea0a0299120240beb20520ac68
Detection count: 63
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: C:\Program Files (x86)\WebCake\OptChrome.exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: November 4, 2021
%PROGRAMFILES%\WebCake\WebCakeIEClient.dll
File name: WebCakeIEClient.dllSize: 197.91 KB (197912 bytes)
MD5: 699c147c3539ffd510c888690dd4569c
Detection count: 42
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\WebCake
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: July 30, 2013
%PROGRAMFILES%\WebCake\WebCakeIEClient.dll
File name: WebCakeIEClient.dllSize: 197.91 KB (197912 bytes)
MD5: 07a532c6044b985507a37eb80af98b30
Detection count: 35
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\WebCake
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: February 7, 2020
%APPDATA%\Web Cake\WebCakeDesktop.exe
File name: WebCakeDesktop.exeSize: 52.5 KB (52504 bytes)
MD5: cfe9e1bd825016c484bb624f987d834d
Detection count: 33
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %APPDATA%\Web Cake
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: April 23, 2020
%PROGRAMFILES%\Web Cake\WebCakeIEClient.dll
File name: WebCakeIEClient.dllSize: 197.91 KB (197912 bytes)
MD5: b72a69bbee7b4488ae4b44709c2df597
Detection count: 26
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\Web Cake
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: November 24, 2019
I:\Program Files (x86)\Web Cake\WebCakeIEClient.dll
File name: WebCakeIEClient.dllSize: 197.91 KB (197912 bytes)
MD5: d514a5e20734190a97507cbcf73cc3a0
Detection count: 23
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Path: I:\Program Files (x86)\Web Cake\WebCakeIEClient.dll
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: April 13, 2022
Registry Modifications
CLSID{DF84E609-C3A4-49CB-A160-61767DAF8899}HKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}SOFTWARE\Classes\AppID\WebCakeIEClient.DLLSOFTWARE\Classes\AppID\{7169BBB3-3289-4696-B35D-4A88BCF6FB12}SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{EFDF368C-8DD9-4E05-87CD-16AA5CB03CB8}SOFTWARE\Classes\WebCakeIEClient.ApiSOFTWARE\Classes\WebCakeIEClient.Api.1SOFTWARE\Classes\WebCakeIEClient.LayersSOFTWARE\Classes\WebCakeIEClient.Layers.1SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\AppID\WebCakeIEClient.DLLSOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\AppID\{7169BBB3-3289-4696-B35D-4A88BCF6FB12}SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{2A5A2A90-3B30-4E6E-A955-2F232C6EF517}SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{AF6B0594-6008-4327-93E5-608AD710A6FA}SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\TypeLib\{EFDF368C-8DD9-4E05-87CD-16AA5CB03CB8}SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Webcake_RASAPI32SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Classes\AppID\WebCakeIEClient.DLLSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Classes\AppID\{7169BBB3-3289-4696-B35D-4A88BCF6FB12}SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Classes\CLSID\{2A5A2A90-3B30-4E6E-A955-2F232C6EF517}SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Classes\CLSID\{AF6B0594-6008-4327-93E5-608AD710A6FA}SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Classes\TypeLib\{EFDF368C-8DD9-4E05-87CD-16AA5CB03CB8}SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\WebCakeDesktop_RASAPI32SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\WebCakeDesktop_RASMANCSSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{2A5A2A90-3B30-4E6E-A955-2F232C6EF517}SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\eventlog\Application\WebCakeUpdaterSYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\eventlog\Application\WebCakeUpdaterServiceSYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\WebCake Desktop UpdaterSYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\WebCakeUpdaterSYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\eventlog\Application\WebCakeUpdaterSYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\eventlog\Application\WebCakeUpdaterServiceSYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\WebCake Desktop UpdaterSYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\WebCakeUpdaterSYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\eventlog\Application\WebCakeUpdaterSYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\eventlog\Application\WebCakeUpdaterServiceSYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\WebCake Desktop UpdaterRun keysWebCake DesktopHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\[APPLICATION]\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall..{Uninstaller}{C4ED781C-7394-4906-AAFF-D6AB64FF7C38}
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