Crawler Toolbar
What is Crawler Toolbar? (from Crawler)
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Overview
Crawler Toolbar is a program developed by Crawler. The program adds a toolbar to Microsoft Internet Explorer. The main program executable is ctoolbar.exe. Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days. The software installer includes 20 files and is usually about 9.34 MB (9,790,369 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows Vista (SP2). While about 61% of users of Crawler Toolbar come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and United Kingdom.
- Possible malware installed by this program
- Loads into the web browser
- Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Crawler Toolbar.
| ctbr.dll (e37b0cd7b62e28c1e8d770d8c99c9e6f) has been flagged by the following 3 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| SafeCentral |
5.2.0.5 |
W32/Podnuha.B.gen!Eldorado |
| F-Prot |
v6.4.6.2.117 |
W32/Podnuha.B.gen |
| K7 AntiVirus |
13.63.2628 |
Riskware |
Crawler Toolbar has been found to be bundled with 3rd party software. If you have not purposefully installed this, you should be safe uninstalling it.
Program details
URL: www.crawler.com
Help link: www.crawler.com/faqs.aspx
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\crawler
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Crawler\CToolbar.exe uninst
Estimated size: 9.34 MB
Files installed by Crawler Toolbar
| Program executable: | ctoolbar.exe |
| Name: | Crawler Toolbar |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\crawler\ctoolbar.exe |
| MD5: | ec506ee0f7f493c09defc911caedfd08 |
Additional files:
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ctbcomm.dll - Crawler Toolbar (Crawler Toolbar Common Extension)
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ctbr.dll - Crawler Toolbar Browser Object
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CTipsDef.dll - Crawler Tips for CT5
Behaviors exhibited
Internet Explorer BHO
- ctbr.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a Browser Helper Object with the class of {1CB20BF0-BBAE-40A7-93F4-6435FF3D0411}.
Internet Explorer Toolbar
- ctbr.dll is loaded as Internet Explorer Toolbar with the name '&Crawler Toolbar' with the class of {4B3803EA-5230-4DC3-A7FC-33638F3D3542}.
Internet Explorer URL Search Hook
- ctbr.dll loads into IE as a URL Search Hook named '&Crawler Toolbar Helper' with a class of {1CB20BF0-BBAE-40A7-93F4-6435FF3D0411} in order to redirect unknown URL searches.
Internet Explorer Web Browser
- ctbr.dll installs an IE Web Browser in Internet Explorer named '&Crawler Toolbar' with a class of {4B3803EA-5230-4DC3-A7FC-33638F3D3542}.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| CToolbar.exe |
| Memory: | 25.26 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.3347312526% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.24067852% | |
| User CPU: | 0.09405273% | |
How do I remove Crawler Toolbar?
You can uninstall Crawler Toolbar 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 Toolbar, 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 Toolbar.
- 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 Toolbar 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) 52%
Win XP 0%
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HOW DOES IT RUN?
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Plugs into Internet Explorer
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 81%
Keep it 19%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
60.08% |
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| Windows Vista |
21.10% |
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| Windows 10 |
10.46% |
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| Windows XP |
8.37% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
37.16% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
18.58% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
15.71% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
8.05% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
4.41% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
3.26% |
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Geography
60.62% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
60.62% |
| Germany |
7.93% |
| United Kingdom |
3.82% |
| Iran |
2.12% |
| India |
1.70% |
| Canada |
1.42% |
| Australia |
1.27% |
| Czech Republic |
1.27% |
| DZ |
1.13% |
| Italy |
1.13% |
| Brazil |
0.99% |
| France |
0.85% |
| Mexico |
0.85% |
| Russia |
0.85% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
36.78% |
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| Dell |
22.70% |
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| Acer |
16.09% |
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| ASUS |
6.90% |
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| GIGABYTE |
6.61% |
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| Toshiba |
5.46% |
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| Lenovo |
1.44% |
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| American Megatrends |
1.15% |
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| Intel |
1.15% |
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| Medion |
0.86% |
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| Samsung |
0.86% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
4.95% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 NoteBook ... |
4.46% |
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| Dell Inspiron 530s |
3.47% |
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| HP G60 Notebook PC |
2.97% |
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| Dell Inspiron 530 |
2.48% |
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| HP Pavilion dv9700 Notebo... |
2.48% |
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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