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
9a6609f73ce7692cae18bdf4b124321f
EXE
d0926f77c68f8ceeb93dff70a8fcef48
DLL
c5f9b13809f6a8c0b02195e32617538b
DLL
87e85b1905faef5a15e9a906913e3755
EXE
2f182a007ca8f24cb63c5e36ec3cf527