Remove Spyware: How to Uninstall Webfetti Adware
A Step-by-Step Tutorial to Remove Webfetti
Aug 18, 2008
Webfetti is a free online application that provides a wide-ranging gallery of graphics, layouts, smileys and cursors for social networking websites such as FaceBook and MySpace. Users can use these to customize their personal pages at these websites. When webfetti is installed, the MyWebSearch toolbar will appear in Internet Explorer
Webfetti is one of the products from the Fun Web software suite. Fun Web Products does claim that their products such as Webfetti store cookies on your PC, are spyware free. They also offer the guarantee that they won't sell your personal information to any third parties. So why un-install them? Well, aside from storing cookies on the computer to track browsing habits, Webfetti tends to drain system resources, affecting the performance of the PC.
How to Uninstall Webfetti
*Click on the Start button in the bottom left-hand corner of the screen. In the Start menu, click on Control Panel (Depending on the version of Windows that is installed on a PC, Control Panel may be located under the settings menu).
*Click on Ad/Remove Programs. This will open a window listing programs installed on the PC.
*Locate entries labeled My Web Search or Webfetti in this listing of programs. Click on each entry and then click on Change/Remove to delete the program. Close the window.
*Download HijackThis, a free anti-spyware program, from FileHippo.com. Read this article for detailed instructions on how to download and use HijackThis to remove adware: How to Remove Malware Using HijackThis
*With HijackThis installed, restart the computer in Safe Mode. It can be booted into Safe Mode by repeatedly tapping the F8 key on the keyboard while the computer loads.
*Run HijackThis once the PC is in Safe Mode, so as to scan for webfetti adware and any associated files. Once HijackThis runs its scan, review the the entries listed in the HijackThis log that will open.
*Delete any entries in the log which contain the term MyWebSearch. It is important not to delete any other entry before determining with certainty that it is malicious, because an important system process or file mayaccidentally be deleted.
*Close HijackThis and then open My Computer. In the My Computer window, double-click on Drive C. Next, double-click the folder named Program Files.
*Delete the folders labeled FunWebProducts and MyWebSearch. To do this, simply right-click each folder and select Delete.
*Download, install and run SpyBot Search and Destroy from this link. This powerful program will help undo any changes Webfetti and MyWebSearch may have made to the computer's registry.
