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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 37 anti-malware scanners. This is the uninstaller utility registered in the Windows Control Panel for the program RelevantKnowledge by TMRG, Inc.. 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:
4d4466e3ca6ab96239cb5eee4637fb5c

SHA-1:
b0920262d8c91fdce46b16d797e76c5992b659b8

SHA-256:
dc4bc6467c9ebb12f783af9514cacbe702e46344bb74830fb654fc33892ddd55

Scanner detections:
37 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 1:33:25 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.172424
479

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
8.3.2.2

Arcabit
PUP.Adware.Tmrg.eam
1.0.0.582

avast!
Win32:Adware-CGF [PUP]
2014.9-151013

AVG
RelevantKnowledge
2016.0.2957

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.RK
4.0.3.151013

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.172424
1.0.20.1430

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

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

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
20174

Dr.Web
Trojan.Siggen6.4486
9.0.1.0286

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.172424
8.15.10.13.08

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.RK.AE (variant)
9.12398

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/Agent
10/13/2015

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

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor
11.2015-13-10_3

G Data
Win32.Application.Agent.WD1ZSP
15.10.25

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.RK
t3scan.1.9.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.210.17516

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.1281

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.RelevantKnowledge
v2015.10.13.08

McAfee
Artemis!41814F6BD839
5600.6613

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.172424
16.0.0.858

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Agent.dwcyqu
0.30.26.3947

nProtect
Adware.RelevantKnowledge.B
14.10.02.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/RelevantKnowledge
15.10.13.08

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
AdWare.Agent.g4 (Not a Virus)
10.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.TMRG (M)
15.10.13.20

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.170D20A2!386736290
23.00.65.151011

Sophos
Generic Proxy-OSS Application (PUA)
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.RelavantKnowledge/Variant
9571

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0919
7.2.286

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Agent
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
Marketscore.RelevantKnowledge
44514

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.68930
2.0.0.2441

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 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/31/2016 3:59:59 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 11:58:08 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:tq01+1CX8POKvaQ3qW9nRbcCsLoLwSeXpyQYTVT0+Hlbc9gybA/gIdj1fNyvmU+y:ePOKvaQ3qW9nReXVCjuWybA/gIdj1fN6

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)

Program Uninstaller
Program name:
RelevantKnowledge

Display publisher:
TMRG, Inc.

Display version:
1.3.336.321

Uninstall string:
C:\Program Files (x86)\RelevantKnowledge\rlvknlg.exe -bootremove -uninst:RelevantKnowledge


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.ria.securestudies.com  (184.80.40.40:80)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 wwwc.ia6.securestudies.com  (205.217.167.8:80)

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

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