Should I remove Idle_Crawler?

Lifespan of installation (until removal)

Versions

Version	Distribution
62.0.0.410	100.00%

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Remove Idle_Crawler by GigaClicks LP

According to the company, this software runs in the background of the user's PC and collects browsing habits and advertising data.

"Idlecrawler is a software which is collecting data from the open sources in internet in 3 different fields such as:
- google search engine result pages
- advertising settings
- twitter stream posts
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."

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 Idle-Crawler.exe. Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days. The software installer includes 5 files and is usually about 141.34 MB (148,200,953 bytes).

Displayed publisher: web research foundation

URL: 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: 141.34 MB

1. 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.
2. 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).
3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Idle_Crawler.
4. 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) 52% Win 10 48%

HOW IT STARTS Scheduled task? Yes (Runs on Windows boot)

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 87% Keep it 13%

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

United States	93.94%
United Kingdom	6.06%

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

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