Should I remove Idle-Crawler?

Lifespan of installation (until removal)

Versions

Version	Distribution
67.0.0.415	27.00%
65.0.0.413	9.00%
59.0.0.407	64.00%

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Remove Idle-Crawler by GigaClicks LP

"Idlecrawler is a software which is collecting data from the open sources in internet in 3 different fields such as: - google search engine result pages - advertising settings - twitter stream posts The data has been sending from pc of user to Gigaclicks work servers and after it's delivering to client in report form. The user find video downloading and converting possibilities in IdleCrawler. All the information about data research is open and Idle is collecting information from the open sources."

The most common release is 59.0.0.407, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. During setup, the program registers itself to launch on boot through a Windows Schedule Task in order to automatically start-up (this is typically done to avoid any UAC prompts). A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The primary executable is named Idle-Crawler.exe. Many users end up uninstalling this after less than a month of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 50 files and is usually about 140.76 MB (147,601,576 bytes).

Displayed publisher: web research foundation

URL: IdleCrawler.com/help

Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Idle-Crawler

Uninstaller: C:\users\user\appdata\Local\IDLE-C~1\uninstall.exe

Estimated size: 140.76 MB

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 Idle-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 Idle-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.

OS VERSIONS Win 7 (SP1) 66% Win 7 1%

HOW IT STARTS Scheduled task? Yes (Runs on Windows boot)

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 62% Keep it 38%

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

United States	90.96%
United Kingdom	9.04%

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

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