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60% of PCs block this file from running.
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Performance resource utilization

VersionsAdditional versions

3.0.0.39 20.00%
3.0.0.39 20.00%
3.0.0.39 20.00%
3.0.0.39 20.00%
3.0.0.35 20.00%

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Import table
advapi32.dll
RegQueryValueExA, RegOpenKeyExA, RegCloseKey, RegFlushKey, OpenProcessToken, LookupPrivilegeNameA, LookupAccountSidA, GetTokenInformation
comctl32.dll
_TrackMouseEvent, ImageList_SetIconSize, ImageList_GetIconSize, ImageList_Write, ImageList_Read, ImageList_GetDragImage, ImageList_DragShowNolock, ImageList_DragMove, ImageList_DragLeave, ImageList_DragEnter, ImageList_EndDrag, ImageList_BeginDrag, ImageList_GetIcon, ImageList_Remove, ImageList_DrawEx, ImageList_Replace, ImageList_Draw, ImageList_GetBkColor, ImageList_SetBkColor, ImageList_Add, ImageList_SetImageCount, ImageList_GetImageCount, ImageList_Destroy, ImageList_Create, InitCommonControls
gdi32.dll
UnrealizeObject, StretchDIBits, StretchBlt, SetWindowOrgEx, SetWinMetaFileBits, SetViewportOrgEx, SetTextColor, SetTextAlign, SetStretchBltMode, SetROP2, SetPixel, SetPaletteEntries, SetMapMode, SetEnhMetaFileBits, SetDIBColorTable, SetBrushOrgEx, SetBkMode, SetBkColor, SelectPalette, SelectObject, SelectClipRgn, SaveDC, RoundRect, RestoreDC, ResizePalette, Rectangle, RectVisible, RealizePalette, Polyline, Polygon, PlayEnhMetaFile, PatBlt, OffsetRgn, MoveToEx, MaskBlt, LineTo, LPtoDP, IntersectClipRect, GetWindowOrgEx, GetWinMetaFileBits, GetTextMetricsA, GetTextExtentPoint32W, GetTextExtentPoint32A, GetTextColor, GetTextAlign, GetSystemPaletteEntries, GetStockObject, GetRgnBox, GetPixel, GetPaletteEntries, GetObjectA, GetNearestPaletteIndex, GetMapMode, GetEnhMetaFilePaletteEntries, GetEnhMetaFileHeader, GetEnhMetaFileDescriptionA, GetEnhMetaFileBits, GetDeviceCaps, GetDIBits, GetDIBColorTable, GetDCOrgEx, GetCurrentPositionEx, GetCurrentObject, GetClipBox, GetBrushOrgEx, GetBkColor, GetBitmapBits, GdiFlush, ExtTextOutW, ExtTextOutA, ExcludeClipRect, DeleteObject, DeleteEnhMetaFile, DeleteDC, CreateSolidBrush, CreateRectRgnIndirect, CreateRectRgn, CreatePenIndirect, CreatePen, CreatePatternBrush, CreatePalette, CreateHalftonePalette, CreateFontIndirectA, CreateEnhMetaFileA, CreateDIBitmap, CreateDIBSection, CreateCompatibleDC, CreateCompatibleBitmap, CreateBrushIndirect, CreateBitmap, CopyEnhMetaFileA, CombineRgn, CloseEnhMetaFile, BitBlt, GetRandomRgn
kernel32.dll
GetACP, Sleep, VirtualFree, VirtualAlloc, GetTickCount, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetCurrentThreadId, InterlockedDecrement, InterlockedIncrement, VirtualQuery, WideCharToMultiByte, MultiByteToWideChar, lstrlenA, lstrcpynA, LoadLibraryExA, GetThreadLocale, GetStartupInfoA, GetProcAddress, GetModuleHandleA, GetModuleFileNameA, GetLocaleInfoA, GetLastError, GetCommandLineA, FreeLibrary, FindFirstFileA, FindClose, ExitProcess, ExitThread, CreateThread, CompareStringA, WriteFile, UnhandledExceptionFilter, SetFilePointer, SetEndOfFile, RtlUnwind, ReadFile, RaiseException, GetStdHandle, GetFileSize, GetFileType, CreateFileA, CloseHandle, TlsSetValue, TlsGetValue, LocalAlloc, lstrlenW, lstrcpyA, lstrcmpA, WritePrivateProfileStringA, WaitForSingleObject, VirtualProtect, SystemTimeToFileTime, SizeofResource, SetThreadPriority, SetThreadLocale, SetLastError, SetFileTime, SetFileAttributesA, SetEvent, SetErrorMode, ResumeThread, ResetEvent, ReleaseMutex, MulDiv, MoveFileA, LockResource, LocalFileTimeToFileTime, LoadResource, LoadLibraryA, LeaveCriticalSection, InitializeCriticalSection, GlobalUnlock, GlobalSize, GlobalLock, GlobalFree, GlobalFindAtomA, GlobalDeleteAtom, GlobalAlloc, GlobalAddAtomA, GetVersionExA, GetVersion, GetUserDefaultLCID, GetTempPathA, GetTempFileNameA, GetStringTypeExW, GetStringTypeExA, GetPrivateProfileStringA, GetLocalTime, GetFullPathNameW, GetFullPathNameA, GetFileInformationByHandle, GetFileAttributesA, GetExitCodeThread, GetDiskFreeSpaceA, GetDateFormatA, GetCurrentThread, GetCurrentProcessId, GetCurrentProcess, GetComputerNameA, GetCPInfo, FreeResource, InterlockedExchange, FormatMessageW, FormatMessageA, FindResourceA, FindNextFileW, FindNextFileA, FindFirstFileW, FileTimeToLocalFileTime, FileTimeToDosDateTime, ExpandEnvironmentStringsA, EnumCalendarInfoA, EnterCriticalSection, DosDateTimeToFileTime, DeleteFileA, DeleteCriticalSection, CreateMutexA, CreateFileW, CreateEventA, CreateDirectoryA, CompareStringW
ole32.dll
CreateStreamOnHGlobal, IsAccelerator, ReleaseStgMedium, OleDraw, OleSetMenuDescriptor, OleGetClipboard, OleSetClipboard, DoDragDrop, RevokeDragDrop, RegisterDragDrop, OleUninitialize, OleInitialize, CreateDataAdviseHolder, CoTaskMemFree, CoTaskMemAlloc, ProgIDFromCLSID, StringFromCLSID, CoCreateInstance, CoGetClassObject, CoUninitialize, CoInitialize, IsEqualGUID
oleacc.dll
LresultFromObject
oleaut32.dll
SysFreeString, SysReAllocStringLen, SysAllocStringLen, GetErrorInfo, GetActiveObject, SafeArrayPtrOfIndex, SafeArrayGetUBound, SafeArrayGetLBound, SafeArrayCreate, VariantChangeType, VariantCopy, VariantClear, VariantInit
shell32.dll
Shell_NotifyIconW, ShellExecuteA, SHGetPathFromIDListA, SHGetDesktopFolder
shfolder.dll
SHGetFolderPathA
user32.dll
GetKeyboardType, DestroyWindow, LoadStringA, MessageBoxA, CharNextA, DllMain
version.dll
VerQueryValueA, GetFileVersionInfoSizeA, GetFileVersionInfoA
wininet.dll
InternetSetOptionA, InternetReadFile, InternetOpenA, InternetConnectA, InternetCloseHandle, HttpSendRequestA, HttpQueryInfoA, HttpOpenRequestA, HttpAddRequestHeadersA
winmm.dll
timeGetTime, timeEndPeriod, timeBeginPeriod

