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hlnfd.sys

Highlightly Driver x64

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This is part of the InfoAtoms browser extension which will display variopus forms of advertising in the web browser by injecting new ads such as banner, text-links and search results. The file hlnfd.sys by Highlightly has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It runs as a Windows 64-bit kernel mode device driver named “hlnfd”.
Publisher:
Highlightly  (signed and verified)

Product:
Highlightly Driver x64

Version:
1.9.0.1

MD5:
a96aed999b376cdb754dc24cd7a1890c

SHA-1:
134d68a06875522b66dcba6cec8d7e6ce16e358a

SHA-256:
3fec27f4bc6a271fcddc200aebb8c51b329af993a98c49ac058303daca7a66da

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
12/24/2024 1:03:28 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Highlightly.I
14.4.1.14

File size:
56.9 KB (58,256 bytes)

Product version:
1.9.0.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

Original file name:
hlnfd.sys

File type:
Driver (Win64 SYS)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Windows\System32\drivers\hlnfd.sys

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Highlightly

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
6/3/2013 1:25:40 PM

Valid to:
6/4/2014 1:25:40 PM

Subject:
E=support@gethighlightly.com, CN=Highlightly, OU=Highlightly, O=Highlightly, L=La Jolla, S=CA, C=US

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121971480A12BD051AA09DCE9072375C4F7

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/21/2012 3:34:56 PM

OS version:
6.0

OS bitness:
Win64

Subsystem:
Native (none required)

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:niBIL6sCyo5oIUo0I77nPaXq4Fs+hMeGlDOtcRnC1aH:iC6sCysD7L+Fs+hYOtcRnCAH

Entry address:
0x10008

Entry point:
48, 8B, 05, F1, D0, FF, FF, 49, B9, 32, A2, DF, 2D, 99, 2B, 00, 00, 48, 85, C0, 74, 05, 49, 3B, C1, 75, 2F, 4C, 8D, 05, D6, D0, FF, FF, 48, B8, 20, 03, 00, 00, 80, F7, FF, FF, 48, 8B, 00, 49, 33, C0, 49, B8, FF, FF, FF, FF, FF, FF, 00, 00, 49, 23, C0, 49, 0F, 44, C1, 48, 89, 05, AE, D0, FF, FF, 48, F7, D0, 48, 89, 05, AC, D0, FF, FF, E9, DB, B0, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, B0, 00, 01, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, B4, 04, 01, 00, 10, C0, 00, 00, A0, 00, 01, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, D6, 04, 01, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.3823

Code size:
44 KB (45,056 bytes)

Driver
Display name:
hlnfd

Type:
Kernel device driver (KernelDriver)

Group:
PNP_TDI


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