Crawler Toolbar with Web Security Guard
What is Crawler Toolbar with Web Security Guard?
Crawler Toolbar is a web browser toolbar that may modify the browser's home page, search provider and new tab pages. Changes to the browser include the following:
- Change of the default home page and new tabs and protect your search settings
- Change of the default search engine in your Internet Browser, including the browser's built-in search box
- Addition of alternative error page functionality, such as “Page Not Found”
About (from Crawler)
Web Security Guard alerts helps you to prevent entering potentially dangerous Web sites that may cause adware, viruses, spyware, or spam. Free for home and office, it uses growing database of Web site ratings. Crawler Toolbar comes with Web Security Guard keeping it up to date and providing combined search results from... Read more
Overview
The program adds a toolbar to Microsoft Internet Explorer. The main program executable is CToolbar.exe. Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days. The software installer includes 19 files and is usually about 30.27 MB (31,735,571 bytes).
- Loads into the web browser
- Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
- May modify the web browser's home page
- Many experts agree, if you don't use it you should remove it!

Crawler Toolbar with Web Security Guard 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: www.crawler.com
Help link: www.crawler.com/faqs.aspx
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Crawler\Toolbar
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files1\Crawler\Toolbar\CToolbar.exe uninst
Estimated size: 30.27 MB
Files installed by Crawler Toolbar with Web Security Guard
Program executable: | CToolbar.exe |
Name: | Crawler Toolbar |
Path: | C:\Program Files\Crawler\Toolbar\CToolbar.exe |
MD5: | 4efd013a07d5b8f664dc389959f43452 |
Additional files:
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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
Behaviors exhibited
Internet Explorer BHO
- ctbr.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a Browser Helper Object with the class of {1CB20BF0-BBAE-40A7-93F4-6435FF3D0411}.
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 '&Crawler Toolbar' with a class of {4B3803EA-5230-4DC3-A7FC-33638F3D3542}.
How do I remove Crawler Toolbar with Web Security Guard?
You can uninstall Crawler Toolbar with Web Security Guard 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 Toolbar with Web Security Guard, 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 Toolbar with Web Security Guard.
- 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 do I reset my web browser?
If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by Crawler Toolbar with Web Security Guard 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) 41%
Win 7 1%
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HOW DOES IT RUN?
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Plugs into Internet Explorer
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 74%
Keep it 26%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
49.22% |
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Windows XP |
26.94% |
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Windows Vista |
19.17% |
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Windows 10 |
4.66% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Microsoft Windows XP |
26.70% |
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Windows 7 Home Premium |
25.65% |
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Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
13.61% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
12.57% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
6.28% |
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Windows Vista Home Basic |
3.66% |
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Geography
34.08% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
34.08% |
Germany |
7.17% |
Italy |
7.17% |
Spain |
5.38% |
United Kingdom |
4.48% |
Czech Republic |
4.04% |
Canada |
3.59% |
Brazil |
3.14% |
Hungary |
2.69% |
Australia |
2.24% |
IQ |
2.24% |
Mexico |
1.79% |
Russia |
1.79% |
Austria |
1.35% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard |
27.45% |
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Dell |
21.57% |
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Acer |
12.75% |
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American Megatrends |
8.82% |
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Intel |
6.86% |
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GIGABYTE |
4.90% |
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ASUS |
4.90% |
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Lenovo |
4.90% |
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Samsung |
2.94% |
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Toshiba |
2.94% |
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Sahara |
1.96% |
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Common models |
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
2.88% |
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Dell Inspiron 1545 |
2.88% |
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ASUSTeK K52F |
1.92% |
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Acer AO751h |
1.92% |
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HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
1.92% |
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HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
0.96% |
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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