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EnigmaSoft Threat Scorecard
EnigmaSoft Threat Scorecards are assessment reports for different malware threats which have been collected and analyzed by our research team. EnigmaSoft Threat Scorecards evaluate and rank threats using several metrics including real-world and potential risk factors, trends, frequency, prevalence, and persistence. EnigmaSoft Threat Scorecards are updated regularly based on our research data and metrics and are useful for a wide range of computer users, from end users seeking solutions to remove malware from their systems to security experts analyzing threats.
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Ranking: The ranking of a particular threat in EnigmaSoft’s Threat Database.
Severity Level: The determined severity level of an object, represented numerically, based on our risk modeling process and research, as explained in our Threat Assessment Criteria.
Infected Computers: The number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular threat detected on infected computers as reported by SpyHunter.
See also Threat Assessment Criteria.
| Threat Level: | 20 % (Normal) |
| Infected Computers: | 7 |
| First Seen: | September 12, 2015 |
| Last Seen: | January 10, 2019 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
The Hi-Lighter browser extension comes from Revizer Technologies Ltd. and may be deployed to users via freeware packages as an optional offer. The Hi-Lighter extension may manifest as a small toolbox colored in yellow that would appear when users mark text, video and images on the Internet. It may provide options to search Bing, Google and Wikipedia for information regarding the marked object. You should know that Revizer Technologies Ltd. is responsible for the deployment of adware, riskware and browser hijackers like Shieldren, Hit-Buzz Ads and Consumer-feedback.net with the goal of earning marketing revenue. The Hi-Lighter browser extension is not an exception and is classified by security researchers as adware. The Hi-Lighter adware is built on the Crossrider platform and may affect Web browser based on Chromium, Internet Explorer and the Mozilla project. The Hi-Lighter adware may use pop-up and pop-under windows to promote products and services, and users may see sponsored materials loaded on banners and ad-boxes that appear on every page they visit. The Hi-Lighter adware may use tracking cookies to detect your approximate geographical location and read you your bookmarks collection to show customized marketing materials that may not be welcomed by many users. The Hi-Lighter adware may install its files in the hidden ProgramData folder that Windows uses to store program settings and user-specific UI settings. A reliable anti-spyware tool should be used to find and eliminate the binary associated with the Hi-Lighter on your PC.
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Directories
Hi-Lighter Ads may create the following directory or directories:
| %PROGRAMFILES%\Hi-Lighter |
| %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Hi-Lighter |
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