What is webcakedesktop.updater.exe?

webcakedesktop.updater.exe is part of WebCake.Desktop.Updater and developed by WebCake LLC according to the webcakedesktop.updater.exe version information.

webcakedesktop.updater.exe's description is "WebCake.Desktop.Updater"

webcakedesktop.updater.exe is usually located in the 'c:\program files (x86)\webcake\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected webcakedesktop.updater.exe.

If you have additional information about the file, please share it with the FreeFixer users by posting a comment at the bottom of this page.

VirusTotal report

19 of the 46 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the webcakedesktop.updater.exe file. That's a 41% detection rate.

Scanner	Detection Name
Agnitum	Adware.WebCake!
AVG	Generic5.ACXK
CAT-QuickHeal	Adware.WebCake.a
Comodo	Application.Win32.Webcake.~BU
DrWeb	Adware.Plugin.92
Emsisoft	Adware.WebCake.A (B)
ESET-NOD32	Win32/AdWare.Yontoo.E
F-Secure	Adware.WebCake.A
Fortinet	Riskware/Yontoo
GData	Adware.WebCake.A
Ikarus	AdWare.WebCake
Jiangmin	AdWare/WebCake.a
Kaspersky	not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.WebCake.a
Kingsoft	Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud)
Malwarebytes	Adware.WebCake
Microsoft	Adware:Win32/WebCake
MicroWorld-eScan	Adware.WebCake.A
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Win32.Plugin.cbqexz
VIPRE	Yontoo (fs)

webcakedesktop.updater.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove webcakedesktop.updater.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the webcakedesktop.updater.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that webcakedesktop.updater.exe has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:

1. Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
2. Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.

   
3. When the scan is finished, locate webcakedesktop.updater.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the webcakedesktop.updater.exe file. Do not check any other file for removal unless you are 100% sure you want to delete it. Tip: Press CTRL-F to open up FreeFixer's search dialog to quickly locate webcakedesktop.updater.exe in the scan result.

   

   

   c:\program files (x86)\webcake\webcakedesktop.updater.exe

   
4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the webcakedesktop.updater.exe file.

   
5. Restart your computer.
6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If webcakedesktop.updater.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If webcakedesktop.updater.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
7. If webcakedesktop.updater.exe still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
8. Restart your computer.
9. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that webcakedesktop.updater.exe no longer appear in the scan result.

Filename variants

webcakedesktop.updater.exe may also use other filenames. The most common variants are listed below:

• webcake%COMPUTERNAME%.updater.exe

Folder name variants

webcakedesktop.updater.exe may also be located in other folders than c:\program files (x86)\webcake\. The most common variants are listed below:

• C:\Program Files\WebCake\
• C:\Programme\WebCake\

Error Messages

What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with the file. 92% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 25 users.

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with the file.

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