Чтобы узнать о наведении:
addEventListener
MouseEvent
Чтобы подстветить:
GlowFilter
Маленький пример:

Код AS3:
private var circleMC:MovieClip;
private var circles:Array;
private var glowFilter:GlowFilter = new GlowFilter(0xffffff);
private function addEventListeners():void {
circleMC.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER, circleOver);
}
private function circleOver(e:MouseEvent):void {
circleMC.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OUT, circleOut);
for (var i:int = 0; i < circles.length; i++ ) {
(circles[i] as MovieClip).filters = [glowFilter]
}
}
private function circleOut(e:MouseEvent):void {
circleMC.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OUT, circleOut);
for (var i:int = 0; i < circles.length; i++ ) {
(circles[i] as MovieClip).filters = []
}
}
P.S. Вы промазали с разделом.