Directions Express
Posted: April 12, 2017
Threat Metric
The following fields listed on the Threat Meter containing a specific value, are explained in detail below:
Threat Level: The threat level scale goes from 1 to 10 where 10 is the highest level of severity and 1 is the lowest level of severity. Each specific level is relative to the threat's consistent assessed behaviors collected from SpyHunter's risk assessment model.
Detection Count: The collective number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular malware threat. The detection count is calculated from infected PCs retrieved from diagnostic and scan log reports generated by SpyHunter.
Volume Count: Similar to the detection count, the Volume Count is specifically based on the number of confirmed and suspected threats infecting systems on a daily basis. High volume counts usually represent a popular threat but may or may not have infected a large number of systems. High detection count threats could lay dormant and have a low volume count. Criteria for Volume Count is relative to a daily detection count.
Trend Path: The Trend Path, utilizing an up arrow, down arrow or equal symbol, represents the level of recent movement of a particular threat. Up arrows represent an increase, down arrows represent a decline and the equal symbol represent no change to a threat's recent movement.
% Impact (Last 7 Days): This demonstrates a 7-day period change in the frequency of a malware threat infecting PCs. The percentage impact correlates directly to the current Trend Path to determine a rise or decline in the percentage.
Ranking: | 13,543 |
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Threat Level: | 8/10 |
Infected PCs: | 2,984 |
First Seen: | April 12, 2017 |
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Last Seen: | September 4, 2023 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
The Directions Express is a Potentially Unwanted Program whose installation may sometimes lead to unwanted changes to the Web browser's settings. One of the changes that the Directions Express may introduce is setting the browser's default new tab page to Search.searchdirex.com, a website that is associated with the extension's publisher and hosts a search field accompanied by several other features and utilities. Using Search.searchdirex.com is not considered unsafe since the page is not used to spread harmful content and all of its features appear to be working fine. Search queries ran through Search.searchdirex.com will redirect users to Google.com's search results. Search.searchdirex.com also has several clones that can be found at plantransit.com and easy-to-use-directions.com.
Users might be interested in installing the Directions Express because this extension provides them with a neat way to get directions and routing information directly from their Web browser. The map service that the Directions Express uses is HERE WeGo, a free service that can be accessed and used without the installation of 3rd-party utilities like the Directions Express. In addition to the search feature, the Search.searchdirex.com page also includes a weather widget, a collection of links to popular Web destinations, and also links to other online maps such as Google Maps and Bing Maps.
The removal of the Directions Express is not mandatory, but it might be necessary if you want to dispose of Searc.searchdirex.com and restore your Web browser's regular new tab page. The removal of the Directions Express is a task that can be carried out manually since the software does not use any shady self-preservation techniques, and a traditional uninstall should remove all files. Users who want to be extra sure that none of the components linked to the Directions Express will stay on their computers also can rely on credible cyber security utilities to remove this PUP.
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