WebSpades
Threat Scorecard
EnigmaSoft Threat Scorecard
EnigmaSoft Threat Scorecards are assessment reports for different malware threats which have been collected and analyzed by our research team. EnigmaSoft Threat Scorecards evaluate and rank threats using several metrics including real-world and potential risk factors, trends, frequency, prevalence, and persistence. EnigmaSoft Threat Scorecards are updated regularly based on our research data and metrics and are useful for a wide range of computer users, from end users seeking solutions to remove malware from their systems to security experts analyzing threats.
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Ranking: The ranking of a particular threat in EnigmaSoft’s Threat Database.
Severity Level: The determined severity level of an object, represented numerically, based on our risk modeling process and research, as explained in our Threat Assessment Criteria.
Infected Computers: The number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular threat detected on infected computers as reported by SpyHunter.
See also Threat Assessment Criteria.
| Ranking: | 8,111 |
| Threat Level: | 20 % (Normal) |
| Infected Computers: | 3,385 |
| First Seen: | March 25, 2014 |
| Last Seen: | September 11, 2023 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
WebSpades is known to be adware that may be spread and installed onto the computer system through packed various freeware. WebSpades may be embedded into Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome Web browsers and decrease the entire computer's performance. WebSpades may display numerous unwanted pop-up ads with the text 'WebSpades Deals' or 'WebSpades Ads', which may unwillingly reroute PC users to affiliated websites once they click on them. This way, computer user may face numerous forced redirects every time they use the hijacked Web browser. The main purpose of WebSpades may be to boost traffic of an unreliable website and generate advertising revenue based on affiliate links and clicks on ads. To avoid the download of WebSpades, PC users should be careful about the programs they are installing to their computers and always follow every installation step. This way they may find out if free programs include additional apps, and then, they may be able not to download them on the computer system.
Table of Contents
Aliases
5 security vendors flagged this file as malicious.
| Anti-Virus Software | Detection |
|---|---|
| AVG | Webpade |
| Ikarus | AdWare.SpadeCast |
| Antiy-AVL | Trojan/Win32.TSGeneric |
| Sophos | BrowseSmart |
| McAfee | Artemis!53CF0796C727 |
SpyHunter Detects & Remove WebSpades
File System Details
| # | File Name | MD5 |
Detections
Detections: The number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular threat detected on
infected computers as reported by SpyHunter.
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | {2635ac50-5488-40bf-9bfd-accb158f8f3f}Gw64.sys | 3925da84ed744f80535e3c2ce208feeb | 11 |
| 2. | {2635ac50-5488-40bf-9bfd-accb158f8f3f}t64.sys | 8f82b0c0b69f8936677086528d6fb951 | 4 |
| 3. | {2635ac50-5488-40bf-9bfd-accb158f8f3f}t64.sys | 0bd139bf8ba198e7920bdf0de5dfc8d3 | 3 |
| 4. | WebSpades.FirstRun.exe | fd315f0e6f86efb707fa18fd4fa55510 | 2 |
| 5. | {2635ac50-5488-40bf-9bfd-accb158f8f3f}Gw.sys | c1c616a7e7499b11b9f327f18beb36d4 | 2 |
| 6. | {2635ac50-5488-40bf-9bfd-accb158f8f3f}Gt64.sys | 2e2c8866e8fc094b71066ccf1d0d2e2b | 1 |
| 7. | {2635ac50-5488-40bf-9bfd-accb158f8f3f}t64.sys | 1973cd2b1d86c782a3537125b79a8fa1 | 1 |
| 8. | {2635ac50-5488-40bf-9bfd-accb158f8f3f}t64.sys | a5d3bc5cac6586a3220b1a8d7539c07c | 1 |
| 9. | {2635ac50-5488-40bf-9bfd-accb158f8f3f}t64.sys | efb2355a9c7e2035b078c48370b2844c | 1 |
| 10. | {2635ac50-5488-40bf-9bfd-accb158f8f3f}t64.sys | 8abb99610a2fa571530058f6585bce7f | 1 |
| 11. | {2635ac50-5488-40bf-9bfd-accb158f8f3f}t64.sys | 0d23294772b6941c2a6d8d47e8068e83 | 1 |
| 12. | {2635ac50-5488-40bf-9bfd-accb158f8f3f}t64.sys | 102f714b0185673c3fc7db9d62350e64 | 1 |
| 13. | {ed7eb956-75ed-460d-8f69-29a93b07afd1}t64.sys | 3c8e6e5865e199e0882513cbcdb4751c | 1 |
Registry Details
Directories
WebSpades may create the following directory or directories:
| %PROGRAMFILES%\WebSpades |
| %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\WebSpades |
| %TEMP%\WebSpades |
URLs
WebSpades may call the following URLs:
| WebSpades |
