Should I remove Cool Lyrics?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
83% remove it17% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #29,922
United States Rank #41,394
Reach 0.0048%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 7.62 days
224.84 days >
Average installed length: 118.14 days
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Cool Lyrics
from CoolZone
What is Cool Lyrics? (from CoolZone)
The Software enhances your use of YouTube and your enjoyment of musical videos by displaying you lyrics alongside the music video. Note that like most online features, by installing the Software you provide your consent to make few minor changes in your browser’s and operating system’s default preferences which enable ... Read more
Overview
Cool Lyrics is a program developed by CoolZone. During setup, the program registers itself to launch on boot through a Windows Schedule Task in order to automatically start-up (this is typically done to avoid any UAC prompts). It adds a Browser Helper Object (BHO) to Internet Explorer. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The main program executable is coolrcs.dll. Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days. The software installer includes 3 files. CoolLyricsUpdater.exe is the automatic update component of the software designed to download and apply new updates should new versions be released. In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 7. While about 36% of users of Cool Lyrics come from Brazil, it is also popular in the United States and Germany.
- Possible malware installed by this program
- Automatically starts with Windows
- Loads into the web browser
- Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Cool Lyrics.
CoolLyricsUpdater.exe (5c69df062f1aabd72001bd868f108e3f) has been flagged by the following 7 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
avast! |
2014.9-131103 |
Win32:Adware-ATG [Adw] |
Dr.Web |
9.0.0.0307 |
Adware.Shopper.341 |
ESET-NOD32 |
7.8613 |
a variant of Win32/Adware.AddLyrics.I |
G Data |
13.11.22 |
Win32.Trojan.Agent.8I8XB2 |
Malwarebytes |
v2013.11.03.09 |
PUP.LyricsAd |
Trend Micro |
10.465.05 |
ADW_ADDLYRICS |
TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.186 |
ADW_ADDLYRICS |
coolrcs.dll (237137cc9ffe6db2169efef5e9858d0e) has been flagged by the following 2 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
Trend Micro |
9.740.0.1012 |
ADW_ADDLYRICS |
TrendMicro-HouseCall |
9.700.0.1001 |
ADW_ADDLYRICS |
Cool Lyrics has been found to be bundled with 3rd party software. If you have not purposefully installed this, you should be safe uninstalling it.
Program details
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\coollyrics
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\CoolLyrics\uninstall.exe
Files installed by Cool Lyrics
Program module: | coolrcs.dll |
Name: | Cool Lyrics |
Path: | C:\Program Files\coollyrics\coolrcs.dll |
MD5: | 1a6f9fbe2ba809114cab1a4a274a83f8 |
Additional files:
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(Malware detected) CoolLyricsUpdater.exe - Cool Lyrics
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Uninstall.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Internet Explorer BHO
- coolrcs.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'Cool Lyrics' with the class of {7C5D7930-FACC-4A25-AE26-51DDA83F3D75}.
Scheduled Task
- CoolLyricsUpdater.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Cool Lyrics Update' (runs daily at 7:20 PM).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- CoolLyricsUpdater.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Cool Lyrics Update.
How do I remove Cool Lyrics?
You can uninstall Cool Lyrics from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
- Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
- When you find the program Cool Lyrics, click it, and then do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
- Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Cool Lyrics.
- If for some reason uninstallation fails, please install Microsoft's uninstall fixer utility which will help fix problems with programs that can't be uninstalled at support.microsoft.com.
How do I reset my web browser?
If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by Cool Lyrics you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
- Click the Advanced tab, and then click Reset. Select the Delete personal settings check box if you would also like to remove search providers, Accelerators and home pages. When Internet Explorer finishes applying default settings, click Close, and then click OK.
- The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.
Mozilla Firefox
- At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
- To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
- When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.
Google Chrome
- Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
- Select Settings. In the "Search" section, click Manage search engine. Check if (Default) is displayed next to your preferred search engine. If not, mouse over it and click Make default. Mouse over any other suspicious search engine entries that are not familiar and click X to remove them.
- When the "Show Home button" checkbox is selected, a web address appears below it. If you want the Homepage button to open up a different webpage, click Change to enter a link.
- Restart Google Chrome.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 55%
Win 7 2%
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HOW IT STARTS
Scheduled task? Yes
(Runs on Windows boot)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 83%
Keep it 17%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
72.63% |
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Windows 10 |
14.74% |
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Windows Vista |
7.37% |
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Windows XP |
5.26% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
27.37% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
21.05% |
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Windows 8 |
9.47% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
8.42% |
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Windows 7 Home Basic |
7.37% |
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Windows 7 Starter |
6.32% |
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Geography
35.79% of installs come from Brazil
Which countries install it?
Brazil |
35.79% |
United States |
23.16% |
Germany |
8.42% |
France |
6.32% |
Italy |
6.32% |
United Kingdom |
4.21% |
Colombia |
3.16% |
Mexico |
3.16% |
Russia |
3.16% |
Australia |
2.11% |
Poland |
2.11% |
Belgium |
1.05% |
Saudi Arabia |
1.05% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Acer |
28.77% |
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Hewlett-Packard |
26.03% |
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Dell |
16.44% |
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ASUS |
10.96% |
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Lenovo |
5.48% |
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Samsung |
4.11% |
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GIGABYTE |
2.74% |
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Sony |
2.74% |
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Toshiba |
2.74% |
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Common models |
Dell Inspiron N5010 |
2.41% |
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HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
2.41% |
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PCCHIPS A15G |
2.41% |
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Samsung 300E4C/300E5C/300... |
2.41% |
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Positivo MOBILE |
2.41% |
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TOSHIBA SATELLITE L855 |
1.20% |
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