WebSpades - How to remove

WebSpades is an adware program that was developed by Superweb LLC who have released quite a few similar applications, like Spring Smart or Albrechto, that work practically identically. WebSpades is presented as a tool that was created to enhance your browsing experience. It offers such features as comparing prices of items that you can purchase online, finding the best prices, coupons, discounts, etc. Despite that all this sounds promising the application also causes some annoying consequences.

WebSpades is categorized as a potentially unwanted program mainly because it uses unfair methods to infiltrate into computers. You can download it from its official website, but most likely it will be installed to your PC without your knowledge. It comes bundled to several freeware, like music players, video recorders, download managers, etc. Users should be more careful with their downloads from the Internet, even if they are well-known applications. Always follow their installation steps and make sure you do not agree to install any unknown tools. You may need to deselect several check marks to refuse additional downloads.

If your system has already been affected, you will receive numerous ads by WebSpades, every time you browse the Internet. These ads are very disturbing as they can be displayed on any pages any time. Moreover, if you click on them, you will be redirected to unknown websites. WebSpades ads promote several commercial pages this way and also collect information about your browsing habits. Later it can give access to this information to the third parties, which may involve you into more marketing campaigns.

It is recommended to remove WebSpades from your computer once you notice its activity. Uninstall it from Control Panel first and then don’t forget to restore your browser settings. To learn how to do it, follow the instructions below:

Manual removal instructions of WebSpades

Using Control Panel to remove the main WebSpades components and installers

1. Go to Control Panel. On Windows XP/Vista/7 open Start -> Control Panel , Add/Remove Programs or Uninstall . On Windows 8 enter Control Panel in the search box, then look for Uninstall a program. You may need to confirm that you are the administrator on this PC, in both cases.
2. Look for WebSpades and /or similar looking items on the list of programs. By default, I recommend removing Yontoo, WebCake, anything “savings” or “coupon” related. Scanning with Anti-Malware programs like Spyhunter or Stopzilla might give a good idea of what programs you should remove from there as well.
3. Close Control Panel.

Removing WebSpades from Internet Explorer

1. Press Wench icon->Manage Add-ons.
2. Go through Toolbars and extensions. Remove everything related to WebSpades and items you do not know that are made not by Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, Oracle or Adobe.
3. Close the Options.

Removing WebSpades from Firefox

1. Enter about:addons in URL field.
2. Go through Extensions and Addons list, remove everything WebSpades related and items you do not recognise. If you do not know the extension and it is not made by Mozilla, Google, Microsoft, Oracle or Adobe probably you do not need it.
3. Optionally, reset Firefox: go to Firefox ->Help (Help in menu for OSX users) -> Troubleshooting Information. Then Reset Firefox.

Removing WebSpades from Chrome

1. Enter chrome://extensions in url field.
2. Go through extensions list and remove programs you do not need, especially similar to WebSpades. If unsure, you can disable them temporarily.
3. Restart Chrome.
4. Optionally, you can enter chrome://settings in URL bar , press Advanced settings, scroll to the bottom of the list and press Reset browser settings.

NOTE:

1. If you found an extension that can’t be removed from the browser, it has either to be removed from Control Panel or with antimalware programs (like Spyhunter, malwarebytes) or program uninstallers  (like RevoUninstaller).

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