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Adware.LyricsParty

Posted: October 14, 2013

Threat Metric

Threat Level: 2/10
Infected PCs: 99,303
First Seen: October 14, 2013
Last Seen: February 26, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

Lyrics Party is an adware program that adds the option of accompanying lyrics with viewing streaming videos, but also injects unwanted advertisements into your browser. Even though Lyrics Party isn't considered a threat, malware researchers regularly see similar adware programs failing to provide sufficient security safeguards for their advertising networks, along with an overall lack of advertisement-managing settings for the user. Since Lyrics Party may be a security risk and may harm your PC's performance, deleting Lyrics Party with an accurate anti-malware product is the safest bet for dealing with its presence on your computer, either uninvited or consensual.

Lyrics Party: Having a Party in Your Browser, and Advertisements are Invited

Lyrics Party is part of the adware 'subgenre' of Potentially Unwanted Programs, a broad grouping of software that may have limited positive effects but aren't deliberately hostile to your PC's security. Basing its features on the previously-established popularity of online movie websites, Lyrics Party attempts to provide text lyrics for any music videos you may be watching – although many popular streaming sites already provide similar features in various states of functionality. What makes Lyrics Party worth malware researchers' time is its inclusion of advertisements that are injected in unrelated sites, in formats that may include pop-up banners, additional 'search results' and/or keyword links.

Lyrics Party also has one more characteristic of a PUP: Lyrics Party doesn't use normal software distribution methods or any form of visible online marketing to find new users. Most cases of adware programs in this set of circumstances involve them exploiting general software bundles that let them install themselves along with separate programs. A little extra caution around download sources from less reputable locations, such as free software sites or torrenting networks, always should be considered helpful for avoiding potential Lyrics Party installers.

A Shutdown for Any Unwanted Advertising Festivities


With the limited worth of Lyrics Party's useful features and the substantial performance and safety issues around its add-on-monetizing plans, malware analysts only can recommend deleting Lyrics Party from your PC in almost all situations where Lyrics Party is noticed. Anti-malware and anti-adware software usually should be turned towards for handling Lyrics Party's deletion, since Lyrics Party, like many other kinds of adware, has a history of not uninstalling itself entirely upon request. However, no long-term harm has been reported from encounters with Lyrics Party in any case where its removal has been handled properly.

The browsers with which Lyrics Party has full compatibility are still being determined. Nonetheless, malware researchers have seen many nearly-identical (in all respects except their brand names) types of adware in circulation and expect to see new ones for the indefinite future. As long as advertising remains profitable, protecting your PC from adware like Lyrics Party will be a necessity.

Aliases

Artemis!D1CF8965323C [McAfee]

Technical Details

File System Modifications

Tutorials: If you wish to learn how to remove malware components manually, you can read the tutorials on how to find malware, kill unwanted processes, remove malicious DLLs and delete other harmful files. Always be sure to back up your PC before making any changes.

The following files were created in the system:



