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Should I remove Get Lyrics?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
61% remove it39% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Bad
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How common is it?
Global Rank #27,734
United States Rank #17,832
Reach 0.0057%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 6.30 days
185.87 days >
Average installed length: 97.66 days

Get Lyrics

What is Get Lyrics?

Get 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.

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 main program executable is getlrcs.dll. A vast majority of those who have this installed end up removing it just after a couple weeks. The software installer includes 3 files.
  • Possible malware installed by this program
  • Automatically starts with Windows
  • Loads into the web browser
  • Many experts agree, if you don't use it you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Get Lyrics.
getlrcs.dll (f137e12ae626db9276fb1430507eead6) has been flagged by the following 10 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareVersionDetection
Avira AntiVir 7.11.104.212 ADWARE/Adware.Gen
avast! 2014.9-131030 Win32:AddLyrics-F [Adw]
AVG 2014.0.3605 Generic5
Dr.Web 9.0.0.0146 Adware.Shopper.341
McAfee 5600.7243 PUP-FCU!F137E12AE626
McAfee-GW-Edition 7.7243 PUP-FCU!F137E12AE626
PC Tools 2013 Adware.Singalng
Symantec 5/26/2013 rev. 1 Adware.Singalng
TrendMicro-HouseCall 7.2.303 TROJ_GEN.R0UH1F1
VIPRE Antivirus 21870 Adware.Singalng
GetLyricsUPD.exe (6a8d04e36ae20a4902f257c729fe1f3a) has been flagged by the following 18 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareSoftware versionDetection
avast! 8.0.1489.320 Win32:Adware-ATG [Adw]
Baidu-International 3.5.1.41473 AdWare.Win32.AddLyrics.Aq
Bitdefender 7.2.5028.0 Adware.AddLyrics.O
Comodo Security 17175 Application.Win32.AddLyrics.A
Dr.Web Adware.Shopper.341
Emsisoft Anti-Malware 3.0.0.589 Adware.AddLyrics.O (B)
ESET-NOD32 8979 a variant of Win32/Adware.AddLyrics.I
Fortinet FortiGate 5.1.147.0 Riskware/AddLyrics
F-Secure 11.0.19100.45 Adware.AddLyrics.O
G Data 22 Adware.AddLyrics.O
Kingsoft AntiVirus 2013.4.9.267 Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud)
Malwarebytes 1.75.0.1 PUP.LyricsAd
MicroWorld-eScan 12.0.250.0 Adware.AddLyrics.O
Sophos 4.94.0 Generic PUA LC
Symantec 20131.1.5.61 Adware.Singalng
Trend Micro 9.740.0.1012 TROJ_SPNR.0BHT13
TrendMicro-HouseCall 9.700.0.1001 TROJ_SPNR.0BHT13
VIPRE Antivirus 22820 Adware.Singalng
       View all 28 all detections
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Program detailsProgram details

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\getlyrics
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\GetLyrics\uninstall.exe

Program filesFiles installed by Get Lyrics

Program module:getlrcs.dll (Malware detected)
Name:Get Lyrics
Path:C:\Program Files\getlyrics\getlrcs.dll
MD5:f137e12ae626db9276fb1430507eead6
Additional files:
  • (Malware detected) GetLyricsUPD.exe - Get Lyrics
  • Uninstall.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Internet Explorer BHO
  • getlrcs.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'Get Lyrics' with the class of {AF5B5C22-498A-4239-9A51-82BDD99C6A44}.
Scheduled Task
  • GetLyricsUPD.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Get Lyrics Update' (runs daily at 8:21 PM).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • GetLyricsUPD.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Get Lyrics Update.

How do I remove Get Lyrics?

You can uninstall Get 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 Get 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 Get 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 Get Lyrics you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Mozilla Firefox
Google Chrome

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 56%
Win Vista 1%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Scheduled task? Yes
(Runs on Windows boot)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 61%
Keep it 39%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 65.18%
Windows 10 15.18%
Windows XP 12.50%
Windows Vista 7.14%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 39.64%
Windows 7 Ultimate 17.12%
Microsoft Windows XP 12.61%
Windows 8 7.21%
Windows 7 Professional 6.31%
Windows 8 Pro 4.50%

Distribution by countryGeography

77.11% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 77.11%
  Iran 9.64%
  United Kingdom 6.63%
  Canada 1.20%
  United Arab Emirates 0.60%
  Australia 0.60%
  Germany 0.60%
  France 0.60%
  MA 0.60%
  Malaysia 0.60%
  Saudi Arabia 0.60%
  UA 0.60%
  YE 0.60%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 38.75%
Hewlett-Packard 28.75%
Acer 15.00%
ASUS 5.00%
Gateway 5.00%
GIGABYTE 3.75%
Intel 2.50%
American Megatrends 1.25%
Common models
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 4.17%
HP 2000 Notebook PC 2.08%
Dell Inspiron 560 2.08%
Dell Inspiron 5520 2.08%
Dell Inspiron 1545 2.08%
Dell Inspiron 1525 2.08%

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