SoftwareBundler:Win32/Cakeport

Posted: August 8, 2013

Threat Metric

The Threat Meter is a malware assessment that SpywareRemove.com's research team is able to give every identifiable malware threat. Our Threat Meter includes several criteria based off of specific malware threats to value their severity, reach and volume. The Threat Meter is able to give you a numerical breakdown of each threat's initial Threat Level, Detection Count, Volume Count, Trend Path and Percentage Impact. The overall ranking of each threat in the Threat Meter is a basic breakdown of how all threats are ranked within our own extensive malware database. The scoring for each specific malware threat can be easily compared to other emerging threats to draw a contrast in its particular severity. The Threat Meter is a useful tool in the endeavor of seeking a solution to remove a threat or pursue additional analytical research for all types of computer users.

The following fields listed on the Threat Meter containing a specific value, are explained in detail below:

Threat Level: The threat level scale goes from 1 to 10 where 10 is the highest level of severity and 1 is the lowest level of severity. Each specific level is relative to the threat's consistent assessed behaviors collected from SpyHunter's risk assessment model.

Detection Count: The collective number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular malware threat. The detection count is calculated from infected PCs retrieved from diagnostic and scan log reports generated by SpyHunter.

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.

Trend Path: The Trend Path, utilizing an up arrow, down arrow or equal symbol, represents the level of recent movement of a particular threat. Up arrows represent an increase, down arrows represent a decline and the equal symbol represent no change to a threat's recent movement.

% 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.

Threat Level:	2/10
Infected PCs:	4

First Seen:	August 8, 2013
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

SoftwareBundler:Win32/Cakeport is a PC threat that installs various types of unwanted browser add-ons that are considered adware such as WebCake. Although SoftwareBundler:Win32/Cakeport is particularly well-distributed through freeware game installers, SoftwareBundler:Win32/Cakeport also can launch its adware-installing functions through other sources, including compromised updaters for popular products like Adobe's Flash. Programs using SoftwareBundler:Win32/Cakeport never should be installed, since any reputable application should have a SoftwareBundler:Win32/Cakeport-free installer available at an official source. SpywareRemove.com malware researchers recommend using anti-malware programs to delete the results of SoftwareBundler:Win32/Cakeport's attacks, including WebCake and other adware programs, which usually will cause various changes to your browser without your consent.

SoftwareBundler:Win32/Cakeport - a Sweet with an Aftertaste of Advertisements

Suspicious software bundles are one of the major infection vectors for low-level PC threats like adware and browser hijackers. As an accessory to these types of disingenuous and sometimes non-consensual installations, SoftwareBundler:Win32/Cakeport is a threat to your PC in the sense that SoftwareBundler:Win32/Cakeport typically will install software that has no advantages for you, and does so while you're attempting to install a totally unrelated application. SoftwareBundler:Win32/Cakeport attacks are traced back to gaming programs like Subway Surfers and Candy Crush, which are distributed freely in the hopes of getting incautious PC users also to be subjected to SoftwareBundler:Win32/Cakeport's payload.

SoftwareBundler:Win32/Cakeport doesn't install itself to your PC, but instead, installs adware like WebCake – a browser add-on that displays advertisements alongside a Web page's normal content. Because these advertisements are difficult to disable and can include potentially dangerous content, SpywareRemove.com malware analysts always recommend the immediate removal of WebCake and similar adware programs that are installed through SoftwareBundler:Win32/Cakeport.

Symptoms of adware installed by SoftwareBundler:Win32/Cakeport attacks usually are expressed as shopping discounts and similarly-themed advertisements generated in a transparent graphical layer above your browser's normal website content. Unlike a pop-up window, they can't be blocked by the traditional advertisement-blocking features of various browsers and relevant add-ons. This trait isn't unique to SoftwareBundler:Win32/Cakeport's payloads, as SpywareRemove.com malware researchers also have seen it in other sources such as Conduit toolbars.

Dashing from the Desert with Undesirable Layers

SoftwareBundler:Win32/Cakeport is not a program that needs to be deleted from your computer, but adware installed by SoftwareBundler:Win32/Cakeport usually should be removed by anti-malware software at the first opportunity. Thus far, SoftwareBundler:Win32/Cakeport adware has not been found to be limited to a specific Web browser, and all major Web browsers should be considered at risk by default.

SpywareRemove.com malware researchers also note that SoftwareBundler:Win32/Cakeport has a history of being bundled with compromised installers for otherwise official products like Flash and Java. You never should install such software from unofficial sources that can be party to distributing SoftwareBundler:Win32/Cakeport. Instead, seek out legitimate websites affiliated with the reputable companies responsible for these applications, and use official updaters to patch your software. Doing so will allow you to avoid some of the particularly deceitful methods by which SoftwareBundler:Win32/Cakeport distributes itself.

SoftwareBundler:Win32/Cakeport

Threat Metric

SoftwareBundler:Win32/Cakeport - a Sweet with an Aftertaste of Advertisements

Dashing from the Desert with Undesirable Layers

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