Should I remove Idle Crawler?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
79% remove it21% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #36,379
United States Rank #22,392
Reach 0.0031%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 16.76 days
494.45 days >
Average installed length: 259.79 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 180.0.0.1703 |
47.54% |
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| 179.0.0.1703 |
52.46% |
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Idle Crawler
from GREYSTONE VENTURES LP
What is Idle Crawler?
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."
About (from GREYSTONE VENTURES LP)
Modern instrument for SEO and marketing professionals from all around the world. 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... Read more
Overview
The most common release is 179.0.0.1703, 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 primary executable is named Runner.exe. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 4 files and is usually about 140.13 MB (146,936,780 bytes).
- Malware detected in the program
- Starts automatically
- Most users and experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Idle Crawler.
| Runner.exe (cdda1f88ec6c73e0f71a4549121165f9) has been flagged by the following 17 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| Agnitum Outpost |
7.1.1 |
Riskware.Agent |
| AVG |
2016.0.3015 |
Generic_r |
| Avira |
8.3.1.6 |
TR/Agent.342616.2 |
| AVware |
1.5.0.21 |
PUA.Win32.Overlook |
| Bkav FE |
1.3.0.7062 |
W32.HfsAdware |
| Dr.Web |
9.0.0.0228 |
Trojan.Click3.12319 |
| ESET-NOD32 |
9.12062 |
a variant of Win32/GigaClicks.AS potentially unwanted |
| Fortinet FortiGate |
8/16/2015 |
Riskware/GigaClicks |
| IKARUS anti.virus |
t3scan.1.9.5.0 |
Trojan.Agent |
| K7 AntiVirus |
13.207.16825 |
Adware |
| K7GW |
13.207.16826 |
Adware ( 004c62a91 ) |
| McAfee |
5600.6671 |
Artemis!CDDA1F88EC6C |
| McAfee-GW-Edition |
7.6671 |
Artemis!PUP |
| Panda Antivirus |
15.08.16.06 |
Generic Suspicious |
| Symantec |
8/16/2015 rev. 1 |
Trojan.Gen |
| Trend Micro |
10.465.16 |
TROJ_GEN.R03FC0OFT15 |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
42708 |
PUA.Win32.Overlook (not malicious) |
View all 17 all detections
Program details
Displayed publisher: GREYSTONEVENTURES LP
URL: idlecrawler.com
Help link: idlecrawler.com/blog
Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\local\862e7dde-26d2-2b49-b236-f887e4e2884a
Uninstaller: C:\users\user\appdata\Local\862E7DDE-26D2-2B49-B236-F887E4E2884A\uninstall.exe
Estimated size: 140.13 MB
Files installed by Idle Crawler
| Program executable: | Runner.exe (Malware detected) |
| Path: | C:\users\user\appdata\local\55a5a65c-4edf-6048-ac0f-8a299ca144f0\Runner.exe |
| MD5: | cdda1f88ec6c73e0f71a4549121165f9 |
Additional files:
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uninstall.exe - Idle Crawler (Setup Application)
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msvcp110.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2012 (Microsoft® C Runtime Library)
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msvcr110.dll (by Microsoft)
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(Malware detected) Runner.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- Runner.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Web Tool Updater' (runs daily at 1:39 AM).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- Runner.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Web Tool 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) 49%
Win 8.1 3%
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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 79%
Keep it 21%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
49.18% |
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| Windows 10 |
47.54% |
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| Windows Vista |
3.28% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 8.1 |
34.43% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
29.51% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
14.75% |
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| Windows 8 |
3.28% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
3.28% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
3.28% |
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Geography
85.57% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
85.57% |
| Canada |
8.25% |
| Australia |
2.06% |
| United Kingdom |
2.06% |
| Austria |
1.03% |
| Germany |
1.03% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
36.84% |
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| Dell |
21.05% |
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| Acer |
17.54% |
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| Toshiba |
5.26% |
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| Lenovo |
5.26% |
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| Sony |
3.51% |
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| American Megatrends |
3.51% |
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| GIGABYTE |
1.75% |
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| Alienware |
1.75% |
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| Samsung |
1.75% |
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| MSI |
1.75% |
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Common models |
| HP 15 Notebook PC |
5.45% |
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| Dell Inspiron 3521 |
3.64% |
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| HP 2000 Notebook PC |
3.64% |
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| HP Pavilion 11 x360 PC |
3.64% |
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| Toshiba NB550D |
1.82% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite L750 |
1.82% |
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