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rlservice.exe

RelevantKnowledge

TMRG, 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 rlservice.exe by TMRG 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 separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “RelevantKnowledge”.
Publisher:
TMRG, Inc.  (signed and verified)

Product:
RelevantKnowledge

Version:
1.1.10.119 (Build 10.119)

MD5:
b15b1585a83e8286662103fefb5bcf6c

SHA-1:
12c5a7ae40e46b2b0d3bc62d0b998218d614b877

SHA-256:
8ce6fb6320184261ea595793da9ba7ddf88e0ed99d3fd00e7569436241943c3a

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:
12/23/2024 3:40:18 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.TMRG (M)
16.2.13.8

File size:
48.6 KB (49,792 bytes)

Product version:
1.1.10.119 (Build 10.119)

Copyright:
Copyright © 2001-2004

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\relevantknowledge\rlservice.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
TMRG, Inc.

Authority:
Thawte Consulting (Pty) Ltd.

Valid from:
7/17/2007 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/28/2009 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="TMRG, Inc.", OU=SECURE APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT, O="TMRG, Inc.", L=Reston, S=Virginia, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA, O=Thawte Consulting (Pty) Ltd., C=ZA

Serial number:
02491544000D8C9D63F061B1EBAE8466

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/18/2009 4:32:42 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
7.10

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:/+hTCk+G0vSfgmq0lIHUUX/GGT56iUi1iLQta+YOLY:Gh+Oq0+H//9oWicta+YOc

Entry address:
0x42A0

Entry point:
6A, 28, 68, 48, 76, 40, 00, E8, 9C, FF, FF, FF, 33, FF, 57, FF, 15, 44, 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, 78, 51, 40, 00, 59, 83, 0D, 8C, 9B, 40, 00, FF, 83, 0D, 90, 9B, 40, 00...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++ v7.1

Code size:
16 KB (16,384 bytes)

Service
Display name:
RelevantKnowledge

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


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