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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:
1.3.337.354 (Build 337.354)

MD5:
9428a52f972f084c86bef8d676f44cfe

SHA-1:
afa75847ff60f2824747d56a7371a10af8dbb69d

SHA-256:
9cebd727b5afc5eea560bad26d531251f1a9ba62723e9469afae39b2eb8c4877

Scanner detections:
36 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
2/26/2025 12:59:18 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.172424
523

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
8.3.2.2

Arcabit
PUP.Adware.eaf
1.0.0.425

avast!
Win32:Adware-CGF [PUP]
2014.9-150830

AVG
RelevantKnowledge
2016.0.3001

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.RK
4.0.3.15830

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.172424
1.0.20.1210

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.7062

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

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
20174

Dr.Web
Trojan.Siggen6.46985
9.0.1.0242

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.172424
8.15.08.30.09

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.RK.AE (variant)
9.12173

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/Agent
8/30/2015

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

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor
11.2015-30-08_1

G Data
Win32.Application.Agent.7Q2EWQ
15.8.25

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.RK
t3scan.1.9.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.2017055

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.1501

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.RelevantKnowledge
v2015.08.30.09

McAfee
Artemis!41814F6BD839
5600.6657

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.172424
16.0.0.726

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Relevant.dvjewx
0.30.24.3283

nProtect
Adware.RelevantKnowledge.B
14.10.02.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.08.30.09

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)
15.8.30.21

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.170D20A2!386736290
23.00.65.15828

Sophos
Generic Proxy-OSS Application (PUA)
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Nullo[Short]
9659

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0919
7.2.242

VIPRE Antivirus
Marketscore.RelevantKnowledge
43314

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.68142
2.0.0.2380

File size:
3.4 MB (3,536,664 bytes)

Product version:
1.3.337.354 (Build 337.354)

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:
7/21/2015 6:08:23 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:OmAeAK0jgxcK6jflxmeR8h3UpsFlnA8c8PtXNAx1qQrryUDWoC1u0a:GWxcK6jflxmeRqhpMhDvma

Entry address:
0x2385FB

Entry point:
E8, 8D, 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, 77, 86, 63, 00, 6A, 00, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, F8, FF, 75, 08, E8, 61, DF, 03, 00, 8B, 45, 0C, 8B...
 
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Code size:
2.6 MB (2,750,464 bytes)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to wwwc.ri8.securestudies.com  (4.26.67.72:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to s3-1-w.amazonaws.com  (54.231.17.65:80)

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