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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 17 anti-malware scanners. It is set to automatically execute when any user logs into Windows (through the local user run registry setting) with the name ‘RelevantKnowledge’. 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:

1.3.336.320 (Build 336.320)

MD5:

1af93c08f70b9a1e8fed395cb1181de8

SHA-1:

7c2942c77bfb2ebb21cf28336c6b1dd3cea4f128

SHA-256:

00efdf2c0a0041fe2ccfa495465b87a0d2de55e3b4f13535f1584058430d967f

Scanner detections:

17 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

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

Analysis date:

11/24/2024 6:04:46 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/Adware.Gen

7.11.120.238

avast!

Win32:Relevant-W [PUP]

2014.9-140102

AVG

MalSign.Relevant Knowledge

2015.0.3606

Bkav FE

W32.Clod575.Trojan

1.3.0.4613

Boost by Reason

Optional.TMRG.H

188163

Comodo Security

ApplicUnwnt

17460

Dr.Web

DLOADER.Trojan

9.0.1.02

ESET NOD32

Win32/Adware.RK.AE (variant)

8.9190

Fortinet FortiGate

Riskware/RK

1/2/2014

F-Prot

W32/Relevant.A.gen

v6.4.7.1.166

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.174.10575

Malwarebytes

PUP.Adware.RelevantKnowledge

v2014.01.02.08

McAfee

Artemis!8E4A812A0F79

5600.7262

Reason Heuristics

PUP.TMRG.H

14.3.2.12

Sophos

Generic Proxy-OSS Application

4.96

Trend Micro House Call

TROJ_GEN.F47V0826

7.2.2

VIPRE Antivirus

Marketscore.RelevantKnowledge

24550

File size:

3.3 MB (3,502,360 bytes)

Product version:

1.3.336.320 (Build 336.320)

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:

C:\Program Files\relevantknowledge\rlvknlg.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

TMRG Inc.

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

12/22/2011 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:

12/22/2013 1:59:59 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:

5DF4DBF0974A7733E43AAA5A09FCB55C

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

8/16/2013 11:41:00 PM

OS version:

5.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

98304:Zq01hWCX+POKvaQ3qW9n+KOCPX4tj15qzOQu6VzxuIirqKf3bbbA/grdj1fNyvme:IPOKvaQ3qW9n+tqjNKBPvbA/grdj1fNq

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... 
[+]

Entropy:

6.5597

Code size:

2.6 MB (2,723,840 bytes)

Startup File (All Users Run)

Registry location:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Name:

RelevantKnowledge

Command:

C:\Program Files\relevantknowledge\rlvknlg.exe -boot

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 oss-ad-iad.securestudies.com (165.193.78.187:80)

TCP (HTTP):

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

TCP (HTTP):

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

TCP (HTTP):

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

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.ri3.securestudies.com (4.16.74.136:80)

TCP (HTTP):

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

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.ia4.securestudies.com (66.119.33.170:80)

TCP (HTTP):

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

TCP (HTTP):

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

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to wwwc.ri7.securestudies.com (4.16.75.8:80)

TCP (HTTP):

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

TCP (HTTP):

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

TCP (HTTP):

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

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to wwwc.ia9.securestudies.com (205.218.48.200:80)

TCP (HTTP):

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

TCP (HTTP):

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

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