SpywareTerminatorUpdate.exe

Spyware Terminator 2012 by Crawler (Signed)

Remove SpywareTerminatorUpdate.exe
Version:   3.0.0.35
MD5:   5e226934ab96b14b62e7abe552b4e312
SHA1:   4110c20b044e29d8cdc4267aa07fda8b63341953

What is SpywareTerminatorUpdate.exe?

Spyware Terminator 2012 Update Support is the software updater program which runs in the background of Windows and automatically starts up when your PC boots. It checks for software udpates and automatically downloads and installs them if found. Spyware Terminator installs the Crawler Toolbar, a web browser toolbar that collects browser actions in order to redirect search queries to partners as well as provide advertisements.

About SpywareTerminatorUpdate.exe (from Crawler)

Spyware Terminator is a free security application that protects a computer against spyware, malware and adware. It has a paid version that is extended by the popular F-PROT antivirus, so the Spyware T

DetailsDetails

File name:spywareterminatorupdate.exe
Publisher:Crawler.com
Product name:Spyware Terminator 2012
Description:Spyware Terminator 2012 Update Support
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\spyware terminator\spywareterminatorupdate.exe
File version:3.0.0.35
Product version:3.0.0.0
Size:3.5 MB (3,669,712 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Crawler
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'SpywareTerminatorUpdater' → C:\Program Files\Spyware Terminator\SpywareTerminatorUpdate.exe
Network connections
  • [UDP] listens on port 6771

  • ResourcesResource utilization

    (Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
    Averages
     
    CPU
    Total CPU:0.17650994%
    0.028634%
    Kernel CPU:0.06604961%
    0.013761%
    User CPU:0.11046033%
    0.014873%
    Kernel CPU time:2,614 ms/min
    100,923,805ms/min
    Context switches:92/sec
    284/sec
    Memory
    Private memory:20.91 MB
    21.59 MB
    Private (maximum):2.98 MB
    Private (minimum):1.37 MB
    Non-paged memory:20.91 MB
    21.59 MB
    Virtual memory:83.97 MB
    140.96 MB
    Virtual memory (peak):96.02 MB
    169.69 MB
    Working set:1.36 MB
    18.61 MB
    Working set (peak):29.96 MB
    37.95 MB
    Resource allocations
    Threads:10
    12
    Handles:399
    600
    GUI GDI count:281
    103
    GUI USER count:66
    49

    BehaviorsProcess properties

    Tray notification:Yes
    Integrety level:Undefined
    Platform:32-bit
    Command line:"C:\Program Files\spyware terminator\spywareterminatorupdate.exe" /install
    Owner:User

    ResourcesThreads

    Averages
     
    TorrentDll.dll
    Total CPU:0.18675074%
    0.272967%
    Kernel CPU:0.17919435%
    0.107585%
    User CPU:0.00755639%
    0.165382%
    Context switches:16/sec
    79/sec
    Memory:1.84 MB
    1.16 MB
    SpywareTerminatorUpdate.exe (main module)
    Total CPU:0.16551572%
    Kernel CPU:0.02914546%
    User CPU:0.13637027%
    Context switches:24/sec
    Memory:3.53 MB

    Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

    OS versiondistribution
    Microsoft Windows XP 40.00%
    Windows 7 Professional 20.00%
    Windows 7 Home Premium 20.00%
    Windows 7 Ultimate 20.00%

    Distribution by countryDistribution by country

    United States installs about 25.00% of Spyware Terminator 2012.

    OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

    PC Manufacturerdistribution
    Acer 66.67%
    Hewlett-Packard 33.33%
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