SearchLee – What is it?

“SearchLee” search hijacker is a potentially unwanted application (PUA)¹, that is spread as a plugin for your internet browser. It is usually advertised as an add-on for Chrome or Firefox, that assists to search some special info, as an example, about sport events, make your web browser far more secure, allow downloading of any kind of web video, et cetera.

However, the “SearchLee” plugin is fairly ineffective due to the fact that all such functions are currently integrated to your web browser and/or system. Such advertising and marketing slogans are targeted at low-skilled computer users, for example, pensioners or schoolchildren. However frequently even skilled users are getting caught on such a lure. In certain situations, this hijacker is dispersed together with free apps.

How harmful is SearchLee hijacker?

Besides its impracticality, SearchLee hijacker is likewise quite hazardous for browser utilization. It changes your search engine to its specific – Searchlee.com, and likewise alters your background, putting its watermark on your wallpaper (or, occasionally, changing it to default with the mentioned symbol).

In addition to seeable modifications done by SearchLee hijacker, you might discover that several of your search inquiries are redirecting to the dubious sites, full of links and advertisements – so-called doorway sites. Such websites can contain web links for malware downloads. The chance of redirecting boosts if you attempt to launch Google search page forcibly.

But all these activities are much more annoying than truly harmful. The major danger, particularly for individuals who have a great deal of secret information in their internet browsers, is embedded in data gathering capabilities. Cookie files, conversations, often-visited sites, as well as various other activities are simply collected by SearchLee hijacker.