LyricsMonkey
from Revizer Technologies
What is LyricsMonkey?
LyricsMonkey is an adware program that integrates into the user's web browsers (IE, Chrome, Firefox) and will perform a number of functions mostly designed to generate advertising supported or affiliate revenue. In order to do so the program will display a number of different ad formats by injecting the ads directly in the user's browser based on either the activity of the user's past and present behavior or based on the context of the web page. Ads are displayed as banners, text-links, search related adverts or in many cases malvertising in order to get a user to download and install additional software, mostly bundled adware. This adware will also track and report back the user's surfing behavior including web pages and domains visited as well as the advertisements displayed and clicked.
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). Upon being installed, the software adds a Windows Service which is designed to run continuously in the background. Manually stopping the service has been seen to cause the program to stop functing properly. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. 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 LyricsMonkeyspg.exe. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 11 files and is usually about 1.53 MB (1,602,450 bytes).
- Malware detected in the program
- Automatically starts with Windows
- Integrates into the web browser
- Installs a Windows Service
- Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
- Injects advertisements unassociated with the underlying web page
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in LyricsMonkey.
F9LyricsMonkeyk.exe (edd1a749c084e741f7a5ebdf53e4320d) has been flagged by the following 27 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
806 |
Gen:Variant.Zusy.102426 |
AhnLab-V3 |
2014.09.23 |
Trojan/Win32.Agent |
Antiy-AVL |
1.0.0.1 |
Trojan/Win32.SGeneric |
avast! |
2014.9-141120 |
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw] |
AVG |
2015.0.3284 |
Generic5 |
Avira |
7.11.173.226 |
TR/Zusy.xynynabo |
Baidu-International |
4.0.3.141120 |
Trojan.Win32.AddLyrics.bAY |
Bitdefender |
1.0.20.1620 |
Gen:Variant.Zusy.102426 |
Comodo Security |
19589 |
Application.Win32.Adware.WDUnlocker.A |
Dr.Web |
9.0.0.0324 |
Trojan.Lyrics.154 |
Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
8.14.11.20.12 |
Gen:Variant.Zusy.102426 |
ESET-NOD32 |
8.10450 |
a variant of Win32/AdWare.AddLyrics.AY |
Fortinet FortiGate |
11/20/2014 |
Riskware/AddLyrics |
F-Secure |
11.2014-20-11_5 |
Gen:Variant.Zusy.102426 |
G Data |
14.11.24 |
Gen:Variant.Zusy.102426 |
K7GW |
13.183.13451 |
Trojan ( 050000001 ) |
Kaspersky |
14.0.0.2917 |
not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.Agent |
McAfee |
5600.6940 |
PUP-FNY |
MicroWorld-eScan |
15.0.0.972 |
Gen:Variant.Zusy.102426 |
NANO AntiVirus |
0.28.2.62286 |
Trojan.Win32.Lyrics.ddukso |
Panda Antivirus |
14.11.20.12 |
Trj/Genetic.gen |
Qihoo-360 |
1.0.0.1015 |
Win32/Trojan.e5c |
Sophos |
4.98 |
AddLyrics |
Symantec |
11/20/2014 rev. 5 |
Trojan.Gen |
Trend Micro |
10.465.20 |
TROJ_GEN.R0CBC0PHN14 |
TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.324 |
TROJ_GEN.R0CBC0PHN14 |
VIPRE Antivirus |
33354 |
Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
D8LyricsMonkeyNq175.exe (784d4d3adaead0450bb7edb5ad260de1) has been flagged by the following 17 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
12.0.163.0 |
Gen:Variant.AddLyrics.12 |
Antiy-AVL |
1.0.0.1 |
GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus,HEUR]/Win32.Agent |
avast! |
8.0.1489.320 |
Win32:Adware-BUL [Adw] |
AVG |
14.0.0.3986 |
Generic5.BDTK |
Baidu-International |
3.5.1.41473 |
Adware.Win32.Agent.aAbT |
Bitdefender |
7.2 |
Gen:Variant.AddLyrics.12 |
Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
3.0.0.600 |
Gen:Variant.AddLyrics.12 (B) |
ESET-NOD32 |
10207 |
a variant of Win32/AdWare.AddLyrics.BC |
F-Secure |
11.0.19100.45 |
Gen:Variant.AddLyrics.12 |
G Data |
24 |
Gen:Variant.AddLyrics.12 |
Kaspersky |
12.0.0.1225 |
not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.Agent.heur |
McAfee |
6.0.4.564 |
Artemis!784D4D3ADAEA |
McAfee-GW-Edition |
2013.2 |
Artemis!784D4D3ADAEA |
MicroWorld-eScan |
12.0.250.0 |
Gen:Variant.AddLyrics.12 |
Sophos |
4.98.0 |
Generic PUA MM |
Symantec |
20131.1.5.61 |
Downloader.MisleadApp |
TrendMicro-HouseCall |
