opnsqr.exe

OpinionSquare

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 opnsqr.exe by TMRG has been detected as adware by 12 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:
OpinionSquare

Version:
1.3.337.327 (Build 337.327)

MD5:
c5865ebd5b0fc54af6b8338369d99a31

SHA-1:
731e1e11db8d7c0231cd51cb7bc4d7daebd33062

SHA-256:
98e7f6a0500b98ab6d71f8b0745222ba8860389df73c0efa75fb64bbadf5a302

Scanner detections:
12 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
5/18/2025 5:15:33 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.162.136

AVG
RelevantKnowledge
2015.0.3409

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
18880

Dr.Web
DLOADER.Trojan
9.0.1.0200

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.RK.AE (variant)
8.10116

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/RK
7/19/2014

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

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.Win32.RK
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.180.12763

Reason Heuristics
PUP.TMRG.G
14.7.19.8

Sophos
Generic Proxy-OSS Application
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Marketscore.RelevantKnowledge
31364

File size:
3.3 MB (3,476,760 bytes)

Product version:
1.3.337.327 (Build 337.327)

Copyright:
Copyright © 2001-2004

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\opinionsquare\opnsqr.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
12/1/2013 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/31/2016 5:59:59 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:
4/10/2014 10:29:30 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:v4KeoUNDdIHzg7wgJSK32RFFgsxmgvNRVy5nmPKnkcUhgHiUM0:DPHzg7wgJSK32rYB3k0Hiw

Entry address:
0x22F020

Entry point:
E8, B8, 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, 9C, F0, 62, 00, 6A, 00, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, F8, FF, 75, 08, E8, 8C, DF, 03, 00, 8B, 45, 0C, 8B...
 
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Entropy:
6.5586

Code size:
2.6 MB (2,708,480 bytes)

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

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to wwwc.ia4.securestudies.com  (66.119.33.170:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-243-102-122.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.243.102.122:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-208-30-101.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.208.30.101:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to d-atl1.turn.com  (50.116.194.23:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to cf-190-93-245-254.cloudflare.com  (190.93.245.254:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a-0001.a-msedge.net  (204.79.197.200:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to 108.168.151.6-static.reverse.softlayer.com  (108.168.151.6:80)

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