HighlightTool
What is HighlightTool?
HighlightTool is software application developed by Revizer Technologies. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 47.83% of installations running this operating system. HighlightTool's installer is typically 0.92 MB in size and installs around 3 files.
HighlightTool is most popular in the United States with 65.71% of installations residing in this country.
About HighlightTool?
This software is designed to deliver advertising to the user's Internet browser in the form of banners, text-links, and popup ads. It does so by operating as an extension or add-on. The ads are typically injected in the header or footer of web pages. This application is classified as adware and/or a potentially unwanted program (PUP) based on its behavior. It is distributed through third-party installers.
Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in HighlightTool.
| Scanner Software | Version | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Lavasoft Ad-Aware | 1011 | Backdoor.Generic.906272 |
| avast! | 2014.9-140430 | Win32:Malware-gen |
| Bitdefender | 1.0.20.600 | Backdoor.Generic.906272 |
| Dr.Web | 9.0.0.0120 | BackDoor.Siggen.57128 |
| Emsisoft Anti-Malware | 8.14.04.30.12 | Backdoor.Generic.906272 |
| F-Secure | 11.2014-30-04_4 | Backdoor.Generic.906272 |
| G Data | 14.4.24 | Backdoor.Generic.906272 |
| IKARUS anti.virus | t3scan.1.6.1.0 | Backdoor.Win32.SuspectCRC |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | 7.7145 | Heuristic.BehavesLike.Win32.Suspicious.H |
| MicroWorld-eScan | 15.0.0.360 | Backdoor.Generic.906272 |
| NANO AntiVirus | 0.28.0.59608 | Trojan.Win32.Siggen.cwokrb |
| nProtect | 14.04.28.01 | Backdoor.Generic.906272 |
| Symantec | 4/30/2014 rev. 4 | Trojan.Gen |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | 7.2.120 | TROJ_GEN.R047H05DS14 |
| VIPRE Antivirus | 28678 | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
Software Behaviors
- Services:
-
- hlupdate.exe runs as a service named 'HighlightTool Update' (HighlightTool).
Software Details
- URL:
- –
- Support:
- –
- Installation path:
- C:\Program Files\highlighttool\1008
- Uninstaller:
- C:\Program Files\HighlightTool\1008\uninstall.exe
- Size:
- 0.92 MB
- Language:
- English
HighlightTool Executable Details
- Primary executable:
- hltool.dll
- Name:
- HighlightTool
- Path:
- C:\Program Files\highlighttool\1008\hltool.dll
- MD5:
- –
- SHA-1:
- –
- SHA-256:
- –
| File Type | Filename | MD5 |
|---|---|---|
|
EXE
|
a91f954de7436177b1676db836569120 | |
|
EXE
|
hlupdate.exe
Malware
|
e9247fd97ff8940e336f73c190799353 |
|
DLL
|
dc27159715a4e1acc188e8280b960bc0 |