Should I remove Idle Crawler?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
85% remove it15% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #19,770
United States Rank #10,901
Reach 0.0112%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 16.92 days
499.07 days >
Average installed length: 262.23 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 123.0.0.470 |
4.09% |
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| 120.0.0.467 |
29.55% |
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| 118.0.0.465 |
14.55% |
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| 114.0.0.461 |
9.55% |
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| 108.0.0.455 |
32.73% |
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| 104.0.0.451 |
9.55% |
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Idle Crawler
from MILE 27 LTD
What is Idle Crawler?
From the privacy policy:
"Software stores some of your information locally on your system. For example, the Software may store basic browsing history such as URL’s of pages is visited by Software, text and images from those pages, IP addresses linked from the pages, index of most pages you visit, cookies deposited on your system by and a record of downloads you have made. All stored data will be automatically deleted after Software session ends. Also, Software will put unique identifier to your computer in order to track further Software sessions."
About (from MILE 27 LTD)
Modern instrument for SEO and marketing professionals from all around the world. IdleCrawler delivers you analytics data reports about your competitor’s tactic – keywords, advertising time, geo policy and activity of different product promotions. IdleCrawler advantages are effective geo targeting tools, unlimited amoun... Read more
Overview
The most used version is 108.0.0.455, 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 main program executable is Runner.exe. Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days. The software installer includes 5 files and is usually about 140.12 MB (146,927,935 bytes).
- Possible malware installed by this program
- Automatically starts with Windows
- Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Idle Crawler.
| Runner.exe (8ce96323476a573defd039ab7fae4f22) has been flagged by the following 41 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
663 |
Trojan.AgentWDCR.DIJ |
| Agnitum Outpost |
7.1.1 |
Trojan.Click |
| AhnLab-V3 |
2015.04.12 |
Trojan/Win32.Clicker |
| ALYac |
1.0.1.4 |
Trojan.AgentWDCR.DIJ |
| avast! |
2014.9-150413 |
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw] |
| AVG |
2016.0.3141 |
Clicker |
| Avira |
3.6.1.96 |
TR/Click.386608 |
| AVware |
1.5.0.21 |
Trojan.Win32.Clicker!BT |
| Baidu-International |
4.0.3.15413 |
Trojan.Win32.Clikug.34 |
| Bitdefender |
1.0.20.515 |
Trojan.AgentWDCR.DIJ |
| CAT-QuickHeal |
4.15.14.00 |
TrojanClicker.Clikug.rw6 |
| Cyren |
5.4.16.7 |
W32/Backdoor.LGOZ-2118 |
| Dr.Web |
9.0.0.0103 |
Trojan.Click3.10013 |
| Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
8.15.04.13.12 |
Trojan.AgentWDCR.DIJ |
| ESET-NOD32 |
9.11460 |
Win32/GigaClicks.AI potentially unwanted |
| Fortinet FortiGate |
4/13/2015 |
W32/GigaClicks.AI!tr |
| F-Prot |
v6.4.7.1.166 |
W32/Backdoor2.HWZZ |
| F-Secure |
11.2015-13-04_2 |
Trojan.AgentWDCR.DIJ |
| G Data |
15.4.25 |
Trojan.AgentWDCR.DIJ |
| IKARUS anti.virus |
t3scan.1.8.9.0 |
Trojan-Clicker.Clikug |
| Jiangmin |
KV150413 |
TrojanClicker.Agent.ipp |
| K7 AntiVirus |
13.202.15567 |
Riskware |
| K7GW |
13.202.15567 |
Riskware ( 0049f6ae1 ) |
| Kaspersky |
14.0.0.2200 |
Trojan-Clicker.Win32.Agent |
| McAfee |
5600.6797 |
Generic.vl |
| McAfee-GW-Edition |
7.6797 |
Generic.vl |
| Microsoft Security Essentials |
1.1.11502.0 |
TrojanClicker:Win32/Clikug.D |
| MicroWorld-eScan |
16.0.0.309 |
Trojan.AgentWDCR.DIJ |
| NANO AntiVirus |
0.30.10.952 |
Trojan.Win32.Agent.dozxmg |
| nProtect |
15.04.10.01 |
Trojan.AgentWDCR.DIJ |
| Panda Antivirus |
15.04.13.12 |
Trj/WLT.B |
| Qihoo-360 |
1.0.0.1015 |
Trojan.Generic |
| Sophos |
4.98 |
Mal/Generic-L |
| Symantec |
4/13/2015 rev. 2 |
Trojan.Gen |
| Tencent |
1.0.0.1 |
Win32.Trojan.Agent.Eflh |
| Total Defense |
37.0.11543 |
Win32/Clikug.ZUbLJPB |
| Trend Micro |
10.465.13 |
TROJ_SPNR.3ACB15 |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.103 |
TROJ_SPNR.3ACB15 |
| Vba32 AntiVirus |
3.12.26.3 |
TrojanClicker.Agent |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
39266 |
Trojan.Win32.Clicker!BT |
| Zillya |
2.0.0.2135 |
Trojan.Agent.Win32.514289 |
View all 41 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
URL: idlecrawler.com
Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\local\dd182c96-d02a-c4b6-4400-000000b834
Uninstaller: C:\users\user\appdata\Local\DD182C96-D02A-C4B6-4400-000000B834\uninstall.exe
Estimated size: 140.12 MB
Files installed by Idle Crawler
| Program executable: | Runner.exe (Malware detected) |
| Path: | C:\users\user\appdata\local\dd182c96-d02a-c4b6-4400-000000b834\Runner.exe |
| MD5: | 8ce96323476a573defd039ab7fae4f22 |
Additional files:
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uninstall.exe - Idle Crawler (Setup Application)
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(Malware detected) Runner.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
- Runner.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Update IC' (runs daily at 5:18 PM).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- Runner.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Runner IC.
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) 58%
Win XP 0%
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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 85%
Keep it 15%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
58.11% |
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| Windows 10 |
40.09% |
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| Windows Vista |
1.35% |
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| Windows XP |
0.45% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
42.20% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
28.44% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
8.26% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
6.88% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
4.13% |
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| Windows 8.1 Connected |
3.67% |
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Geography
89.17% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
89.17% |
| United Kingdom |
7.12% |
| Canada |
1.99% |
| Australia |
1.14% |
| Brazil |
0.28% |
| Germany |
0.28% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
35.23% |
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| Dell |
21.02% |
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| Acer |
17.05% |
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| Toshiba |
11.93% |
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| ASUS |
7.95% |
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| Lenovo |
3.98% |
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| Intel |
1.14% |
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| Sony |
1.14% |
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| Samsung |
0.57% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... |
3.79% |
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| HP 2000 Notebook PC |
3.03% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
3.03% |
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| Dell Inspiron 660 |
2.27% |
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| ASUSTeK K53E |
2.27% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite C55-A |
2.27% |
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