What is Buzz-it?

Buzz-it is software application developed by Buzz-it software. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 54.66% of installations running this operating system. Buzz-it's installer is typically 1.00 MB in size and installs around 4 files.

Buzz-it is most popular in the United States with 73.79% of installations residing in this country.

Buzz-it adds 2 scheduled tasks to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times.

About Buzz-it?

This software is an adware program that is designed to display advertisements and take control of a user's web browser. According to the End User License Agreement (EULA), the Toolbar operates by: displaying various advertisements, including inserting ads or banners into web pages; transforming words on web pages into hyperlinks linked to advertisements; connecting with servers to verify for new offers, the positioning and timing of offers, the installation and removal time of the Toolbar, and the availability of updated versions; and overseeing and documenting the domain names of visited pages, the displayed ads, and the ads clicked on by the user.

Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in Buzz-it.

150.dll (MD5: 0103adbba59dd52078ba655c34d3df60) has been flagged by 4 scanners:

Scanner Software	Version	Result
Baidu-International	3.5.1.41473	Adware.Win32.AddLyrics.gen
Dr.Web	7.00.7.12100	Trojan.Revizer.1
Microsoft Security Essentials	1.10302	Adware:Win32/AddLyrics
TrendMicro-HouseCall	9.700-1001	TROJ_GEN.R0C1H01BL14

Buzzitupdate.exe (MD5: 663df4ca6f9c28d59c4e61219597cd3d) has been flagged by 32 scanners:

Scanner Software	Version	Result
Lavasoft Ad-Aware	1120	Gen:Variant.Adware.AddLyrics.5
Agnitum Outpost	7.1.1	Trojan.Adware
AhnLab-V3	2014.01.04	Adware/Win32.AddLyrics
Avira AntiVir	7.11.123.120	TR/AddLyrics.A.25
avast!	2014.9-140110	Win32:Agent-ASKR [PUP]
AVG	2015.0.3598	Skodna.Generic_r
Baidu-International	4.0.3.14110	Adware.Win32.AddLyrics.X
Bitdefender	1.0.20.50	Gen:Variant.Adware.AddLyrics.5
Comodo Security	17550	Application.Win32.AddLyrics.X
Emsisoft Anti-Malware	8.14.01.10.01	Gen:Variant.Adware.AddLyrics
ESET-NOD32	8.9249	a variant of Win32/AdWare.AddLyrics.X
Fortinet FortiGate	1/10/2014	Riskware/AddLyrics
F-Secure	11.2014-10-01_6	Gen:Variant.Adware.AddLyrics.5
G Data	14.1.22	Gen:Variant.Adware.AddLyrics
IKARUS anti.virus	t3scan.2.2.29	Trojan.Win32.AddLyrics
K7 AntiVirus	13.175.10735	Adware
K7GW	13.175.10735	Adware ( 004910ef1 )
Kingsoft AntiVirus	331020.49267	Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud)
Malwarebytes	v2014.01.10.01	Trojan.Agent.ED
McAfee	5600.7254	Artemis!663DF4CA6F9C
McAfee-GW-Edition	7.7254	Artemis!663DF4CA6F9C
Microsoft Security Essentials	1.10201	Adware:Win32/AddLyrics
MicroWorld-eScan	15.0.0.30	Gen:Variant.Adware.AddLyrics.5
Panda Antivirus	14.01.10.01	Trj/CI.A
Symantec	1/10/2014 rev. 6	Trojan.Gen
Total Defense	37.0.10498	Win32/AddLyrics.YOTEEBD
Trend Micro	10.465.10	TROJ_GEN.R0CBC0SLK13
TrendMicro-HouseCall	7.2.10	TROJ_GEN.R0CBC0SLK13
VIPRE Antivirus	25076	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
Antiy-AVL	0.1.0.1	Trojan/Win32.SGeneric
Kaspersky	12.0.0.1225	not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.Agent.heur
Dr.Web	7.00.7.12100	Trojan.Revizer.1

Buzz-it_wd.exe (MD5: 5afe4e67b014334570ce05d50b969373) has been flagged by 17 scanners:

Scanner Software	Version	Result
Lavasoft Ad-Aware	12.0.163.0	Application.Generic.614376
Antiy-AVL	0.1.0.1	Trojan/Win32.SGeneric
AVG	13.0.0.3169	Generic5.APSI
Baidu-International	3.5.1.41473	Adware.Win32.AD150.A
Bitdefender	7.2	Application.Generic.614376
Comodo Security	18113	Application.Win32.Adware.WDUnlocker.A
ESET-NOD32	9683	a variant of Win32/AdWare.AddLyrics.AJ
Fortinet FortiGate	4	Riskware/AD150
F-Secure	11.0.19100.45	Application.Generic.614376
G Data	24	Application.Generic.614376
Kaspersky	12.0.0.1225	not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.Agent.heur
MicroWorld-eScan	12.0.250.0	Application.Generic.614376
Symantec	20131.1.5.61	WS.Reputation.1
TrendMicro-HouseCall	9.700-1001	TROJ_GEN.F47V0331
VIPRE Antivirus	28280	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
Dr.Web	7.00.7.12100	Trojan.Revizer.1
Microsoft Security Essentials	1.10302	Adware:Win32/AddLyrics

Software Behaviors

Scheduled tasks:

Buzzitupdate.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Buzz-it Update' (runs daily at 15.22).
Buzz-it_wd.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Buzz-it_wd' (runs daily at 8.17).

Startup Entries

Startup tasks:

Buzzitupdate.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Buzz-it Update.
Buzz-it_wd.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Buzz-it_wd.

Software Details

URL:

–

Support:

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Installation path:

C:\Program Files\buzz-it

Uninstaller:

C:\Program Files\Buzz-it\Uninstall.exe

Size:

1.00 MB

Language:

English

Buzz-it Executable Details

Primary executable:

Buzzitupdate.exe

Name:

Buzz-it

Path:

C:\Program Files\buzz-it\Buzzitupdate.exe

MD5:

663df4ca6f9c28d59c4e61219597cd3d

SHA-1:

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SHA-256:

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File Type

Filename

MD5

EXE

uninstall.exe

425b47d4281a229b3fb2e8ebcf4a7433

DLL

150.dll

Malware

0103adbba59dd52078ba655c34d3df60

EXE

Buzzitupdate.exe

Malware

663df4ca6f9c28d59c4e61219597cd3d

EXE

Buzz-it_wd.exe

Adware

5afe4e67b014334570ce05d50b969373

File Type	Filename	MD5
EXE	uninstall.exe	425b47d4281a229b3fb2e8ebcf4a7433
DLL	150.dll Malware	0103adbba59dd52078ba655c34d3df60
EXE	Buzzitupdate.exe Malware	663df4ca6f9c28d59c4e61219597cd3d
EXE	Buzz-it_wd.exe Adware	5afe4e67b014334570ce05d50b969373