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rlvknlg.exe

Relevant-Knowledge

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 rlvknlg.exe by TMRG has been detected as adware by 36 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:
TMRG, Inc.  (signed by TMRG Inc.)

Product:
Relevant-Knowledge

Version:
1.3.336.321 (Build 336.321)

MD5:
ac9f3aba8c61bbfe7ed824eb0f3615bf

SHA-1:
022d221cba9cbd40f88c5ce783923e2c8d92c709

SHA-256:
764b436ebfd2e3a3ebd20c5e46465ef9b0a07783195f62e4af62c0f2d7769c1c

Scanner detections:
36 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundled via 3rd-party installers and monitors the user's behavior.

Analysis date:
11/23/2024 8:08:12 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.172424
541

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
8.3.1.6

Arcabit
PUP.Adware.eaf
1.0.0.425

avast!
Win32:Adware-CGF [PUP]
2014.9-150812

AVG
RelevantKnowledge
2016.0.3019

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.RK
4.0.3.15812

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.172424
1.0.20.1120

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.7062

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-40167
0.98/21511

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
20174

Dr.Web
Trojan.Siggen6.4486
9.0.1.0224

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.172424
8.15.08.12.09

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.RK.AE (variant)
9.12082

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/Agent
8/12/2015

F-Prot
W32/Relevant.A.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor
11.2015-12-08_4

G Data
Win32.Application.Agent.VV1X3A
15.8.25

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.RK
t3scan.1.9.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.208.16862

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.1591

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.RelevantKnowledge
v2015.08.12.09

McAfee
Artemis!41814F6BD839
5600.6675

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.172424
16.0.0.672

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Agent.dpctlr
0.30.24.3079

nProtect
Adware.RelevantKnowledge.B
14.10.02.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/RelevantKnowledge
15.08.12.09

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
AdWare.Agent.g4 (Not a Virus)
8.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.TMRG (M)
15.8.12.21

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.170D20A2!386736290
23.00.65.15810

Sophos
Generic Proxy-OSS Application (PUA)
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Nullo[Short]
9695

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0919
7.2.224

VIPRE Antivirus
Marketscore.RelevantKnowledge
42812

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.68933
2.0.0.2349

File size:
3.3 MB (3,502,360 bytes)

Product version:
1.3.336.321 (Build 336.321)

Copyright:
Copyright © 2001-2004

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
TMRG Inc.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
12/1/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/31/2016 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=TMRG Inc., OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=TMRG Inc., L=Reston, S=Virginia, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
51FEA1E74EDC6FFFF4BD5F65BD540362

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/28/2015 1:58:08 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:Bq01fQCXiPOKvaQ3qW9nkYmCdXodBr/gpmQdYVT0+Hlbc9gybA/gIdj1fNyvmU+i:cPOKvaQ3qW9nkvgBSjuWybA/gIdj1fNq

Entry address:
0x2334B2

Entry point:
E8, B1, 47, 01, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 53, 8B, 45, 0C, 83, C0, 0C, 89, 45, FC, 64, 8B, 1D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 03, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, 08, 8B, 5D, 0C, 8B, 6D, FC, 8B, 63, FC, FF, E0, 5B, C9, C2, 08, 00, 58, 59, 87, 04, 24, FF, E0, 58, 59, 87, 04, 24, FF, E0, 58, 59, 87, 04, 24, FF, E0, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 51, 53, 56, 57, 64, 8B, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 89, 75, FC, C7, 45, F8, 2E, 35, 63, 00, 6A, 00, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, F8, FF, 75, 08, E8, 9A, D0, 03, 00, 8B, 45, 0C, 8B...
 
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Entropy:
6.5600

Code size:
2.6 MB (2,723,840 bytes)

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to oss-ad-iad.securestudies.com  (165.193.78.187:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ia802705.us.archive.org  (207.241.228.245:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to hawk-iad.securestudies.com  (165.193.78.186:8080)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to wwwc.ia2.securestudies.com  (66.119.34.42:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to wwwc.ia3.securestudies.com  (66.119.33.138:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to wwwc.ri2.securestudies.com  (4.16.74.104:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to wwwc.ia7.securestudies.com  (205.217.176.8:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to wwwc.ri9.securestudies.com  (4.16.75.72:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to wwwc.ri3.securestudies.com  (4.16.74.136:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to wwwc.ia4.securestudies.com  (66.119.33.170:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to wwwc.ia1.securestudies.com  (165.193.73.40:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to wwwc.ria.securestudies.com  (184.80.40.40:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to wwwc.ri4.securestudies.com  (4.16.74.168:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to wwwc.ri1.securestudies.com  (4.16.74.72:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to wwwc.ia6.securestudies.com  (205.217.167.8:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to wwwc.ia5.securestudies.com  (165.193.93.104:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to wwwc.ri8.securestudies.com  (4.16.75.40:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to wwwc.ri6.securestudies.com  (4.16.74.232:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to wwwc.ri5.securestudies.com  (4.16.74.200:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to wwwc.ia8.securestudies.com  (205.218.48.168:80)

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