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pmservice.exe

PremierOpinion

VoiceFive Networks, Inc.

The component is part of the TMRG platform which will track various behaviors of web browsing habits including tracking sites and domains visited as well as ads clicked. The application pmservice.exe by VoiceFive Networks has been detected as adware by 39 anti-malware scanners. Part of RelevantKnowledge, a program typically installed via a software bundle (with the user's knowledge should they read the EULA) and will run in the background collecting and monitoring information about the user's behavior in order to build an extensive profile.
Publisher:
VoiceFive Networks, Inc.  (signed and verified)

Product:
PremierOpinion

Version:
1.1.12.128 (Build 12.128)

MD5:
7ad1ebce4725beeb7d6d682b3417bce1

SHA-1:
afc76b2bcda7a611a2beb863f1ec7918b66b715b

SHA-256:
2df401e9438a48cc9ce2b4e7998bf7238e38794db1810eaa3f680ec970f0ffbd

Scanner detections:
39 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
12/23/2024 3:44:40 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Adware.Heur.dq1@R0WWPSji
377

Agnitum Outpost
Adware.RK
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Trojan/Win32.ADH
2014.01.12

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/RK.AD.21
7.11.106.194

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-160124

AVG
RelevantKnowledge
2017.0.2855

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.RK
4.0.3.16124

Bitdefender
Gen:Adware.Heur.dq1@R0WWPSji
1.0.20.120

Bkav FE
W32.RevelantKnowledgeGTB.Adware
1.3.0.4613

Boost by Reason
Optional.VoiceFiveNetworks
188838

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
18866

Dr.Web
Adware.OSSProxy
9.0.1.024

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Adware.Heur.dq1@R0WWPSji
8.16.01.24.08

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.RK (variant)
10.8896

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/OSS
1/24/2016

F-Prot
W32/MalwareF.MBTE
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Adware.Heur.dq1@R0WWPSji
11.2016-24-01_1

G Data
Gen:Adware.Heur.dq1@R0WWPSji
16.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:Adware.RelevantKnowledge.bq
t3scan.2.0.127

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.175.10814

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.RK
14.0.0.768

Malwarebytes
PUP.Adware.RelevantKnowledge
v2016.01.24.08

McAfee
Artemis!D901B1B268F5
5600.6511

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Adware.Heur.dq1@R0WWPSji
17.0.0.72

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.OSSProxy.cyqtla
0.28.2.60881

Norman
Adware.A!genr
11.20160124

Panda Antivirus
Spyware/RelevantKnowledge
16.01.24.08

Prevx
Medium Risk Malware
3.0

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.a18
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.RK.ad (Not a Virus)
1.16.11.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.TMRG.VoiceFiveNetworks (M)
16.1.24.8

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.11EB48E5!300632293
23.00.65.16122

Sophos
Generic Proxy-OSS Application
4.93

SUPERAntiSpyware
Spyware.RelevantKnowledge
9366

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.RCBZ7KN
7.2.24

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.RCBZ7KN
10.465.24

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-AdWare.Win32.Relevant
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Adware.Win32.RelevantKnowledge.a
31316

ViRobot
Adware.RK.49792.B
2011.4.1.4388

File size:
49.3 KB (50,504 bytes)

Product version:
1.1.12.128 (Build 12.128)

Copyright:
Copyright © 2001-2004

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\windows\temp\{random}.tmp\pmservice.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
VoiceFive Networks, Inc.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
8/9/2009 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/5/2012 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="VoiceFive Networks, Inc.", OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O="VoiceFive Networks, Inc.", L=Reston, S=VA, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2009-2 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)09, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
7FE867AFCDCA794F00B81D64E13D7A0B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/7/2010 2:48:44 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
7.10

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:O+or6eTwYo9TSq4s0nvbO52+U7Ui1iL7taeiCILeKbCGt:XoJq4tnvbO5wQWiHtaeinqyCGt

Entry address:
0x42C0

Entry point:
6A, 28, 68, 48, 76, 40, 00, E8, 9C, FF, FF, FF, 33, FF, 57, FF, 15, 48, 51, 40, 00, 66, 81, 38, 4D, 5A, 75, 1F, 8B, 48, 3C, 03, C8, 81, 39, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, 12, 0F, B7, 41, 18, 3D, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 74, 1F, 3D, 0B, 02, 00, 00, 74, 05, 89, 7D, E4, EB, 27, 83, B9, 84, 00, 00, 00, 0E, 76, F2, 33, C0, 39, B9, F8, 00, 00, 00, EB, 0E, 83, 79, 74, 0E, 76, E2, 33, C0, 39, B9, E8, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 95, C0, 89, 45, E4, 89, 7D, FC, 6A, 01, FF, 15, 10, 52, 40, 00, 59, 83, 0D, 8C, 9B, 40, 00, FF, 83, 0D, 90, 9B, 40, 00...
 
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Entropy:
5.0740

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++ v7.1

Code size:
16 KB (16,384 bytes)

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