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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 22 anti-malware scanners. This file is typically installed with the program RelevantKnowledge by TMRG, Inc. which is a potentially unwanted software program. 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.

File name:

rlvknlg.exe

Publisher:

TMRG, Inc. (signed by TMRG Inc.)

Product:

Relevant-Knowledge

Version:

1.3.335.337 (Build 335.337)

MD5:

d93b888e08693119a1b0dd3983b8d1ec

SHA-1:

15630e7ca053b89d1dcf64819c47616f291dcb3f

SHA-256:

f5f01bc583f76808f6bca1fc43f88006b93f73075b0ba9133f43c37ebfe92e79

Scanner detections:

22 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

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

Analysis date:

11/24/2024 12:30:13 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security

Trojan/Win32.ADH

2014.02.09

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/Adware.Gen

7.11.130.56

avast!

Win32:Relevant-W [PUP]

2014.9-140513

AVG

MalSign.Relevant Knowledge

2015.0.3476

Bitdefender

Gen:Variant.Adware.RKnowledge.1

1.0.20.665

Bkav FE

W32.Clod575.Trojan

1.3.0.4613

Comodo Security

ApplicUnwnt

17757

Dr.Web

Trojan.Siggen5.51138

9.0.1.0133

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Variant.Adware.RKnowledge

8.14.05.13.12

ESET NOD32

Win32/Adware.RK.AE (variant)

8.9399

Fortinet FortiGate

Riskware/RK

5/13/2014

F-Prot

W32/Relevant.A.gen

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Gen:Variant.Adware.RKnowledge.1

11.2014-13-05_3

G Data

Gen:Variant.Adware.RKnowledge

14.5.24

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.174.10575

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.RelevantKnowledge

v2014.05.13.12

McAfee

Artemis!D93B888E0869

5600.7132

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Variant.Adware.RKnowledge.1

15.0.0.399

Reason Heuristics

PUP.TMRG.H

14.5.13.0

Sophos

Generic Proxy-OSS Application

4.97

Trend Micro House Call

TROJ_GEN.F47V0826

7.2.133

VIPRE Antivirus

Marketscore.RelevantKnowledge

26294

File size:

3.2 MB (3,396,888 bytes)

Product version:

1.3.335.337 (Build 335.337)

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:

12/22/2011 3:30:00 AM

Valid to:

12/22/2013 3:29:59 AM

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:

5DF4DBF0974A7733E43AAA5A09FCB55C

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

4/5/2013 1:26:35 AM

OS version:

4.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

98304:pcKKt29BdPhqxMAkL7vm5MKRKmE+TK5TEtHR2BhT+JEOGC8o:aWl6R34TEtHR2BhT+j

Entry address:

0x222963

Entry point:

E8, C2, 26, 01, 00, E9, 16, FE, FF, 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, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 51, 53, 56, 57, 64, 8B, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 89, 75, FC, C7, 45, F8, DB, 29, 62, 00, 6A, 00, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, F8, FF, 75, 08, E8, CF, A4, 03, 00, 8B, 45, 0C, 8B, 40, 04, 83, E0... 
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Entropy:

6.5665

Code size:

2.5 MB (2,635,264 bytes)

The file rlvknlg.exe has been discovered within the following program.

RelevantKnowledge by TMRG, Inc.

Relevant-Knowledge maintains a group of users who have monitoring software (with brands including PermissionResearch, OpinionSquare and VoiceFive Networks) installed on their PCs in exchange for joining the Relevant-Knowledge research panels, users are presented with various benefits, including computer security software, Internet data storage, virus scanning and chances to win cash or prizes.

www.relevantknowledge.com

70% remove it

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

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to mirror.fra10.de.leaseweb.net (37.58.58.140:80)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to wwwc.iaa.securestudies.com (205.217.169.104:80)

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