%PROGRAMFILES%\LyricsParty-16\LyricsParty-16-enabler.exe File name: LyricsParty-16-enabler.exe
Size: 346.62 KB (346624 bytes)
MD5: 286cca338443bf590c2f8ee2f4456545
Detection count: 5,874
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\LyricsParty-16
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: July 26, 2020
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\LyricsParty-16\LyricsParty-16-updater.exe File name: LyricsParty-16-updater.exe
Size: 367.1 KB (367104 bytes)
MD5: 1f34fac9d2b1aa112ad1b26b0ba7c61d
Detection count: 5,593
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\LyricsParty-16
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 10, 2018
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\LyricsParty-16\LyricsParty-16-bho64.dll File name: LyricsParty-16-bho64.dll
Size: 963.07 KB (963072 bytes)
MD5: 5ae135ae31d0712e6f4a92e700b65666
Detection count: 4,551
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Path: %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\LyricsParty-16
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 10, 2018
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\LyricsParty-16\LyricsParty-16-bho64.dll File name: LyricsParty-16-bho64.dll
Size: 954.36 KB (954368 bytes)
MD5: f227d30653701caf20532eb14c895af2
Detection count: 3,028
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Path: %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\LyricsParty-16
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: July 26, 2020
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\LyricsParty-16\LyricsParty-16-firefoxinstaller.exe File name: LyricsParty-16-firefoxinstaller.exe
Size: 722.94 KB (722944 bytes)
MD5: a623b2ea0819978c7f7623c3d05d0a13
Detection count: 1,878
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\LyricsParty-16
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: July 26, 2020
%PROGRAMFILES%\LyricsParty-1\LyricsParty-1-bho.dll File name: LyricsParty-1-bho.dll
Size: 598.52 KB (598528 bytes)
MD5: 3d47c4fe8c67ae6799fd55abefe10127
Detection count: 1,316
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\LyricsParty-1
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: October 14, 2013
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\LyricsParty-16\Uninstall.exe File name: Uninstall.exe
Size: 115.2 KB (115200 bytes)
MD5: 8c2a5c64f08865d525979b96915575d3
Detection count: 756
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\LyricsParty-16
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: June 29, 2020
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\LyricsParty-1\LyricsParty-1-enabler.exe File name: LyricsParty-1-enabler.exe
Size: 346.62 KB (346624 bytes)
MD5: 5296130aa899552cfcf2d88af919608c
Detection count: 590
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\LyricsParty-1
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: October 14, 2013
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\lyricsparty-16\lyricsparty-16-bg.exe File name: lyricsparty-16-bg.exe
Size: 751.61 KB (751616 bytes)
MD5: 63932edfd5e3d0a398e098c2f054137a
Detection count: 541
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\lyricsparty-16
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 21, 2014
C:\Qoobox\Quarantine\C\Program Files\LyricsParty-15\LyricsParty-15-codedownloader.exe.vir File name: LyricsParty-15-codedownloader.exe.vir
Size: 487.42 KB (487424 bytes)
MD5: 35519e624d14782690a27caf9fee96ac
Detection count: 532
Mime Type: unknown/vir
Path: C:\Qoobox\Quarantine\C\Program Files\LyricsParty-15\LyricsParty-15-codedownloader.exe.vir
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: June 30, 2021
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\LyricsParty-15\LyricsParty-15-enabler.exe File name: LyricsParty-15-enabler.exe
Size: 346.62 KB (346624 bytes)
MD5: 79bf5450f112e7286210994b906889d0
Detection count: 527
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\LyricsParty-15
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: February 3, 2020
C:\Qoobox\Quarantine\C\Program Files\LyricsParty-15\LyricsParty-15-updater.exe.vir File name: LyricsParty-15-updater.exe.vir
Size: 363.52 KB (363520 bytes)
MD5: b1bd0d773fbf11b6a1caf827bd989e11
Detection count: 506
Mime Type: unknown/vir
Path: C:\Qoobox\Quarantine\C\Program Files\LyricsParty-15\LyricsParty-15-updater.exe.vir
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: June 30, 2021
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\LyricsParty\LyricsParty155.exe File name: LyricsParty155.exe
Size: 180.22 KB (180224 bytes)
MD5: bcefbab2c2ce7d95ded28f31282fb297
Detection count: 269
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\LyricsParty
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 21, 2014
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\LyricsParty\LyricsParty_wd.exe File name: LyricsParty_wd.exe
Size: 93.18 KB (93184 bytes)
MD5: 03d57deda42b0f084e5d7f876b2d73e7
Detection count: 253
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\LyricsParty
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 21, 2014
C:\Qoobox\Quarantine\C\Program Files\LyricsParty-15\LyricsParty-15-firefoxinstaller.exe.vir File name: LyricsParty-15-firefoxinstaller.exe.vir
Size: 722.94 KB (722944 bytes)
MD5: 7546b67bc824508161e23ce95006a982
Detection count: 157
Mime Type: unknown/vir
Path: C:\Qoobox\Quarantine\C\Program Files\LyricsParty-15\LyricsParty-15-firefoxinstaller.exe.vir
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: June 30, 2021
%PROGRAMFILES%\LyricsParty-1\LyricsParty-1-bho.dll File name: LyricsParty-1-bho.dll
Size: 598.52 KB (598528 bytes)
MD5: cea4bbcd7d679c77d0d97d7d348c09bc
Detection count: 110
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\LyricsParty-1
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: October 14, 2013
%PROGRAMFILES%\LyricsParty-15\LyricsParty-15-bho.dll File name: LyricsParty-15-bho.dll
Size: 598.52 KB (598528 bytes)
MD5: 19c7157317d2fb97e31d4d31a8bbf037
Detection count: 52
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\LyricsParty-15
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: October 14, 2013
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\lyricsparty-15\lyricsparty-15-bg.exe File name: lyricsparty-15-bg.exe
Size: 738.3 KB (738304 bytes)
MD5: c604dbc886bffab3e36fa2ea849fb4af
Detection count: 47
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\lyricsparty-15
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: October 14, 2013
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\lyricsparty-16\lyricsparty-16-buttonutil64.exe File name: lyricsparty-16-buttonutil64.exe
Size: 477.18 KB (477184 bytes)
MD5: 3e0af689b67e349f276131bc0eeea569
Detection count: 16
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\lyricsparty-16
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: June 29, 2020
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\lyricsparty-16\lyricsparty-16-buttonutil64.exe File name: lyricsparty-16-buttonutil64.exe
Size: 450.56 KB (450560 bytes)
MD5: e60750577a1f5224f146c628342fa369
Detection count: 12
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\lyricsparty-16
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 21, 2014
%PROGRAMFILES%\LyricsParty-1\LyricsParty-1-bho.dll File name: LyricsParty-1-bho.dll
Size: 598.52 KB (598528 bytes)
MD5: 41e6b73725bddd61d02249c895c249b2
Detection count: 3
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\LyricsParty-1
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 21, 2014

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