Should I remove Lyrics Search?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
81% remove it19% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #42,414
United States Rank #43,802
Reach 0.0021%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 15.94 days
470.25 days >
Average installed length: 247.08 days
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Lyrics Search
from Bjornet Industries
What is Lyrics Search?
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.
About (from Bjornet Industries)
The Software and Services are sponsored by third party advertisements and commercial offers and may also contain links to third parties websites, advertisements, products, offers, applications and more. By downloading and using the Software you give your consent to display to you such Third Party Content (by using bann... Read more
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 lfind.dll. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 3 files.
- Malware detected in the program
- Automatically starts with Windows
- Integrates into the web browser
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Lyrics Search.
lfind.dll (77ca631e12e27078d71a3e666e6f5e09) has been flagged by the following 19 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
Avira AntiVir |
7.11.103.166 |
ADWARE/Adware.Gen |
avast! |
2014.9-131104 |
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw] |
AVG |
2014.0.3610 |
Generic5 |
Baidu-International |
4.0.3.13114 |
Adware.Win32.AddLyrics |
Bitdefender |
1.0.20.1540 |
Adware.Generic.515811 |
Comodo Security |
16985 |
ApplicUnwnt |
Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
8.13.11.04.08 |
Adware.Generic.515811 |
G Data |
13.11.22 |
Adware.Generic.515811 |
K7 AntiVirus |
13.172.9644 |
Riskware |
K7GW |
13.12.7.0.14 |
Riskware |
McAfee |
5600.7248 |
Adware-AddLyrics |
McAfee-GW-Edition |
7.7248 |
Adware-AddLyrics |
MicroWorld-eScan |
14.0.0.924 |
Adware.Generic.515811 |
Panda Antivirus |
13.07.06.09 |
Suspicious file |
PC Tools |
2013 |
Adware.Singalng |
Symantec |
7/6/2013 rev. 7 |
Adware.Singalng |
Trend Micro |
10.465.04 |
TROJ_SPNR.0BH513 |
TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.308 |
TROJ_SPNR.0BH513 |
VIPRE Antivirus |
21726 |
Adware.Singalng |
LyricSearchUp.exe (5ca3fe58797226222b0fae3e8dd526b4) has been flagged by the following 4 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
Dr.Web |
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Adware.Shopper.341 |
Panda Antivirus |
10.0.3.5 |
Suspicious file |
Symantec |
20131.1.0.101 |
Adware.Singalng |
TrendMicro-HouseCall |
9.700.0.1001 |
TROJ_GEN.R0C1H01FF13 |
View all 23 all detections
Program details
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\lyricsearch
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\LyricSearch\uninstall.exe
Files installed by Lyrics Search
Program module: | lfind.dll |
Name: | Lyrics Search |
Path: | C:\Program Files\lyricsearch\lfind.dll |
MD5: | 11495ca2fe1d97a807d3c51f68e389bf |
Additional files:
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(Malware detected) LyricSearchUp.exe - Lyrics Search
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Uninstall.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Internet Explorer BHO
- lfind.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'Lyrics Search' with the class of {3DFC1C2B-3ECE-439D-8A9D-5C56C56E4C8A}.
Scheduled Task
- LyricSearchUp.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Lyrics Search Update' (runs daily at 17:30).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- LyricSearchUp.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Lyrics Search Update.
How do I remove Lyrics Search?
You can uninstall Lyrics Search 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 Search, 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 Search.
- 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 Lyrics Search 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) 43%
Win 7 7%
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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 81%
Keep it 19%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
50.00% |
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Windows 10 |
21.43% |
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Windows XP |
14.29% |
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Windows Vista |
14.29% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
45.24% |
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Microsoft Windows XP |
14.29% |
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Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
11.90% |
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Windows 8 |
9.52% |
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Windows 8.1 |
9.52% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
2.38% |
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Geography
39.22% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
39.22% |
Germany |
31.37% |
United Kingdom |
21.57% |
France |
3.92% |
Canada |
1.96% |
Switzerland |
1.96% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Acer |
26.47% |
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Hewlett-Packard |
17.65% |
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Dell |
14.71% |
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ASUS |
11.76% |
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American Megatrends |
8.82% |
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Sony |
5.88% |
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Medion |
5.88% |
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Toshiba |
2.94% |
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Samsung |
2.94% |
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Intel |
2.94% |
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Common models |
Acer Aspire 5742Z |
5.71% |
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TOSHIBA Satellite Pro C65... |
2.86% |
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Acer Aspire 5738 |
2.86% |
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Acer Aspire 5560 |
2.86% |
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Acer Aspire 4330 |
2.86% |
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Sony VPCEL1E1E |
2.86% |
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