LyricXeeker

LyricXeeker is a PUP (Potentially Unwanted Program) that has been associated with various irritating symptoms. LyricXeeker causes symptoms such as disrupting your computer's performance and causing the appearance of pop-up windows and advertisements on the affected Web browser. LyricXeeker is not a severe threat but its symptoms can be irritating at best, and severely disruptive in most cases. LyricXeeker effectively takes over the affected Web browser and forces the computer user to visit certain websites or view advertisements associated with LyricXeeker.

When this unwanted component is installed, LyricXeeker makes changes to your computer's settings, lowering your computer's security and affecting your Web browser's default websites. PC security analysts have observed that LyricXeeker may change your Web browser's homepage and default search engine as well as alter some of its default settings. These changes are meant to force computer users to visit LyricXeeker's associated websites repeatedly, exposing computer users to advertisements and sponsored affiliate marketing links in an effort to generate revenue at the expense of the computer user.

Problems that May be Caused by LyricXeeker

You cannot trust the makers of LyricXeeker to deliver trustworthy content to your computer. Websites and content associated with LyricXeeker may expose your computer to malicious content. It is important to remove this threat immediately from your computer with the help of a strong anti-malware application. LyricXeeker has been associated with browser redirects, pop-up windows, advertisements, bogus error messages, various performance problems and fake search engine results. LyricXeeker may also compromise your privacy by keeping track of your online activity and observing your browser history. This information is quite valuable since it may be sold to marketers and advertising agencies in order to display advertisements on your computer and create new advertisement campaigns.

Removing LyricXeeker and the Potential Problems Caused by It

Fortunately, in most cases it is possible to remove LyricXeeker from an affected computer using the Windows 'Add and Remove Programs' Control Panel. However, since LyricXeeker may expose your computer to malicious content, it is important to use a strong anti-malware program to scan your computer afterward. Finally, LyricXeeker may have made changes to your Web browser and computer settings which may need to be reverted manually once LyricXeeker has been removed.