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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 23 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:
1.3.337.344 (Build 337.344)

MD5:
cd6f4178a3603f3e12fa756737fdb221

SHA-1:
7af27a833a76cb695b86b3e7d6dd8d6a941ed7e4

SHA-256:
8e524369420075f8f67f802190b447edc74b32454d4fa53813dae757467c0557

Scanner detections:
23 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
11/16/2024 12:21:39 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.192.154

avast!
Win32:Relevant-AG [PUP]
2014.9-141205

AVG
RelevantKnowledge
2015.0.3270

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.RK
4.0.3.14125

Boost by Reason
Optional.TMRG.H
188838

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
20282

Dr.Web
DLOADER.Trojan
9.0.1.0339

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.RK.AE (variant)
8.10826

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/RK
12/5/2014

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

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.RK
t3scan.1.8.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.186.14239

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.RelevantKnowledge
v2014.12.05.04

McAfee
Artemis!41814F6BD839
5600.6926

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

Reason Heuristics
PUP.TMRG.H
14.12.5.4

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.170D20A2!386736290
23.00.65.141203

Sophos
Generic Proxy-OSS Application
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Nullo[Short]
10197

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0919
7.2.339

VIPRE Antivirus
Marketscore.RelevantKnowledge
35416

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.RK.Win32.393
2.0.0.1998

File size:
3.4 MB (3,514,136 bytes)

Product version:
1.3.337.344 (Build 337.344)

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:
12/2/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/1/2016 12:59:59 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:
51FEA1E74EDC6FFFF4BD5F65BD540362

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/31/2014 5:58:37 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:SyuevvRZt0uPnzADdpA8tOHyNkX19nW83sU+Sp5RLWvNiPREMwSd:L90uPnzADdpA80Gy0+L

Entry address:
0x2358AC

Entry point:
E8, BC, 54, 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, 28, 59, 63, 00, 6A, 00, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, F8, FF, 75, 08, E8, 90, DF, 03, 00, 8B, 45, 0C, 8B...
 
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Entropy:
6.5575

Code size:
2.6 MB (2,737,664 bytes)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to b2.cd.354a.static.theplanet.com  (74.53.205.178:80)

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