Lyrics Now 2

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Remove Lyrics Now (2) by Jadd

What is Lyrics Now 2?

Lyrics Now is an adware application that runs in the web browser as a toolbar and web extension. The web extension is primarily designed to take control of the user's browser in order to modify the search provider and redirect web searches to what ever search engine partner the publisher has a revenue relationship with. In doing so, the toolbar performs a number of behaviors in order to maximize the potential of a user to click on sponsored advertising through search.

Overview

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 software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The primary executable is named Lyrics Now (2).exe. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package is about 1.57 MB (1,641,515 bytes) when donwloaded.

Hijacks the browser's default search provider
Most users and experts agree, you should remove it!

Program details

Installation folder: C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\Lyrics Now (2)

Uninstaller: wscript "C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\Lyrics Now (2)\uninstall.vbs"

Estimated size: 1.57 MB

Files installed by Lyrics Now 2

Program executable:	Lyrics Now (2).exe
Name:	Opera Internet Browser
Path:	C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\Lyrics Now (2)\Lyrics Now (2).exe
MD5:	cc7001e619906a0ff78c162a0a39d5b7

Behaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task

Lyrics Now (2).exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{357C296C-17D4-4568-A86E-4A489AC5FC58}' (runs on registration).

Windows Firewall Allowed Program

Lyrics Now (2).exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Opera\opera.exe'.

How do I remove Lyrics Now 2?

You can uninstall Lyrics Now 2 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 Lyrics Now (2), 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 Lyrics Now 2.
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.