Crawler Toolbar

Threat Scorecard

Ranking: 2,868
Threat Level: 50 % (Medium)
Infected Computers: 20,220
First Seen: August 31, 2010
Last Seen: September 19, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

Crawler Toolbar is a toolbar that can be used to help you search the internet when intentionally installed. Crawler Toolbar has a loose privacy policy or end user license agreement (EULA) and is often installed by malware or other malicious programs. When inside a machine, Crawler Toolbar will display annoying adware and possibly install other spyware or malware. Crawler Toolbar will also deteriorate a systems performance while gathering internet related information which it later sends to a remote third-party. In not intentionally installed, have Crawler Toolbar removed from your system as soon as possible.

Aliases

7 security vendors flagged this file as malicious.

Anti-Virus Software Detection
Prevx1 Heuristic: Suspicious Self Modifying File
Symantec Suspicious.Insight
F-Prot W32/HotBar.A.gen!Eldorado
McAfee+Artemis Suspect-29!878E643FA7BA
Panda Suspicious file
McAfee+Artemis Suspect-29!C12B6F467570
Authentium W32/Podnuha.B.gen!Eldorado

SpyHunter Detects & Remove Crawler Toolbar

File System Details

Crawler Toolbar may create the following file(s):
# File Name MD5 Detections
1. PCRxTray.exe 70311552b82e239aff6a0c50c8dcadfe 827
2. PCRxTray.exe fec933aafd50bf58b6f4738822302a61 796
3. PCRxTray.exe 27f2e5d306820fa535f9a9fc79a2c506 521
4. PCRxTray.exe c8a1a8cda542a37aaebd4facb40ed394 446
5. PCRxTray.exe f38fc490423603806f223921524a4240 317
6. PCRxTray.exe 4aa462c0bd94dc0e1054c5791868dc0e 305
7. PCRxTray.exe 794ca5a7adc8defe0fbfc93defedd87d 256
8. PCRxTray.exe 519b47d1d3844e77ce634d74cd3a6c73 250
9. PCRxTray.exe e22a5589d6640b2889cf6b4b02530958 232
10. PCRxTray.exe 2e688e1a04291829138fcea94bc355b0 128
11. PCRxTray.exe 2bec2836857c40f79550e2862475fc44 128
12. PCRxTray.exe 2cfd05bae80678ca16a0bb0f2c1f1e43 119
13. PCRxTray.exe 24b1a621a88786ceb9e4245d11704dc5 112
14. PCRxTray.exe acbdf01ed3afcc3d43252ca99c01931c 110
15. PCRx.exe b05742ed2c53fb76e81c9a17401aa1b0 107
16. PCRxTray.exe 61f70a5d22a555997da27902e4957d53 96
17. PCRxTray.exe cfb5c3dbb32709b601069a7366c53eab 90

Registry Details

Crawler Toolbar may create the following registry entry or registry entries:
CLSID
{1CB20BF0-BBAE-40A7-93F4-6435FF3D0411}
{22C1406C-6350-4D3B-9F62-2A3F370AD9A7}
{2DC4F899-9C79-4462-863D-4EC61F3EFA52}
{38CF96AD-0ACC-49DF-91B7-5D7F640BF1B7}
{4545C96B-15D0-4E22-8DDE-6F2CAF531281}
{694AB2B2-6141-4567-9B66-B60FD06AD30F}
{7CC6C266-6155-4676-AE77-85164EAE29D9}
{9234F5E0-56CC-4F0B-AAE4-0D4BD5032180}
{BAA73D86-AFBD-4F73-8243-E7D193FA6C8B}
{C4D78C72-08DB-4A3F-9175-B265157283F3}
{EDDAFD4A-10D1-406A-8796-D13B54DB5E04}
{FA66632B-E294-4249-B007-64C07C7E0147}
File name without path
www.crawler[1].xml
SOFTWARE\Classes\Crawler.AppServer
SOFTWARE\Classes\Crawler.CRT404
SOFTWARE\Classes\Crawler.JSServer
SOFTWARE\Classes\Crawler.Toolbar
Software\Crawler Toolbar
Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Approved Extensions\{9234F5E0-56CC-4F0B-AAE4-0D4BD5032180}
Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Approved Extensions\{C4D78C72-08DB-4A3F-9175-B265157283F3}
Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\crawler.com
Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\www.crawler.com
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\Crawler Search
Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\{1CB20BF0-BBAE-40A7-93F4-6435FF3D0411}
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\{4B3803EA-5230-4DC3-A7FC-33638F3D3542}
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\URLSearchHooks\{1CB20BF0-BBAE-40A7-93F4-6435FF3D0411}
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{9234F5E0-56CC-4F0B-AAE4-0D4BD5032180}
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\PreApproved\{9234F5E0-56CC-4F0B-AAE4-0D4BD5032180}
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\PreApproved\{C4D78C72-08DB-4A3F-9175-B265157283F3}
SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\EXT\SETTINGS\{1CB20BF0-BBAE-40A7-93F4-6435FF3D0411}
SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\EXT\STATS\{1CB20BF0-BBAE-40A7-93F4-6435FF3D0411}
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{22C1406C-6350-4D3B-9F62-2A3F370AD9A7}
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Crawler Toolbar
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Low Rights\ElevationPolicy\{BAA73D86-AFBD-4F73-8243-E7D193FA6C8B}
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Low Rights\ElevationPolicy\{C4D78C72-08DB-4A3F-9175-B265157283F3}
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\{4B3803EA-5230-4DC3-A7FC-33638F3D3542}
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\PreApproved\{9234F5E0-56CC-4F0B-AAE4-0D4BD5032180}
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\PreApproved\{C4D78C72-08DB-4A3F-9175-B265157283F3}

Directories

Crawler Toolbar may create the following directory or directories:

%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Crawler Toolbar
%PROGRAMFILES%\Crawler Toolbar
%PROGRAMFILES%\Crawler\Toolbar
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Crawler Toolbar
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Crawler\Toolbar
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Crawler Toolbar

URLs

Crawler Toolbar may call the following URLs:

https://results.crawler.com/serp?q

2 Comments

If only there were more clever people like you!

wendy c benton Reply

I would like to know how to remove crawler toolbar from my computer

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