LyricsFan-21

LyricsFan-21

Known Toolbar

by Showpass

What is LyricsFan-21?

LyricsFan-21 is software application developed by Showpass. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 58.82% of installations running this operating system. LyricsFan-21's installer is typically 8.00 MB in size and installs around 15 files.

LyricsFan-21 is most popular in Brazil with 41.18% of installations residing in this country.

About LyricsFan-21?

LyricsFan is a web browser toolbar and extension that functions as an adware application. The primary purpose of the web extension is to take control of the user's browser by modifying the search provider and redirecting web searches to a specific search engine partner in order to generate revenue for the publisher. This toolbar is typically installed through bundled offers within third-party distributions. The functionality of the toolbar includes: - Changing the default home page of the web browser to the affiliate search portal - Modifying the search provider, built-in search box, and address bar of the browser - Adjusting the 'new tab' functionality to launch the modified search portal page - Adding alternative error pages, DNS error, and 'page not found' functionality - Introducing additional protective measures for search and home page settings - Injecting advertising in the form of context ads, links, and pop-ups. It is important for users to be aware of the potential impact and behavior of LyricsFan when installed in their browsers.

Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in LyricsFan-21.

utils.exe (MD5: afb5cd4b58741d20e02dd2b7f8e39bf2) has been flagged by 31 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Lavasoft Ad-Aware Gen:Adware.AddLyrics.1
AhnLab-V3 Trojan/Win32.ADH
avast! NSIS:AddLyrics-X [Adw]
Baidu-International Trojan.Win32.VMDetector.B
Bitdefender Gen:Adware.AddLyrics.1
Dr.Web Trojan.Crossrider.9
Emsisoft Anti-Malware Gen:Adware.AddLyrics
ESET-NOD32 Win32/Packed.VMDetector.B
Fortinet FortiGate Adware/Fam.NB
F-Secure Gen:Adware.AddLyrics.1
G Data Gen:Adware.AddLyrics
K7 AntiVirus Trojan
K7GW Trojan ( 0048e47c1 )
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.Lyrics.S
McAfee Adware-AddLyrics
McAfee-GW-Edition Adware-AddLyrics
MicroWorld-eScan Gen:Adware.AddLyrics.1
Sophos Generic PUA DN
Symantec Trojan.ADH
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.R0CBB04JQ13
VIPRE Antivirus Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
Antiy-AVL AdWare/Win32.Lyckriks
AVG Generic5.AIKL
Bkav FE W32.Clodd68.Trojan.f258
Comodo Security ApplicUnwnt
Jiangmin AdWare/Lyckriks.cu
Kaspersky not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Lyckriks.lb
Kingsoft AntiVirus Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud)
Microsoft Security Essentials Adware:Win32/AddLyrics
Vba32 AntiVirus AdWare.Lyckriks
Trend Micro TROJ_SPNR.3AKH13
LyricsFan-21-updater.exe (MD5: cdf373e695616b911872d02ce42f1733) has been flagged by 5 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
AVG Generic_r.GS
Baidu-International Trojan.Win32.Toolbar.CrossRider.I
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.J
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.Lyrics.S
VIPRE Antivirus Crossrider (fs)
LyricsFan-21-enabler.exe (MD5: 515f5833ae2316b5d1699559d91cc536) has been flagged by 6 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Baidu-International Trojan.Win32.Toolbar.CrossRider.I
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.J
Kingsoft AntiVirus Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud)
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.Lyrics.S
VIPRE Antivirus Crossrider (fs)
AVG Generic_r.GS
LyricsFan-21-codedownloader.exe (MD5: 60a906086a5046f610bffc00846d1f62) has been flagged by 6 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
AVG Generic_r.GS
Baidu-International Trojan.Win32.Toolbar.CrossRider.I
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.J
Kingsoft AntiVirus Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud)
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.Lyrics.S
VIPRE Antivirus Crossrider (fs)
LyricsFan-21-chromeinstaller.exe (MD5: 3aae47805334b4ef7c515cad89f5b45b) has been flagged by 19 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Antiy-AVL AdWare/Win32.Lyckriks
AVG Generic5.AIIQ
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.BHO.45
Bkav FE W32.Clodd13.Trojan.a48d
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.K
Fortinet FortiGate Adware/Lyckriks
Jiangmin AdWare/Lyckriks.dm
K7 AntiVirus Trojan ( 0048e2021 )
K7GW Trojan ( 0048e2021 )
Kaspersky not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Lyckriks.ly
Kingsoft AntiVirus Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud)
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.Lyrics.S
McAfee PUP-FEJ!3AAE47805334
McAfee-GW-Edition PUP-FEJ!3AAE47805334
Sophos Generic PUA BB
Symantec Adware.FindLyrics
Trend Micro TROJ_SPNR.3AKH13
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_SPNR.3AKH13
VIPRE Antivirus Crossrider (fs)

Startup Entries

Startup tasks:
  • LyricsFan-21-updater.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named LyricsFan-21-updater.
  • LyricsFan-21-firefoxinstaller.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named LyricsFan-21-firefoxinstaller.
  • LyricsFan-21-enabler.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named LyricsFan-21-enabler.
  • LyricsFan-21-codedownloader.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named LyricsFan-21-codedownloader.
  • LyricsFan-21-chromeinstaller.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named LyricsFan-21-chromeinstaller.

Software Details

URL:
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Support:
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Installation path:
C:\Program Files\lyricsfan-21
Uninstaller:
C:\Program Files\LyricsFan-21\Uninstall.exe /fromcontrolpanel=1
Size:
8.00 MB
Language:
English

LyricsFan-21 Executable Details

Primary executable:
utils.exe
Name:
LyricsFan-21
Path:
C:\Program Files\lyricsfan-21\utils.exe
MD5:
afb5cd4b58741d20e02dd2b7f8e39bf2
SHA-1:
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SHA-256:
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Files installed by LyricsFan-21
File Type Filename MD5
EXE
756f238d9d267a4a550f792f5522c68e
EXE
utils.exe
Malware
afb5cd4b58741d20e02dd2b7f8e39bf2
EXE
2b90cb68ca1aca3c2892389df19de21c
DLL
6282cbc32b942895bda9d420d3b5f8a5
DLL
984c742ffd2d514def44f7edb57b2995
EXE
cdf373e695616b911872d02ce42f1733
EXE
ee5b71f3491aaa486f5ef229ae11540e
EXE
515f5833ae2316b5d1699559d91cc536
EXE
60a906086a5046f610bffc00846d1f62
EXE
3aae47805334b4ef7c515cad89f5b45b