PUP.Idle Crawler

Threat Scorecard

Ranking: 11,394
Threat Level: 10 % (Normal)
Infected Computers: 33,584
First Seen: June 17, 2014
Last Seen: September 8, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

The Idle Crawler from GigaClicks LP (also seen as OverLook) could be promoted to you in freeware packages as a shopping companion that recognizes your preferences and displays relevant offers. The Idle Crawler collects data like your browsing history, search terms on Google, clicks on Amazon and eBay to create a unique profile for you that can be used by advertisers to deliver you tailor-suited promotions. However, the Idle Crawler program is not digitally signed and may connect to the Internet via insecure channels and download and install third-party software like Protector, Gerbillio and BooZaka without your approval. Another aspect of the operations performed by the OverLook app is that is presents users with too many ads, banners, inline commercials and pop-up windows. Therefore, the OverLook app is considered as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) with adware capabilities. You should note that the Idle Crawler program, a.k.a. OverLook, may connect your computer as a node in a cloud computing network to earn revenue by using your resources for research. Users who installed the Idle Crawler program may experience numerous ads and decreased system performance, and they may want to use a credible anti-malware solution to remove all files associated with OverLook.

Aliases

9 security vendors flagged this file as malicious.

Anti-Virus Software Detection
McAfee Artemis!51C5F3269538
Ikarus Trojan-Clicker.Win32.Clikug
McAfee Artemis!F639A06BDD5E
Microsoft TrojanClicker:Win32/Clikug.E
McAfee-GW-Edition Artemis
K7AntiVirus Riskware ( 0049f6ae1 )
AVG Generic.58C
AVG Generic.192
Symantec WS.Reputation.1

SpyHunter Detects & Remove PUP.Idle Crawler

File System Details

PUP.Idle Crawler may create the following file(s):
# File Name MD5 Detections
1. Runner.exe ec7f85cabb43a999a477fee21b920d7f 225
2. Runner.exe 5207ba5192d5c30227b2fc5b472d9f69 124
3. Runner.exe 4055f00841d4e70b7651e56bc4b5c346 49
4. Runner.exe 8697e0fc0b5f6b08903fe79a150dc3c3 32
5. I. C. Runner.exe 2b1220239649e53c9472714b2adc1dae 10
6. Runner.exe 095f1acd4623940eadfb4b00beb6f37a 7
7. Runner.exe 524804c86da18b53fcb2b30bdaa80dff 6
8. Runner.exe cdda1f88ec6c73e0f71a4549121165f9 3
9. Runner.exe 9d4fefc6173187d694794fc9fb04eeba 2
10. Runner.exe b3703cc63a1e3f5f903eb9a848d9a444 2
11. Runner.exe d0409ea14d294ef82906d8cbd6def485 2
12. Runner.exe e78bd98863e526971dc9973159644b2b 1
13. Runner.exe de2af85ab24b12b84359766c51f03610 1
14. Runner.exe 903010c71e83daf8280ca13ed3060b73 1
15. Runner.exe 2369f5a059539faf6b93131ba18e2033 1
16. Runner.exe 445d76893bd7393a44dd582242ffd6be 1
17. Runner.exe 274eec9043cd7d244687bbdd9f484df7 1
18. Runner.exe 26346cb88882aa05e2b638a0d9b5e922 1
19. Runner.exe 5b788fb3f18564e2ecfa93629659e07c 1
20. Runner.exe ff765c73de3f536a96d5b2eedfde5147 1
21. Runner.exe 5055e143a39c18c282731c2caa75ca65 1
22. Runner.exe 1d7cd832ce641c95b92c828e52e9ad44 1
23. Runner.exe 56c1349827267eb0d4c8180e69c73b40 1
24. Runner.exe c31e7a5ad48d383e9b4f48e6115f3b37 1
25. Runner.exe d691973bda0a8b21bb76df225553305f 1
26. Runner.exe d54aa441e3823b88d90855784b318d55 1
More files

Registry Details

PUP.Idle Crawler may create the following registry entry or registry entries:
Regexp file mask
%WINDIR%\System32\Tasks\I.C. Runner Procedure
%windir%\System32\Tasks\Idle-Crawler Runner
%WINDIR%\System32\Tasks\Microsoft\Windows\Maintenance\IC Update Procedure
%windir%\System32\Tasks\Microsoft\Windows\Maintenance\Idle-Crawler Update
Software\I. d. l. e . C. r. a. w. l. e. r
Software\I._d._l._e_._C._r._a._w._l._e._r
Software\Idle-Crawler
Software\IdleCrawler
Software\Idle~Crawler
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Tree\I.C. Runner Procedure
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Tree\IC Runner Procedure
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Tree\Idle-Crawler Runner
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Tree\Idle~Crawler Runner
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Tree\Microsoft\Windows\Maintenance\I.C. Update Procedure
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Tree\Microsoft\Windows\Maintenance\IC Update Procedure
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Tree\Microsoft\Windows\Maintenance\Idle-Crawler Update
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Tree\Microsoft\Windows\Maintenance\Idle~Crawler Update
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\I. d. l. e . C. r. a. w. l. e. r
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Idle-Crawler
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\IdleCrawler
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Idle~Crawler

Directories

PUP.Idle Crawler may create the following directory or directories:

%LOCALAPPDATA%\I. d. l. e . C. r. a. w. l. e. r
%LOCALAPPDATA%\I._d._l._e_._C._r._a._w._l._e._r
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Idle-Crawler
%LOCALAPPDATA%\IdleCrawler
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Idle~Crawler

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