Should I remove GigaClicks Crawler?

Lifespan of installation (until removal)

Versions

Version	Distribution
29.0.0.76	3.25%
26.0.0.72	0.41%
22.0.0.67	1.22%
19.0.0.62	11.38%
17.0.0.60	0.41%
4.0.35.0	0.81%
4.0.0.45	16.26%
4.0.0.44	1.22%
4.0.0.43	0.41%
4.0.0.37	6.10%
3.0.33.0	5.69%
3.0.32.0	2.03%
3.0.31.0	50.81%

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from GigaClicks inc.

Remove GigaClicks Crawler

This spyware/adware program monitors a user's web browsing activity and captures click-stream data in order to aggregate and track a user's behavior including search and browse. This is done through it's "WebStroller" application.

"When WebStroller runs on your computer, GigaClicks inc may automatically receive non- personally identifiable information, such as your system’s IP address, when you contact our servers. WebStroller itself does not set any cookies. WebStroller stores some of your information locally on your system. For example, the WebStroller may store basic browsing history such as URL’s of pages is visited by WebStroller, text and images from those pages, IP addresses linked from the pages, index of most pages you visit, cookies deposited on your system by and a record of downloads you have made. All stored data will be automatically deleted after WebStroller session ends. Also, WebStroller will put unique identifier to your computer in order to track further WebStroller sessions."

Clickstream Analysis is a fairly new tool used by marketers to track the behaviour of visitors to a site by following the sequences in which they click to different pages.

URL: gigaclicks.net/help

Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\local\gcc

Uninstaller: C:\users\user\appdata\Local\GCC\uninstall.exe

Estimated size: 140.62 MB

Controller.exe
Memory:	18.32 MB	21.09 MB average
Total CPU:	0.0016664833%	0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:	0.00139891%	0.016088% average
User CPU:	0.00026757%	0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:	4,996,971	8,062,084 average
Switches/sec:	25	70 average
I/O reads/min:	918 Bytes	435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:	0 Bytes	105.02 KB average

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 GigaClicks Crawler, 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 GigaClicks Crawler.
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 IT STARTS Scheduled task? Yes (Runs on Windows boot)

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 87% Keep it 13%

GLOBAL RANK #18,642

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

United States	76.40%
United Kingdom	6.78%
Israel	1.18%
MA	1.18%
Indonesia	1.18%
India	1.18%
Australia	0.88%
Latvia	0.59%
Mexico	0.59%
Belgium	0.59%
DZ	0.59%
Italy	0.59%
Ecuador	0.59%
Iran	0.59%

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

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