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Should I remove Crawler Wallpaper?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
76% remove it24% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Bad
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #36,791
United States Rank #24,854
Reach 0.0030%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 15.15 days
446.87 days >
Average installed length: 234.80 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
4.2.5.63 100.00%

Crawler Wallpaper

What is Crawler Wallpaper?

Bundles the Crawler Toolbar as well as other potentially unwanted web browser extensions or products.

About  (from Crawler)

Change your computer desktop as often as you like. Choose from our huge collection of over 4,500 free desktop wallpapers. Pick the wallpaper that you like the most, whatever suits your mood. Try some fireworks for the 4th of July or maybe something more patriotic

Overview

Crawler Wallpaper is a software program developed by Crawler. During setup, the program creates a startup registration point in Windows in order to automatically start when any user boots the PC. The program adds a toolbar to Microsoft Internet Explorer. The programs's main executable is cssaver.exe and has been seen to consume an average CPU of less than one percent, and utilizes about 2.12 MB of memory. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 46 files and is usually about 15.11 MB (15,839,645 bytes). The installed file CUpdate.exe is the auto-update component of the program which is designed to check for software updates and notify and apply them when new versions are discovered. Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows 10. While about 76% of users of Crawler Wallpaper come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Germany.
  • Automatically starts with Windows
  • Integrates into the web browser
  • Known to include offers within the setup
  • The wisdom of the experts agree, if you don't use it you should remove it!
Crawler Wallpaper has been seen bundling various 3rd party software during the installation process. Make sure to check for and remove unused programs.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.crawler.com
Help link: www.crawler.com/faqs.aspx
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Crawler\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Crawler\SSaver\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 15.11 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Crawler Wallpaper

Program executable:cssaver.exe
Name:Crawler Toolbar
Crawler Screensaver
Path:C:\Program Files\crawler\ssaver\cssaver.exe
MD5:b1d3957341ff90006c37f6c716feb54d
The Crawler Toolbar is a web browser toolbar and extension that collects browser actions in order to redirect search queries to partners as well as provide advertisements. Crawler shares search histroy with thrid parties in order to deliver...
Additional files:
  • CShared.dll - Crawler Shared Library (Crawler Toolbar)
  • ctbcomm.dll - Crawler Toolbar (Crawler Toolbar Common Extension)
  • ctbr.dll - Crawler Toolbar Browser Object
  • CTipsDef.dll - Crawler Tips for CT5
  • unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
  • CToolbar.exe
  • CMail.exe - Mail Notifier
  • CMailDll.dll - Mail Plugin Support Lib
  • CPhoto.dll - Photo Support Library
  • CSHook.dll - Crawler Smileys
  • CSIMHook.dll - Crawler Smileys IM support DLL
  • CSmileyAX.dll - Crawler Smileys ActiveX Library
  • CSmileysH.exe
  • CSmileysIM.exe - Crawler Smileys IM support
  • cssaver.ocx
  • CUpdate.exe - Crawler Toolbar Update Utility
  • gecko1.9.2.dll - Gecko Support
  • gecko10.dll
  • gecko11.dll
  • gecko12.dll
  • gecko13.dll
  • gecko14.dll
  • gecko15.dll
  • gecko16.dll
  • gecko17.dll
  • gecko18.dll
  • gecko19.dll
  • gecko2.dll
  • gecko20.dll
  • gecko21.dll
  • gecko22.dll
  • gecko23.dll
  • gecko24.dll
  • gecko25.dll
  • gecko5.dll
  • gecko6.dll
  • gecko7.dll
  • gecko8.dll
  • gecko9.dll
  • libeay32.dll
  • ssleay32.dll
  • SSStarter.exe - SSStarte Application
  • weather.dll - Weather plugin
  • xcomm.dll - Crawler Firefox Common Library
  • xshared.dll - Crawler Firefox Shared Library

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

2 Internet Explorer BHOs
  • CShared.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a Browser Helper Object with the class of {DB35C569-5624-4CFC-8043-E5139F55A073}.
  • ctbr.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name '&Crawler Toolbar Helper' with the class of {1CB20BF0-BBAE-40A7-93F4-6435FF3D0411}.
2 Internet Explorer Extensions
  • CSSaver.exe is installed as an Internet Explorer extension as 'CSaverObj' with a class of {CDAFD956-97BE-443D-8EF7-F4F094EB5766}.
  • CSmileyAX.dll is installed as an Internet Explorer extension as '&Crawler Smileys' with a class of {82E2B317-7C9C-4F12-B920-AC37D928CD43}.
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}.
2 Startup Files (User Run)
  • CSmileysIM.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'CSmileys' and executes as "C:\Program Files2\Crawler\Smileys\CSmileysIM.exe".
  • CMail.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'CrawlerMail' and executes as C:\progra~2\crawler\cmail.exe /startup.
Startup File (All Users Run)
  • CSmileysIM.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'CSmileys' which loads as "C:\Program Files\Crawler\Smileys\CSmileysIM.exe".

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

cssaver.exe
Memory:2.12 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0011458699%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00062075%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00052512%
0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:95,933
8,062,084 average
Switches/sec:3
70 average
I/O reads/min:695 Bytes
435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:656 Bytes
105.02 KB average
CMail.exe
Memory:3.55 MB
Total CPU:0.0421298641%
Kernel CPU:0.03554838%
User CPU:0.00658148%
Switches/sec:49
CSmileysIM.exe
Memory:3.71 MB
Total CPU:0.2613563743%
Kernel CPU:0.19376421%
User CPU:0.06759217%
Switches/sec:38

How do I remove Crawler Wallpaper?

You can uninstall Crawler Wallpaper from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  1. 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.
  2. When you find the program Crawler Wallpaper, 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).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Crawler Wallpaper.
  4. 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 Wallpaper you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Mozilla Firefox
Google Chrome

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 62%
Win XP 5%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 76%
Keep it 24%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 61.67%
Windows 10 23.33%
Windows Vista 10.00%
Windows XP 5.00%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 37.29%
Windows 7 Professional 11.86%
Windows 7 Ultimate 8.47%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 6.78%
Windows 8.1 6.78%
Windows 8.1 Pro with Medi... 5.08%

Distribution by countryGeography

76.14% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 76.14%
  United Kingdom 7.95%
  Germany 3.41%
  Canada 3.41%
  Sweden 2.27%
  France 1.14%
  RS 1.14%
  Australia 1.14%
  India 1.14%
  Saudi Arabia 1.14%
  Malaysia 1.14%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 28.30%
Dell 26.42%
Acer 24.53%
Toshiba 7.55%
ASUS 5.66%
GIGABYTE 1.89%
Gateway 1.89%
NEC 1.89%
Intel 1.89%
Common models
TOSHIBA Satellite Pro C66... 1.89%
TOSHIBA Satellite L655 1.89%
TOSHIBA Satellite L645 1.89%
TOSHIBA Satellite C850D 1.89%
TOSHIBA Satellite C850-B2... 1.89%
Packard Bell EasyNote TJ6... 1.89%

About Crawler

Run by Xacti Group Companies Crawler provides toolbar type programs for various Web browsers.
Publisher URL: www.crawler.com

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