Should I remove The Idle-Crawler Updater?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
56% remove it44% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #43,106
United States Rank #28,049
Reach 0.0021%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 19.16 days
565.37 days >
Average installed length: 297.06 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 67.0.0.415 |
17.07% |
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| 65.0.0.413 |
4.88% |
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| 59.0.0.407 |
78.05% |
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The Idle-Crawler Updater
from web research foundation
What is The Idle-Crawler Updater? (from web research foundation)
Modern instrument for SEO and Marketing professionals from all around the world. IdleCrawler delivers you analytics data reports about your competitors tactic – keywords, advertising time and geo policy, activity of different products promotion. IdleCrawler advantages are effectively geo targeting tools, unlimited amo... Read more
Overview
The Idle-Crawler Updater is a software program developed by web research foundation. 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. 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 setup package generally installs about 34 files and is usually about 42.48 MB (44,539,438 bytes). 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 83% of users of The Idle-Crawler Updater come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Russia.
The Idle-Crawler Updater 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: idlecrawler.com
Help link: 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: 42.48 MB
Files installed by The Idle-Crawler Updater
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uninstall.exe - Idle-Crawler (Setup Application)
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Idle-Crawler.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- Idle-Crawler.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Idle-Crawler Update' (runs when idle).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- Idle-Crawler.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Idle-Crawler Runner.
How do I remove The Idle-Crawler Updater?
You can uninstall The Idle-Crawler Updater 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 The Idle-Crawler Updater, 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 The Idle-Crawler Updater.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 68%
Win 10 32%
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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 56%
Keep it 44%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
68.29% |
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| Windows 10 |
31.71% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
48.78% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
14.63% |
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| Windows 8 |
9.76% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
9.76% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
7.32% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
4.88% |
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Geography
82.54% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
82.54% |
| United Kingdom |
12.70% |
| Russia |
1.59% |
| Iran |
1.59% |
| Turkey |
1.59% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Dell |
23.68% |
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| Acer |
23.68% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
18.42% |
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| Lenovo |
10.53% |
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| GIGABYTE |
5.26% |
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| Samsung |
5.26% |
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| Toshiba |
5.26% |
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| Sony |
2.63% |
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| Intel |
2.63% |
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| Gateway |
2.63% |
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Common models |
| Samsung 300E4A/300E5A/300... |
5.26% |
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| MSI MS-7821 |
2.63% |
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| LENOVO 2568 |
2.63% |
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| LENOVO 20CD00BAUS |
2.63% |
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| Gigabyte H61M-S2V-B3 |
2.63% |
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| Gateway GT5648E |
2.63% |
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