Crawler 3D Earth Screensaver
What is Crawler 3D Earth Screensaver?
During setup of this program the installer offers the user's the ability by default to install the potentially unwanted Crawler Toolbar.
About (from Crawler)
Let your desktop take you on an incredible journey into space! Marvel at planet Earth, receive weather forecasts and view times anywhere in the world. Zoom or rotate the Earth and watch storms from the safety of your home! View weather forecast and time anywhere in the world.
Overview
Crawler 3D Earth Screensaver is a program developed by Crawler. The most used version is 4.2.5.63, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. It adds a Browser Helper Object (BHO) to Internet Explorer. The main program executable is cssaver.exe. Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days. The software installer includes 11 files and is usually about 10.25 MB (10,744,258 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 63% of users of Crawler 3D Earth Screensaver come from the United States, it is also popular in France and Italy.
- Possible malware installed by this program
- Loads into the web browser
- Bundles additional prorgams in setup
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Crawler 3D Earth Screensaver.
CShared.dll (3ebb3d78085ad855e22217fea1e98cd1) has been flagged by the following 2 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
Avira AntiVir |
7.9.1.3 |
ADSPY/AdSpy.Gen2 |
McAfee-GW-Edition |
7.7267 |
Ad-Spyware.AdSpy.Gen2 |
Crawler 3D Earth Screensaver has been seen bundling various 3rd party software during the installation process. Make sure to check for and remove unused programs.
Program details
URL: www.crawler.com/products/3D-Earth-Screensaver.aspx
Help link: www.crawler.com/faqs.aspx
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Crawler\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Crawler\SSaver\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 10.25 MB
Files installed by Crawler 3D Earth Screensaver
Program executable: | cssaver.exe |
Name: | Crawler Toolbar |
| Crawler Screensaver |
Path: | C:\Program Files\crawler\ssaver\cssaver.exe |
MD5: | d9ece7504d55a24ee86b539126469df9 |
Additional files:
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(Malware detected) CShared.dll - Crawler Shared Library (Crawler Toolbar)
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unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
Behaviors exhibited
Internet Explorer BHO
- CShared.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a Browser Helper Object with the class of {DB35C569-5624-4CFC-8043-E5139F55A073}.
Internet Explorer Extension
- CSSaver.exe is installed as an Internet Explorer extension as 'CSaverObj' with a class of {CDAFD956-97BE-443D-8EF7-F4F094EB5766}.
How do I remove Crawler 3D Earth Screensaver?
You can uninstall Crawler 3D Earth Screensaver from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
- Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
- When you find the program Crawler 3D Earth Screensaver, click it, and then do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
- Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Crawler 3D Earth Screensaver.
- If for some reason uninstallation fails, please install Microsoft's uninstall fixer utility which will help fix problems with programs that can't be uninstalled at support.microsoft.com.
How do I reset my web browser?
If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by Crawler 3D Earth Screensaver you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
- Click the Advanced tab, and then click Reset. Select the Delete personal settings check box if you would also like to remove search providers, Accelerators and home pages. When Internet Explorer finishes applying default settings, click Close, and then click OK.
- The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.
Mozilla Firefox
- At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
- To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
- When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.
Google Chrome
- Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
- Select Settings. In the "Search" section, click Manage search engine. Check if (Default) is displayed next to your preferred search engine. If not, mouse over it and click Make default. Mouse over any other suspicious search engine entries that are not familiar and click X to remove them.
- When the "Show Home button" checkbox is selected, a web address appears below it. If you want the Homepage button to open up a different webpage, click Change to enter a link.
- Restart Google Chrome.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 48%
Win 7 5%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 86%
Keep it 14%
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AVERAGE INSTALL LIFESPAN
103.79
Days
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
57.14% |
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Windows 10 |
28.57% |
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Windows Vista |
14.29% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
40.00% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
20.00% |
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Windows 8.1 |
15.00% |
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Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
10.00% |
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Windows 10 Pro |
5.00% |
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Windows 8.1 Pro |
5.00% |
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Geography
62.50% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
62.50% |
France |
6.25% |
Italy |
6.25% |
Belgium |
3.13% |
India |
3.13% |
Germany |
3.13% |
Canada |
3.13% |
Slovakia |
3.13% |
Hungary |
3.13% |
LA |
3.13% |
United Kingdom |
3.13% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
ASUS |
26.32% |
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Acer |
21.05% |
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Hewlett-Packard |
15.79% |
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Dell |
10.53% |
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Gateway |
10.53% |
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Toshiba |
5.26% |
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MSI |
5.26% |
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Lenovo |
5.26% |
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Common models |
TOSHIBA Satellite L650 |
5.88% |
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TOSHIBA Satellite C640 |
5.88% |
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Samsung N150P/N210P/N220P... |
5.88% |
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Micro-Star MS-168B |
5.88% |
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MEDIONPC MS-7012 |
5.88% |
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LENOVO Lenovo G580 |
5.88% |
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About Crawler
Run by Xacti Group Companies Crawler provides toolbar type programs for various Web browsers.
Publisher URL: www.crawler.com