Should I block it?

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

VersionsAdditional versions

3.0.0.43 20.00%
3.0.0.43 20.00%
3.0.0.43 20.00%
3.0.0.43 20.00%
3.0.0.38 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_ReplaceIcon, ImageList_Add, ImageList_SetImageCount, ImageList_GetImageCount, ImageList_Destroy, ImageList_Create, InitCommonControls
gdi32.dll
UnrealizeObject, StretchDIBits, StretchBlt, SetWindowOrgEx, SetWinMetaFileBits, SetViewportOrgEx, SetTextColor, SetStretchBltMode, SetROP2, SetPixel, SetPaletteEntries, SetEnhMetaFileBits, SetDIBColorTable, SetBrushOrgEx, SetBkMode, SetBkColor, SelectPalette, SelectObject, SaveDC, RoundRect, RestoreDC, ResizePalette, Rectangle, RectVisible, RealizePalette, Polyline, PlayEnhMetaFile, PatBlt, MoveToEx, MaskBlt, LineTo, IntersectClipRect, GetWindowOrgEx, GetWinMetaFileBits, GetTextMetricsA, GetTextExtentPointA, GetTextExtentPoint32W, GetTextExtentPoint32A, GetSystemPaletteEntries, GetStockObject, GetRgnBox, GetPixel, GetPaletteEntries, GetObjectA, GetNearestPaletteIndex, GetEnhMetaFilePaletteEntries, GetEnhMetaFileHeader, GetEnhMetaFileBits, GetDeviceCaps, GetDIBits, GetDIBColorTable, GetDCOrgEx, GetCurrentPositionEx, GetClipBox, GetBrushOrgEx, GetBitmapBits, GdiFlush, ExtTextOutW, ExtTextOutA, ExcludeClipRect, Ellipse, DeleteObject, DeleteEnhMetaFile, DeleteDC, CreateSolidBrush, CreatePenIndirect, CreatePalette, CreateHalftonePalette, CreateFontIndirectA, CreateDIBitmap, CreateDIBSection, CreateCompatibleDC, CreateCompatibleBitmap, CreateBrushIndirect, CreateBitmap, CopyEnhMetaFileA, BitBlt
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, lstrcpyA, lstrcmpA, WritePrivateProfileStringA, WaitForSingleObject, VirtualProtect, SystemTimeToFileTime, SizeofResource, SetThreadLocale, SetLastError, SetFileTime, SetFileAttributesA, SetEvent, SetErrorMode, ResumeThread, ResetEvent, MulDiv, MoveFileA, LockResource, LocalFileTimeToFileTime, LoadResource, LoadLibraryA, LeaveCriticalSection, InitializeCriticalSection, GlobalUnlock, GlobalLock, GlobalFree, GlobalFindAtomA, GlobalDeleteAtom, GlobalAlloc, GlobalAddAtomA, GetVersionExA, GetVersion, GetTempPathA, GetTempFileNameA, GetStringTypeExW, GetStringTypeExA, GetShortPathNameA, GetPrivateProfileStringA, GetLocalTime, GetFullPathNameW, GetFullPathNameA, GetFileInformationByHandle, GetFileAttributesA, GetExitCodeThread, GetDiskFreeSpaceA, GetDateFormatA, GetCurrentProcessId, GetCurrentProcess, GetComputerNameA, GetCPInfo, FreeResource, InterlockedExchange, FormatMessageW, FormatMessageA, FlushFileBuffers, FindResourceA, FindNextFileW, FindNextFileA, FindFirstFileW, FileTimeToLocalFileTime, FileTimeToDosDateTime, ExpandEnvironmentStringsA, EnumCalendarInfoA, EnterCriticalSection, DosDateTimeToFileTime, DisconnectNamedPipe, DeleteFileA, DeleteCriticalSection, CreateFileW, CreateEventA, CreateDirectoryA, ConnectNamedPipe, CompareStringW
ole32.dll
CoTaskMemFree, CoTaskMemAlloc, ProgIDFromCLSID, StringFromCLSID, CoCreateInstance, CoUninitialize, CoInitialize, IsEqualGUID
oleaut32.dll
SysFreeString, SysReAllocStringLen, SysAllocStringLen, GetErrorInfo, GetActiveObject, SafeArrayPtrOfIndex, SafeArrayGetUBound, SafeArrayGetLBound, SafeArrayCreate, VariantChangeType, VariantCopy, VariantClear, VariantInit
shell32.dll
Shell_NotifyIconW, ShellExecuteExA, ShellExecuteA, ExtractIconExA, SHGetPathFromIDListA, SHGetDesktopFolder
shfolder.dll
SHGetFolderPathA
user32.dll
GetKeyboardType, DestroyWindow, LoadStringA, MessageBoxA, CharNextA, DllMain
version.dll
VerQueryValueA, GetFileVersionInfoSizeA, GetFileVersionInfoA

SpywareTerminatorShield.exe

Spyware Terminator 2012 by Crawler (Signed)

Remove SpywareTerminatorShield.exe
Version:   3.0.0.38
MD5:   e207aa6a28c445251dbdb4f631ff7bd3
SHA1:   4f6369998f85d4fb5817b500d984f4e9d64394d3
SHA256:   f947d2b1c7037bb08ed4321083a478b582e9158af83315cd17fe04dfea0a06fd

What is SpywareTerminatorShield.exe?

Spyware Terminator 2012 Realtime Shield is part of the Spyware Terminator antispyware program. 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 SpywareTerminatorShield.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:spywareterminatorshield.exe
Publisher:Crawler.com
Product name:Spyware Terminator 2012
Description:Spyware Terminator 2012 Realtime Shield
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\spyware terminator\spywareterminatorshield.exe
File version:3.0.0.38
Product version:3.0.0.0
Size:2.66 MB (2,786,512 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'
  • 'SpywareTerminatorShield' → C:\Program Files\Spyware Terminator\SpywareTerminatorShield.exe

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.04423532%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.03062445%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.01361087%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:270 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Context switches:155/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:4.04 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):1.16 MB
Private (minimum):680 KB
Non-paged memory:4.04 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:34.76 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):38.12 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:700 KB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):8.02 MB
37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:3
12
Handles:71
600
GUI GDI count:119
103
GUI USER count:39
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

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

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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