Crawler Radio & MP3 Player
What is Crawler Radio & MP3 Player?
During setup of this program the installer offers the user's the ability by default to install the potentially unwanted Crawler Toolbar.
About (from Crawler)
Listen to Internet radio streams and music on your computer while browsing the Web. Choose from our Radio Tuner or add your own favorite streams. Record your favorite radio shows and music, listen to them whenever you want. Play music even quicker thanks to "drag & drop" function. Start your ongoing music collection no... Read more
Overview
Crawler Radio & MP3 Player is a program developed by Crawler. The most used version is 1.0.5.78, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon installation, it defines an auto-start registry entry which allows the program run on each boot for the user which installed it. The program adds a toolbar to Microsoft Internet Explorer. The software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The main program executable is cradio.exe. The software installer includes 45 files and is usually about 4.22 MB (4,424,118 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows Vista (SP2). While about 64% of users of Crawler Radio & MP3 Player come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Germany.

Crawler Radio & MP3 Player has been seen bundling various 3rd party software during the installation process. Make sure to check for and remove unused programs.
Program details
URL: www.crawler.com
Help link: www.crawler.com/faqs.aspx
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Crawler\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Crawler\Radio\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 4.22 MB
Files installed by Crawler Radio & MP3 Player
Program executable: | cradio.exe |
Name: | Crawler Toolbar |
| Radio & MP3 Player |
Path: | C:\Program Files\crawler\radio\cradio.exe |
MD5: | 2b197905561e2c11742121f1d51ca2b2 |
Additional files:
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CrawlerScreensaver.exe - Crawler Screensaver (Crawler Screensaver Setup)
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ctbcomm.dll - Crawler Toolbar (Crawler Toolbar Common Extension)
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ctbr.dll - Crawler Toolbar Browser Object
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CTipsDef.dll - Crawler Tips for CT5
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CToolbar.exe
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WebSecurityGuard.dll - Crawler Web Security Guard
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CShared.dll - Crawler Shared Library
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unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
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CRadioScheduler.exe - Radio & MP3 Player Scheduler
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CMail.exe - Mail Notifier
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xshared.dll - Crawler Firefox Shared Library
Behaviors 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 Browser Helper Object with the class of {1CB20BF0-BBAE-40A7-93F4-6435FF3D0411}.
Internet Explorer Extension
- CRadio.exe is installed as an Internet Explorer extension using the class {C461FBFE-C0DE-4757-89DD-A5A833B9AC1F}.
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 'Barre d'outils &Inbox.com' with a class of {4B3803EA-5230-4DC3-A7FC-33638F3D3542}.
2 Startup Files (User Run)
- CRadio.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'RadioMP3Player' and executes as C:\progra~2\crawler\radio\cradio.exe.
- CMail.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Mail Notifier' and executes as C:\Program Files\Inbox\CMail.exe.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- CRadio.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Crawler\Radio\CRadio.exe'.
Resource utilization averages
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CToolbar.exe |
Memory: | 25.26 MB | |
Total CPU: | 0.3347312526% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.24067852% | |
User CPU: | 0.09405273% | |
CRadio.exe |
Memory: | 9.48 MB | |
Total CPU: | 0.1352514689% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.13074309% | |
User CPU: | 0.00450838% | |
Switches/sec: | 201 | |
CMail.exe |
Memory: | 3.27 MB | |
Total CPU: | 0.0003525385% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00024407% | |
User CPU: | 0.00010847% | |
CPU cycles/sec: | 196,601 | |
Switches/sec: | 2 | |
I/O reads/min: | 79 Bytes | |
How do I remove Crawler Radio & MP3 Player?
You can uninstall Crawler Radio & MP3 Player 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 Crawler Radio & MP3 Player, 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 Crawler Radio & MP3 Player.
How do I reset my web browser?
If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by Crawler Radio & MP3 Player you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
- Click the Advanced tab, and then click Reset. Select the Delete personal settings check box if you would also like to remove search providers, Accelerators and home pages. When Internet Explorer finishes applying default settings, click Close, and then click OK.
- The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.
Mozilla Firefox
- At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
- To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
- When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.
Google Chrome
- Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
- Select Settings. In the "Search" section, click Manage search engine. Check if (Default) is displayed next to your preferred search engine. If not, mouse over it and click Make default. Mouse over any other suspicious search engine entries that are not familiar and click X to remove them.
- When the "Show Home button" checkbox is selected, a web address appears below it. If you want the Homepage button to open up a different webpage, click Change to enter a link.
- Restart Google Chrome.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 51%
Win XP 2%
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WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 59%
Keep it 41%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
54.10% |
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Windows Vista |
26.23% |
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Windows XP |
16.39% |
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Windows 10 |
3.28% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
41.67% |
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Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
23.33% |
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Microsoft Windows XP |
16.67% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
5.00% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
3.33% |
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Windows Vista Ultimate |
1.67% |
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Geography
63.53% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
63.53% |
United Kingdom |
4.71% |
Germany |
3.53% |
Canada |
3.53% |
Singapore |
2.35% |
Netherlands |
2.35% |
Hong Kong |
1.18% |
Brazil |
1.18% |
France |
1.18% |
Norway |
1.18% |
Australia |
1.18% |
Russia |
1.18% |
India |
1.18% |
Greece |
1.18% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard |
36.54% |
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Dell |
25.00% |
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Acer |
13.46% |
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American Megatrends |
7.69% |
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GIGABYTE |
3.85% |
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NEC |
3.85% |
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Sony |
1.92% |
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Samsung |
1.92% |
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Lenovo |
1.92% |
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Intel |
1.92% |
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ASUS |
1.92% |
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Common models |
Dell Inspiron 530 |
4.08% |
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Dell Inspiron 1545 |
4.08% |
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HP Pavilion dv7 NoteBook ... |
4.08% |
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TOSHIBA SATELLITE P750 |
2.04% |
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TOSHIBA Satellite P505 |
2.04% |
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TOSHIBA Satellite L775D |
2.04% |
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About Crawler
Run by Xacti Group Companies Crawler provides toolbar type programs for various Web browsers.
Publisher URL: www.crawler.com