Threat Database Adware LyricsContainer

LyricsContainer

By GoldSparrow in Adware

Threat Scorecard

Threat Level: 20 % (Normal)
Infected Computers: 47,811
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. LyricsContainerMM161.exe 04622119600a760485ceaf47ec2fba48 150
2. LyricsContainersFm.exe f9661f4a69ec35b88bc9f669672cb895 113
3. LyricsContainerg.exe eade467c5b56fe06af52885717a96c11 113
4. i0LyricsContainerpp175.exe 2307942e1318bd0d87f4a93dc5bdc00e 100
5. b3LyricsContainero.exe b601ef7d3ecc18e494ae173e43f75ed1 89
6. Z1LyricsContainerg16.exe a3f08c926a34156d2d1f85e0e3f55d87 73
7. u1LyricsContainerf18.exe ac514e96b74f4c5a9e86e5d5ec73a4ac 25
8. LookForWord_wd.exe 04917444f32dc69f628ba29b5bc4d8d7 22
9. 178.dll ca102f57eba8889dc110978c71f69f67 17
10. LookF.exe f825ba4bfca25d83c0ee337e0c2c1c74 16
11. 178_x64.dll c33577db654257b6ec9cfc42a5769a0e 16
12. LookF.exe d6d4332b575ddc4dad8b0101a412d880 12
13. LookForWord157.exe 78bc3f8db6570134bffbaf7502ef6f0e 12
14. LookForWord_wd.exe 1262f6d6b20a7bad5198f211108daff1 12
15. LookF.exe 181ce46cde71df05f020b4822beea762 7
16. LrcsCtrUpdr.exe f341b7ec3fea36835637986454d0c5bb 5
17. LookForWord157.exe cc1935f9de980ce57991a068ffc3e3c8 4
18. LookForWord_wd.exe fa542d30eeecbe31f526c040cd857a52 4
19. F0fI178.exe 14484cfe934a8e1a166025f4decfc08e 4
20. LrcsCtrUpdr.exe 80aaad60e4d33b27029c2aaba54854e0 4
21. 126.dll 75c7c9d7afc81885a1c9a27d0787a684 4
22. 128.dll fe81a611e58a4b6dff779fc950a6b6b4 3
23. LrcsCtrUpdr.exe bdc91a02d891f4b140234b9732e33649 3
24. 1060-8001_LyricsContainer[1] 067487dcafcd216d786153f2e0ace481 2
25. LrcsCtrUpdr.exe 936072e579ab6b4ac9ce863c44e9e5cc 1
26. TandemRunner.exe 3f77c1de446135ed8dbe6706837d6c4c 1
27. LyricsContainer153.exe d2ec2fe90f6a412581ead9bc8ad1ead1 1
28. LrcsCtrUpdr.exe 2aa03360cb3589efd0d90e00274a19f5 1
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