PUP.Highlightly

Threat Scorecard

Ranking: 6,047
Threat Level: 10 % (Normal)
Infected Computers: 33,682
First Seen: December 23, 2013
Last Seen: May 9, 2025
OS(es) Affected: Windows

File System Details

PUP.Highlightly may create the following file(s):
# File Name MD5 Detections
1. HighlightlyClientIE.dll b59634cf7f26949e96c2c7d14c793cc8 290
2. hlnfd.sys 8decf397b091ff0af81cc48c601c6b94 79
3. highlightly_1612-b3c8818a.exe 1049f0dace8c7219f87b109e3c81fcf6 25
4. hlsvc.exe 80ec3d63b3688282c23fc9254145b230 2
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Registry Details

PUP.Highlightly may create the following registry entry or registry entries:
CLSID
{483F56D2-1D67-44A5-A4C5-67DBB724F7A0}
{83F2328D-0D6A-42B4-B0C4-02A929EDD4BE}
{EA3802D2-C00A-4478-9319-34075A31C28F}
Regexp file mask
%WinDir%\System32\drivers\hlnfd.sys
SOFTWARE\Highlightly
Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Approved Extensions\{83F2328D-0D6A-42B4-B0C4-02A929EDD4BE}
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{83F2328D-0D6A-42B4-B0C4-02A929EDD4BE}
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\PreApproved\{83F2328D-0D6A-42B4-B0C4-02A929EDD4BE}
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Settings\{83F2328D-0D6A-42B4-B0C4-02A929EDD4BE}
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{83F2328D-0D6A-42B4-B0C4-02A929EDD4BE}
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Highlightly
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\PreApproved\{83F2328D-0D6A-42B4-B0C4-02A929EDD4BE}
SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\hlnfd
SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\hlsvc
SYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\hlnfd
SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\hlnfd
SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\hlsvc

Directories

PUP.Highlightly may create the following directory or directories:

%PROGRAMFILES%\Highlightly
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Highlightly

URLs

PUP.Highlightly may call the following URLs:

gethighlightly.com

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