Threat Database Adware LyricsContainer

LyricsContainer

By GoldSparrow in Adware

Threat Scorecard

Threat Level: 20 % (Normal)
Infected Computers: 47,812
First Seen: July 4, 2013
Last Seen: May 20, 2022
OS(es) Affected: Windows

LyricsContainer is an advertisement platform that may affect most PCs using the Windows operating system. LyricsContainer is considered a PUP or Potentially Unwanted Program. LyricsContainer may enter a computer without the computer user's permission, bundled with other software. Once LyricsContainer has entered a computer, LyricsContainer makes alters to the affected browser that cause numerous problems on the affected computer. The point of LyricsContainer and problems linked to with this PUP is to expose computer users to marketing or promotional material. LyricsContainer may make it very hard for computer users to use the affected browser effectively since many of LyricsContainer's problems may interrupt the affected computer user's activities and make it difficult to access unrelated websites normally. Security researchers advise the immediate removal of LyricsContainer with the aid of a fully updated anti-malware application.

Particularities of the LyricsContainer Infection

The following are problems that have been linked to with LyricsContainer and similar advertisement platform threats:

  1. LyricsContainer makes various alterations to your browser and system settings.
  2. LyricsContainer may affect your browser and computer's performance. The LyricsContainer advertisement platform may cause the affected browser to slow down or crash at random intervals.
  3. LyricsContainer may make your browser more vulnerable to other threats by decreasing its security settings and preventing computer users from visiting certain websites or launching certain applications.
  4. LyricsContainer may alter your browser's default search engine and home page. This makes it possible for LyricsContainer to expose computer users to potentially unsafe online content when the affected browser is launched.
  5. LyricsContainer may cause browser redirects, forcing computer users to visit LyricsContainer's related websites repeatedly.
  6. LyricsContainer may cause affected browsers to display pop-up windows and advertisements.

If LyricsContainer is installed on your browser, it is important to remove LyricsContainer immediately with the aid of a fully-updated anti-malware program. In many cases, LyricsContainer may make alters to your browser that should be removed manually even after LyricsContainer has been uninstalled. To prevent future LyricsContainer infections, always download software from fully-updated, reputable sources and use custom installation to ensure that no unwanted components, such as LyricsContainer or other PUPs, are also being installed on your computer.

Aliases

1 security vendors flagged this file as malicious.

Anti-Virus Software Detection
Symantec WS.Reputation.1

SpyHunter Detects & Remove LyricsContainer

File System Details

LyricsContainer may create the following file(s):
# File Name MD5 Detections
1. LyricsContainer_wd.exe 2538022cde7f64e9589e927cb27db8b0 1,093
2. 157.dll 80e156764702d816cb07c8310c2454ee 307
3. 130.dll.vir 08f29439d4853dd3b28bcddcac33a7c8 191
4. LyricsContainerMM161.exe 04622119600a760485ceaf47ec2fba48 150
5. LyricsContainersFm.exe f9661f4a69ec35b88bc9f669672cb895 113
6. LyricsContainerg.exe eade467c5b56fe06af52885717a96c11 113
7. i0LyricsContainerpp175.exe 2307942e1318bd0d87f4a93dc5bdc00e 100
8. b3LyricsContainero.exe b601ef7d3ecc18e494ae173e43f75ed1 89
9. Z1LyricsContainerg16.exe a3f08c926a34156d2d1f85e0e3f55d87 73
10. 131.dll 670122a92adc3689edabe4df149a81d6 67
11. 130.dll a1b2b96d94d343aae072558a94a45285 30
12. u1LyricsContainerf18.exe ac514e96b74f4c5a9e86e5d5ec73a4ac 25
13. 178.dll ca102f57eba8889dc110978c71f69f67 17
14. LookF.exe f825ba4bfca25d83c0ee337e0c2c1c74 16
15. 178_x64.dll c33577db654257b6ec9cfc42a5769a0e 16
16. LookForWord157.exe 78bc3f8db6570134bffbaf7502ef6f0e 12
17. 133.dll baf6bcae4c1b22d166164f814fe6a36d 7
18. LookForWord_wd.exe fa542d30eeecbe31f526c040cd857a52 4
19. F0fI178.exe 14484cfe934a8e1a166025f4decfc08e 4
20. 126.dll 75c7c9d7afc81885a1c9a27d0787a684 4
21. 128.dll fe81a611e58a4b6dff779fc950a6b6b4 3
22. LyricsContainer_1060-8001_up[1] 1ba0d76257ecacb9242cbe48eba89695 2
23. 1060-8001_LyricsContainer[1] 067487dcafcd216d786153f2e0ace481 2
24. LyricsContainertmp.exe ecb291c5d0edd8259dbc51eb380e15c3 1
25. Uninstall.exe 71be063ef6807fa19eaac01017e8c343 1
26. TandemRunner.exe 3f77c1de446135ed8dbe6706837d6c4c 1
27. LyricsContainer153.exe d2ec2fe90f6a412581ead9bc8ad1ead1 1
28. LrcsCtrUpdr.exe 2aa03360cb3589efd0d90e00274a19f5 1
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