bestLyrics-34

bestLyrics-34

Known Toolbar

by PassWizard

What is bestLyrics-34?

bestLyrics-34 is software application developed by PassWizard. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 85.71% of installations running this operating system. bestLyrics-34's installer is typically 5.00 MB in size and installs around 15 files.

bestLyrics-34 is most popular in the United States with 63.09% of installations residing in this country.

bestLyrics-34 adds 1 scheduled task to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times.

About bestLyrics-34?

bestLyrics is a co-bundled application that offers users the ability to display lyrics while watching YouTube videos. However, it is important to note that this software also behaves as a potentially unwanted program that operates as a web browser hijacker. Once installed, it functions as a toolbar and web extension within the web browser. Its primary objective is to take control of the user's browser by modifying the search provider and redirecting web searches to specific search engines with which the publisher has a revenue relationship. Furthermore, this toolbar and extension are designed to encourage users to click on sponsored advertising through various techniques, including modifying the default home page, search provider, built-in search box, address bar, and 'new tab' functionality to promote the affiliated search portal. These behaviors are implemented to maximize the potential for user interaction with sponsored advertising.

Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in bestLyrics-34.

utils.exe (MD5: cf311ba68bd45af1d307b36787a43b5a) has been flagged by 22 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Bkav FE HW32.CDB
Dr.Web Trojan.Crossrider.9
ESET-NOD32 Win32/Packed.VMDetector.B
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.TubeSing.A
Symantec WS.Reputation
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.F47V1019
AVG Generic5.AIIQ
Baidu-International Trojan.Win32.Toolbar.CrossRider.J
Bitdefender Adware.Generic.607531
Emsisoft Anti-Malware Adware.Generic.607531 (B)
Fortinet FortiGate Adware/Lyckriks
F-Secure Adware.Generic.607531
G Data Adware.Generic.607531
K7 AntiVirus Trojan ( 0048c68d1 )
K7GW Trojan ( 0048c68d1 )
Kaspersky not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Lyckriks.ly
Kingsoft AntiVirus Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud)
McAfee Artemis!6FFC8741354B
McAfee-GW-Edition Artemis!6FFC8741354B
MicroWorld-eScan Adware.Generic.607531
Sophos Generic PUA HF
VIPRE Antivirus Crossrider (fs)
bestLyrics-34-firefoxinstaller.exe (MD5: 454b3c13824f53974c0b17c1ac287f87) has been flagged by 11 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Baidu-International Trojan.Win32.Toolbar.CrossRider.J
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.J
K7 AntiVirus Trojan
K7GW Trojan
Kingsoft AntiVirus Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud)
McAfee Artemis!454B3C13824F
McAfee-GW-Edition Artemis!454B3C13824F
Sophos Generic PUA NE
Symantec Adware.FindLyrics
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.R0C1H05JP13
VIPRE Antivirus Crossrider (fs)
bestLyrics-34-chromeinstaller.exe (MD5: 6ffc8741354bba6a59bdf15d5aea12d0) has been flagged by 19 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
AVG Generic5.AIIQ
Baidu-International Trojan.Win32.Toolbar.CrossRider.J
Bitdefender Adware.Generic.607531
Emsisoft Anti-Malware Adware.Generic.607531 (B)
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.K
Fortinet FortiGate Adware/Lyckriks
F-Secure Adware.Generic.607531
G Data Adware.Generic.607531
K7 AntiVirus Trojan ( 0048c68d1 )
K7GW Trojan ( 0048c68d1 )
Kaspersky not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Lyckriks.ly
Kingsoft AntiVirus Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud)
McAfee Artemis!6FFC8741354B
McAfee-GW-Edition Artemis!6FFC8741354B
MicroWorld-eScan Adware.Generic.607531
Sophos Generic PUA HF
Symantec Adware.FindLyrics
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.R047H05JP13
VIPRE Antivirus Crossrider (fs)

Software Behaviors

Scheduled tasks:
  • bestLyrics-34-enabler.exe is scheduled as a task named 'temp_bestLyrics-34-enabler'.

Startup Entries

Startup tasks:
  • bestLyrics-34-firefoxinstaller.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named bestLyrics-34-firefoxinstaller.
  • bestLyrics-34-updater.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named bestLyrics-34-updater.
  • bestLyrics-34-enabler.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named bestLyrics-34-enabler.
  • bestLyrics-34-chromeinstaller.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named bestLyrics-34-chromeinstaller.
  • bestLyrics-34-codedownloader.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named bestLyrics-34-codedownloader.

Software Details

URL:
Support:
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\bestlyrics-34
Uninstaller:
C:\Program Files\bestLyrics-34\Uninstall.exe /fromcontrolpanel=1
Size:
5.00 MB
Language:
English

bestLyrics-34 Executable Details

Primary executable:
utils.exe
Name:
bestLyrics-34
Path:
C:\Program Files\bestlyrics-34\utils.exe
MD5:
cf311ba68bd45af1d307b36787a43b5a
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by bestLyrics-34
File Type Filename MD5
EXE
756f238d9d267a4a550f792f5522c68e
EXE
utils.exe
Malware
cf311ba68bd45af1d307b36787a43b5a
EXE
f37595e743126037ec6fb0aef5085085
DLL
96e9d1f5cef9dcff9783479b243a9393
DLL
4dd84a5155c447902b4ea45089838626
EXE
7f8cfcb9a1218def79dd5fcc8ebbea53
EXE
454b3c13824f53974c0b17c1ac287f87
EXE
c756a86ef642b4b8d069d6a9528113b2
EXE
6d021b5af2404edccf1d397d442a874e
EXE
6ffc8741354bba6a59bdf15d5aea12d0