84,488,480 programs installed

Should I remove Auto Lyrics?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
66% remove it34% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Bad
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #15,095
United States Rank #23,036
Reach 0.0184%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 13.18 days
388.78 days >
Average installed length: 204.27 days

Auto Lyrics

What is Auto Lyrics?

Auto Lyrics is a web browser extension and Browser helper Object (for Internet Explorer) that delivers contextual based advertising to the web browser. In addition it will modify the user's browser home and search pages as well as 'New Tab' pages to push advertising and search. The software acts as an adware type application and is typically defined as a unwanted application by various malware vendors.

About  (from Mansoft Union)

Auto Lyrics was designed to download Lyrics, AlbumArt (artwork) and SyncLyric (LRC files) automatically by detecting the song that is playing .

Overview

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 primary executable is named autolrcs.dll. Many users end up uninstalling this after less than a month of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 3 files. The installed file AutoLyricsUpdater.exe is the auto-update component of the program which is designed to check for software updates and notify and apply them when new versions are discovered.
  • Malware detected in the program
  • Automatically starts with Windows
  • Integrates into the web browser
  • The wisdom of the experts agree, if you don't use it you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Auto Lyrics.
autolrcs.dll (8d43b3f59015aeba2a4b39b844bbdaef) has been flagged by the following 2 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareVersionDetection
Dr.Web 9.0.0.0165 Adware.Shopper.341
Symantec 6/14/2013 rev. 6 Adware.Singalng
AutoLyricsUpdater.exe (8bf3b929611f3f35e8292527faf9654a) has been flagged by the following 23 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareSoftware versionDetection
avast! 8.0.1489.320 Win32:Adware-ATG [Adw]
AVG 13.0.0.3169 Generic5.ACWY
Baidu-International 3.5.1.41473 AdWare.Win32.AddLyrics.ajzu
Bitdefender 7.2.5028.0 Adware.Generic.546585
Comodo Security 17300 Application.Win32.AddLyrics.A
Dr.Web Adware.Shopper.341
Emsisoft Anti-Malware 3.0.0.589 Adware.Generic.546585 (B)
ESET-NOD32 9070 a variant of Win32/Adware.AddLyrics.I
Fortinet FortiGate 5.1.147.0 Riskware/AddLyrics
F-Secure 11.0.19100.45 Adware.Generic.546585
G Data 22 Adware.Generic.546585
K7 AntiVirus 9.173.10249 Riskware ( 0040f01a1 )
K7GW 9.173.10249 Riskware ( 0040f01a1 )
Malwarebytes 1.75.0.1 PUP.LyricsAd
McAfee 5.600.0.1067 Artemis!8BF3B929611F
McAfee-GW-Edition 2013 Artemis!8BF3B929611F
MicroWorld-eScan 12.0.250.0 Adware.Generic.546585
NANO AntiVirus 0.28.0.56316 Trojan.Win32.Shopper.ccvqdk
Sophos 4.94.0 Generic PUA JM
Symantec 20131.1.5.61 Adware.Singalng
Trend Micro 9.740.0.1012 TROJ_SPNR.0BGA13
TrendMicro-HouseCall 9.700.0.1001 TROJ_SPNR.0BGA13
VIPRE Antivirus 23530 Adware.Singalng
       View all 25 all detections
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Program detailsProgram details

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\autolyrics
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\AutoLyrics\uninstall.exe

Program filesFiles installed by Auto Lyrics

Program module:autolrcs.dll (Malware detected)
Name:Auto Lyrics
Path:C:\Program Files\autolyrics\autolrcs.dll
MD5:8d43b3f59015aeba2a4b39b844bbdaef
Additional files:
  • (Malware detected) AutoLyricsUpdater.exe - Auto Lyrics
  • Uninstall.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Internet Explorer BHO
  • autolrcs.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'Auto Lyrics' with the class of {DAEB9E85-4694-4F9B-85CB-2F28987872D7}.
Scheduled Task
  • AutoLyricsUpdater.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Auto Lyrics Update' (runs daily at 01:58 p.m.).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • AutoLyricsUpdater.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Auto Lyrics Update.

How do I remove Auto Lyrics?

You can uninstall Auto Lyrics 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 Auto 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).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Auto Lyrics.
  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 Auto Lyrics you can restore them to their previous default settings.
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OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 70%
Win 7 0%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Scheduled task? Yes
(Runs on Windows boot)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 66%
Keep it 34%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 76.31%
Windows 10 11.57%
Windows Vista 6.89%
Windows XP 5.23%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 48.90%
Windows 7 Ultimate 14.36%
Windows 7 Professional 5.52%
Microsoft Windows XP 5.25%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 5.25%
Windows 8 4.70%

Distribution by countryGeography

19.74% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 19.74%
  Germany 14.87%
  Italy 10.77%
  Spain 7.44%
  Belgium 6.15%
  Mexico 5.38%
  Argentina 4.87%
  France 4.87%
  Colombia 4.36%
  Saudi Arabia 3.85%
  United Kingdom 3.59%
  Japan 2.82%
  Austria 2.05%
  Australia 1.54%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 29.44%
Acer 24.24%
Dell 15.58%
ASUS 8.66%
Medion 6.49%
Lenovo 3.90%
Toshiba 3.90%
Samsung 2.60%
GIGABYTE 2.16%
American Megatrends 1.30%
Alienware 0.87%
Gateway 0.87%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 5.84%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 4.38%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 2.92%
ASUSTeK K93SV 2.19%
Acer Aspire 5738 2.19%
Hewlett-Packard Compaq Pr... 2.19%

comments2 comments

user comment
user comment
Torstenover a year ago
I agree Brian, same behavior here and F-Secure doesn´t recognize it...
user comment
Brianover a year ago
I don't remember installing this, and have found that it has been injecting its own ads on websites on IE, Chrome and Firefox. Uninstall this if you find it on your system.