Ultimate guide to removing highlightly virus.

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Ultimate guide to removing highlightly
virus. Highlightly pop-up ads are part of an
adware program which will appear as add-ons,
extension, or plug-in is installed on the
computer. This adware targets browsers like
Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Mozilla
Firefox, and Safari. Add-on is not the only
component that may arrive from Highlightly, but
files, registry entries, and browser helper
objects that are also dropped on the
computer. When infected with this browser
hijacker, Highlightly will start displaying
pop-up ads and browser redirects. It also alters
browser behavior by driving you to unwanted
websites that belong to its network of
advertisers. In general, this adware aims to
deliver as many ads as it can to return profit to
its creator. Technically, Highlightly is not a
virus but its characteristics are definitely that
of an adware. The program was made to help users
search the web faster by highlighting words on
the pages to see relevant search results on Bing
and Wikipedia. Even though it is not as harmful
as a virus removal of Highlightly is extremely
important. If one of its redirects draws you to
malware, that is sufficient to endanger your
privacy and lead to a more serious virus
infection. 2. Locate and click the Wrench or
Three-bars icon on top-left portion of the
browser. Then, select Settings from the list.

1. Launch Mozilla Firefox.
2. Navigate to top menu and click on Tools. It will
   display a drop-down list please select Add-ons
   to open the configuration window.
3. Click Extensions on the left panel. This will
   show a list of installed extensions.
4. Find the Highlightly extension. If it does not
   exist, find related items such as California
   Software. Click the Remove button to uninstall
   it.
5. Click on the X of Add-ons Manager tab to close
   the current window.
6. Back at the Firefox browser go to the address
   bar, type about config. Next, click on Ill be
   careful, I promise! if it displays a warning
   This might void your warranty!

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• Type Highlightly in the search box. You will see
  all items that were modified by Highlightly.
  Right-click on the modified preference and click
  on Reset to restore the original setting. Repeat
  the process on all affected entries.
• If Highlightly is not present, try to look for
  a related entry. It may use a different name like
  California Software
• You may now close the window and restart Mozilla
  Firefox.
• By following the above steps, you will be able to
  completely remove Highlightly virus from your
  internet browser. If you still experience issues,
  contact online Virus Removal service like Jupiter
  Support, who will guide you through the removal
  of the virus at a low cost of only 29.