Should I remove Idle_Crawler?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
87% remove it13% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
United States Rank #35,499
Reach 0.0011%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 96.90 days
876.70 days >
Average installed length: 460.64 days
Versions
Version | Distribution |
62.0.0.410 |
100.00% |
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Other programs by GigaClicks LP
Idle_Crawler
from GigaClicks LP
What is Idle_Crawler?
According to the company, this software runs in the background of the user's PC and collects browsing habits and advertising data.
"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."
Overview
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 main program executable is Idle-Crawler.exe. Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days. The software installer includes 5 files and is usually about 141.34 MB (148,200,953 bytes).
- Possible malware installed by this program
- Starts automatically
- Installed as part of a co-bundle
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Idle_Crawler.
Idle-Crawler.exe (9ed2ad53b3e81e4b6ef871b02ad3c2f3) has been flagged by the following 26 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
912 |
Trojan.GenericKD.1732622 |
Agnitum Outpost |
7.1.1 |
Trojan.CL.Clikug |
Avira AntiVir |
7.11.159.168 |
TR/Click.Clikug.C.337 |
Antiy-AVL |
1.0.0.1 |
Trojan/Win32.TSGeneric |
avast! |
2014.9-140807 |
Win32:Dropper-gen [Drp] |
AVG |
2015.0.3390 |
Clicker |
Bitdefender |
1.0.20.1095 |
Trojan.GenericKD.1732622 |
CAT-QuickHeal |
8.14.14.00 |
TrojanClicker.Clikug.r6 |
Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
8.14.08.07.02 |
Trojan.GenericKD.1732622 |
Fortinet FortiGate |
8/7/2014 |
W32/Malware_fam.NB |
F-Secure |
11.2014-07-08_5 |
Trojan.GenericKD.1732622 |
G Data |
14.8.24 |
Trojan.GenericKD.1732622 |
IKARUS anti.virus |
t3scan.1.6.1.0 |
Trojan-Clicker.Win32.Clikug |
K7 AntiVirus |
13.180.12672 |
Riskware |
K7GW |
13.180.12672 |
Riskware ( 0040eff71 ) |
McAfee |
5600.7046 |
RDN/Generic.dx!ddl |
McAfee-GW-Edition |
7.7046 |
RDN/Generic.dx!ddl |
Microsoft Security Essentials |
1.10701 |
TrojanClicker:Win32/Clikug.C |
MicroWorld-eScan |
15.0.0.657 |
Trojan.GenericKD.1732622 |
Norman |
10.20140807 |
Suspicious_Gen4.GROLX |
Panda Antivirus |
14.08.07.02 |
Trj/CI.A |
Sophos |
4.98 |
Mal/Generic-L |
Symantec |
8/7/2014 rev. 5 |
WS.Reputation |
Trend Micro |
10.465.07 |
TROJ_GEN.R0CBC0DFU14 |
TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.219 |
TROJ_GEN.R0CBC0DFU14 |
VIPRE Antivirus |
31124 |
Trojan.Win32.Clicker!BT |
View all 26 all detections
Idle_Crawler 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
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: 141.34 MB
Files installed by Idle_Crawler
Program executable: | Idle-Crawler.exe (Malware detected) |
Path: | C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Idle_Crawler\Idle-Crawler.exe |
MD5: | 9ed2ad53b3e81e4b6ef871b02ad3c2f3 |
Additional files:
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uninstall.exe (by web research foundation) - Idle_Crawler (Setup Application)
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(Malware detected) Idle-Crawler.exe
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Idle-Profile.exe
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msvcp110.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2012 (Microsoft® C Runtime Library)
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msvcr110.dll (by Microsoft)
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- Idle-Crawler.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Idle-Crawler Runner' (runs daily at 8:19 PM).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- Idle-Crawler.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Idle-Crawler Runner.
How do I remove Idle_Crawler?
You can uninstall Idle_Crawler 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 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).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Idle_Crawler.
- 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) 52%
Win 10 48%
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HOW IT STARTS
Scheduled task? Yes
(Runs on Windows boot)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 87%
Keep it 13%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
52.38% |
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Windows 10 |
47.62% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
50.00% |
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Windows 8.1 |
35.00% |
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Windows 8 |
5.00% |
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Windows 8.1 Pro with Medi... |
5.00% |
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Windows 8.1 Pro |
5.00% |
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Geography
93.94% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
93.94% |
United Kingdom |
6.06% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard |
28.57% |
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Dell |
19.05% |
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Lenovo |
19.05% |
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Acer |
14.29% |
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Apple |
9.52% |
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Toshiba |
9.52% |
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Common models |
LENOVO 10099 |
10.00% |
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Dell Inspiron 620 |
10.00% |
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TOSHIBA Satellite E55-A |
5.00% |
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TOSHIBA Satellite C675 |
5.00% |
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LENOVO Lenovo H330 |
5.00% |
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LENOVO 20270 |
5.00% |
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