CrunchTravel Removal Guide

CrunchTravel is a newly released ad-supported program that was configured to promote various questionable websites. We have analyzed this application and come to the concussion that it is malicious, and you have to remove it as soon as possible to prevent your computer’s security form being compromised further. You might think that CrunchTravel is not a big deal because it promotes websites related to traveling, but the truth is that that is not the case. It is set to promote a potentially unwanted program, and there is no way of knowing when its advertising campaign will get an update and start to promote different websites. We invite you to read this useful article which will show you what this adware is all about.

Make no mistake, the company that published this application is in the business of online marketing and adverting. However, there is a slight problem; the developers failed to sign their software, which is a sign of unreliability. Regardless, we have been able to link this program with several other adware-type programs which include Social Pogo, Flexible Family, BuiltMoneyMaker, and others. These applications are nearly identical to each other since they come from the same developers. Furthermore, all of them are disseminated using the same tactics, so let us see what they are.

Of course, there are some minor deviations, but in general, all of them are disseminated very similarly. We have found that CrunchTravel’s installer is hosted on its dedicated website at Crunchtravel.com. This website is promoted using services offered by browser hijackers and other adware-type applications that redirect to the main distribution website. This program’s main website hosts an InstallCore-based installer, but this installer is known to be bundled with additional software, such as potentially unwanted programs, browser hijackers, and adware, so when you install CrunchTravel you might also install programs such as Search Know, Foxtab PDF Converter, System Healer or Yoursearching.com. Note that in some cases you might get competing adware programs that may cause your browser’s and even your computer’s performance to degrade.

In addition, we have found that this adware can also be found bundled with other third-party applications, usually legitimate ones that are put up for download on various freeware-hosting websites. In such cases, you may be given the opportunity to remove CrunchTravel from the installation process by going for advanced installation settings and unchecking its respective checkbox.

When you install CrunchTravel on your computer, it will modify your computer’s Windows Registry, and inject several registry keys, particularly to Internet Explorer. This web browser is one of the ways this application can subject you to its promoted content. Regardless of what browser you use for your daily browsing, this adware will force Internet Explorer to open and load its promoted website Download.safepcrepair.com/index.jhtml?partner=^AW7^xdm326&sub_id=316650_3631. In addition to promoting via Internet Explorer, this adware will load its featured site via its dedicated advertising window. This window duplicates the function performed by the browser, so we cannot explain the reasoning for this. Nevertheless, all of this application’s clones use the same adverting method, but the content differs between the two platforms.

Our tests have shown that, currently, this adware promotes only one website that we mentioned earlier. This site is a download website of a program called SafePCRepair Toolbar. This shady program is a browser extension for Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox and its purpose is to hijack your browser’s homepage and replace it with its promoted search engine Search.ask.com. As you can see, there is nothing legitimate about CrunchTravel as it is prone to advertise software of questionable reliability.

In conclusion, CrunchTravel is an application that uses dishonest marketing tactics to compel you to install it. In truth, it does not provide any travel-related information, but it subjects you to advertisements instead. It is quite likely that this adware will promote malware downloads, and its ads are outright irritating. So, all things considered, we suggest that you remove this malicious program.

How to uninstall this adware via Control Panel

Windows 10

1. Navigate the mouse to the bottom-left side of the screen.
2. Right-click on the Start menu.
3. Go to Programs and Features.
4. Locate the malicious program.
5. Right-click on it and click Uninstall.

Windows 7 and Vista

1. Navigate the mouse to the bottom-left side of the screen.
2. Click Start and select Control Panel.
3. Click Uninstall a program.
4. Find the undesirable program and right-click on it.
5. Click Uninstall.

Windows XP

1. Navigate the mouse to the bottom-left side of the screen.
2. Open the Start menu and select Control Panel.
3. Click Add or Remove Programs.
4. Find the adware and click Uninstall.