According to the Dr.Web report web resources that offer free online music, movies or games may also distribute harmful software called Trojan.Lyrics.

This software shows annoying advertising and opens in the browser window suspicious web sites without the owner’s knowledge.

According to the report, the potential victims of this trojan are the ones who like to listen to the music online. By means of this software the users are supposed to play any music hosted on YouTube and at the same time see the lyrics on the screen.

The offer to download this software is published in torrent-trackers, music websites and social networks pages. Trojan.Lyrics can be also downloaded from several websites that belong to its developers, but more often this software is secretly being installed together with other free software downloaded on the Internet. Experts note that creators of free software all Trojan.Lyrics to the distribution kit of their own software in order to demonstrate advertisement to users.

During the installation of the downloaded software the user of offered the option of turning the installation of additional feature but in reality it is being installed anyways. Once the software is installed on the computer, pop-up messages and new windows start to show advertisement once the browser is opened. In addition, once you click on various links the Trojan is able to redirect the user to dangerous and phishing websites.

Experts note that in recent months there has been a noticeable increase in the number of computers contaminated with Trojan.Lyrics. According to the statistics, this Trojan currently occupies the leading position in the list of discovered threats.

Source: RIA Novosti