9.700.0.1001 |
TROJ_GEN.R08NH09H314 |
175.dll (d3cfa4332a9022304e1dd2c2b90884ff) has been flagged by the following 9 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
AVG |
14.0.0.4015 |
Generic_r.SU |
AVware |
1.5.0.16 |
Revizer.b (fs) |
Baidu-International |
3.5.1.41473 |
Adware.Win32.AddLyrics.BBH |
Comodo Security |
19479 |
ApplicUnwnt |
ESET-NOD32 |
10401 |
a variant of Win32/AdWare.AddLyrics.BH |
McAfee |
6.0.4.564 |
Artemis!D3CFA4332A90 |
McAfee-GW-Edition |
v2014.2 |
BehavesLike.Win32.BadFile.ch |
TrendMicro-HouseCall |
9.700.0.1001 |
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0821 |
VIPRE Antivirus |
33012 |
Revizer.b (fs) |
View all 53 all detections
LyricsMonkey has been found to be bundled with 3rd party software. If you have not purposefully installed this, you should be safe uninstalling it.
Program details
Displayed publisher: LyricsMonkey-software
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\lyricsmonkey-soft
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\LyricsMonkey-soft\Uninstall.exe
Estimated size: 1.53 MB
Files installed by LyricsMonkey
Program executable: | LyricsMonkeyspg.exe |
Path: | C:\Program Files\lyricsmonkey-soft\LyricsMonkeyspg.exe |
MD5: | 75ac29150474fd8639767611c83e6265 |
Additional files:
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LyricsMonkeyspg.exe
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LyricsMonkeyspg158.dll
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LyricsMonkeyspg158.exe
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LyricsMonkeyspgXpw.exe
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Uninstall.exe
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(Malware detected) 175.dll
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D8LyricsMonkeyNq175.dll
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(Malware detected) D8LyricsMonkeyNq175.exe
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(Malware detected) F9LyricsMonkeyk.exe
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i4LyricsMonkeyC82.exe
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Sqlite3.dll
Behaviors exhibited
Internet Explorer BHO
- 175.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'LyricsMonkey' with the class of {6FFE48D5-BD61-56FE-1D51-5CC49EE107FD}.
2 Scheduled Tasks
- LyricsMonkeyspgXpw.exe is scheduled as a task named 'LyricsMonkey_wd' (runs daily at 19:14).
- LyricsMonkeyspg.exe is scheduled as a task named 'LyricsMonkey Update' (runs daily at 19:03).
4 Scheduled Tasks (Boot/Login)
- i4LyricsMonkeyC82.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named LyricsMonkey Update.
- F9LyricsMonkeyk.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named LyricsMonkey_wd.
- LyricsMonkeyspgXpw.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named LyricsMonkey_wd.
- LyricsMonkeyspg.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named LyricsMonkey Update.
2 Services
- D8LyricsMonkeyNq175.exe runs as a service named 'LyricsMonkey' (LyricsMonkey) "LyricsMonkey".
- LyricsMonkeyspg158.exe runs as a service named 'LyricsMonkey' (LyricsMonkey) "LyricsMonkey".
How do I remove LyricsMonkey?
You can uninstall LyricsMonkey 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 LyricsMonkey, 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 LyricsMonkey.
- 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 LyricsMonkey 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) 67%
Win XP 33%
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HOW IT RUNS
Windows Service? Yes
(Installs a service)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 80%
Keep it 20%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
66.67% |
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Windows XP |
33.33% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Ultimate |
33.33% |
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Windows 7 Home Premium |
33.33% |
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Microsoft Windows XP |
33.33% |
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Geography
62.50% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
62.50% |
Taiwan |
12.50% |
Italy |
12.50% |
United Kingdom |
12.50% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Lenovo |
50.00% |
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Hewlett-Packard |
50.00% |
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