Exlee.com
Posted: April 25, 2016
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: | 14,938 |
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Threat Level: | 5/10 |
Infected PCs: | 1,237 |
First Seen: | April 25, 2016 |
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Last Seen: | September 13, 2023 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Exlee is a suspicious Web extension with browser hijacking features. Exlee.com may become part of your system if you download any freeware from unreliable platforms, and skip details during the installation process. Exlee may alter the configuration of Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Intenet Explorer automatically. You may not appreciate the modifications. This browser hijacker may change your homepage to exlee.com, which is a low-quality search provider. If you don't want to risk visiting potentially harmful sites, you should not use this engine. The developers of Exlee gain profits from transferring unsuspecting users towards specific third-party pages. The partner network is very large. Whenever the sponsored links that exlee.com shows lead you to some of these domains, the developers of the browser hijacker will get certain commissions. On the other hand, the administrators of the partner sites will receive a steady flow of visitors, which may help them grow their business. You should know that some of the affiliated pages may be unsafe. It is true that in some cases exlee.com may open legitimate e-commerce platforms, but in other circumstances you may end up on compromised domains. One of the main issues with this search engine is that Exlee.com doesn't mark the ads properly. The sponsored links may seem to be legitimate results. You may notice them in the front positions. As long as the browser hijacker remains in your system, exlee.com may be your default search engine. This shady provider may appear as your homepage or default new tab screen. The unwanted add-on may enter inconspicuously in software bundles. You may fail when trying to disable this extension manually since it is very stubborn. The most efficient way to delete the browser hijacker is to use advanced security software.
Technical Details
Registry Modifications
File name without pathwww.exlee[1].xmlRegexp file mask%WINDIR%\System32\Tasks\exlee[RANDOM CHARACTERS]%WINDIR%\Tasks\exlee[RANDOM CHARACTERS].jobHKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\exlee.comSoftware\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\www.exlee.com
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