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Should I remove LyricsArt?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
79% remove it21% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Bad
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How common is it?
Reach 0.0007%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 370.98 days
901.66 days >
Average installed length: 473.75 days

LyricsArt

What is LyricsArt?

This is a potentially unwanted web browser extension that is designed to deliver search modification as well as contextual advertising. The program does this by modifying the user's home and search page in order to monetize a user's search activities. By installing a an extension in Chrome, it has the ability to monitor and track a user web browsing activities and display various banner and link-context ads in addition to its search redirection.

Overview

It adds a Browser Helper Object (BHO) to Internet Explorer. The main program executable is LyricsArt.exe. Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days. The software installer includes 4 files and is usually about 945.19 KB (967,875 bytes).
  • Possible malware installed by this program
  • Loads into the web browser
  • Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
  • The wisdom of the crowd agrees, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in LyricsArt.
130.dll (872294422dba9708971638b48fafc96d) has been flagged by the following 26 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareVersionDetection
Avira AntiVir 7.11.112.26 ADWARE/Adware.Gen
avast! 2014.9-131124 Win32:AddLyrics-AM [Adw]
AVG 2014.0.3645 Generic5
Baidu-International 4.0.3.131124 AdWare.Win32.Addlyrics.AF
Bitdefender 1.0.20.1640 Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.108504
Comodo Security 17234 ApplicUnwnt
Dr.Web 9.0.0.0328 Trojan.Lyrics.2
Emsisoft Anti-Malware 8.13.11.24.03 Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.108504
ESET-NOD32 7.9021 a variant of Win32/AdWare.AddLyrics.T
Fortinet FortiGate 11/24/2013 Riskware/AddLyrics
F-Secure 11.2013-24-11_1 Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.108504
G Data 13.11.22 Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.108504
IKARUS anti.virus t3scan.2.0.127 Win32.SuspectCrc
Jiangmin KV131124 AdWare/Lyckriks.t
K7 AntiVirus 13.173.10128 Riskware
K7GW 13.12.7.0.14 Riskware
McAfee 5600.7269 PUP-FCU!872294422DBA
McAfee-GW-Edition 7.7269 PUP-FCU!872294422DBA
Microsoft Security Essentials 1.163.1557.3 Adware:Win32/AddLyrics
MicroWorld-eScan 14.0.0.984 Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.108504
Panda Antivirus 13.11.24.03 Generic Malware
Symantec 11/24/2013 rev. 1 WS.Reputation
Trend Micro 10.465.24 TROJ_SPNR.14J213
TrendMicro-HouseCall 7.2.328 TROJ_SPNR.14J213
Vba32 AntiVirus 3.12.24.3 AdWare.Lyckriks
VIPRE Antivirus 23154 Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
       View all 26 all detections
LyricsArt has been found to be bundled with 3rd party software. If you have not purposefully installed this, you should be safe uninstalling it.

Program detailsProgram details

Displayed publisher: clidomasto soft
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\lyricsart
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\LyricsArt\Uninstall.exe
Estimated size: 945.19 KB

Program filesFiles installed by LyricsArt

Program executable:LyricsArt.exe
Path:C:\Program Files\lyricsart\LyricsArt.exe
MD5:77e2a9a47b7f6c57ce2f243275f9dd82
Additional files:
  • Uninstall.exe
  • (Malware detected) 130.dll
  • LyricsArt.exe
  • sqlite3.dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Internet Explorer BHO
  • 130.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'LyricsArt' with the class of {8d8dccf2-de05-40ab-b6ea-bce5063a33e0}.

How do I remove LyricsArt?

You can uninstall LyricsArt from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  1. 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.
  2. When you find the program LyricsArt, 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).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove LyricsArt.
  4. 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 LyricsArt you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Mozilla Firefox
Google Chrome

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 57%
Win 7 7%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 79%
Keep it 21%
 
AVERAGE INSTALL LIFESPAN
473.75
Days

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 64.29%
Windows XP 14.29%
Windows 10 14.29%
Windows Vista 7.14%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 42.86%
Windows 7 Professional 14.29%
Microsoft Windows XP 14.29%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 7.14%
Windows 7 Ultimate 7.14%
Windows 8.1 7.14%

Distribution by countryGeography

26.32% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 26.32%
  Brazil 15.79%
  Canada 15.79%
  Italy 15.79%
  Saudi Arabia 10.53%
  Mexico 5.26%
  Austria 5.26%
  Japan 5.26%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Acer 61.54%
Sony 7.69%
NEC 7.69%
Hewlett-Packard 7.69%
GIGABYTE 7.69%
Dell 7.69%
Common models
Positivo Positivo M... 16.67%
Sony VGN-SR21M_S 8.33%
Packard Bell ixtreme M585... 8.33%
NEC PC-LS550HS6B 8.33%
INTEL DG31PR 8.33%
Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 8.33%

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