prsetup.exe

PermissionResearch Setup Launcher

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 prsetup.exe, “PermissionResearch Setup Launcher Setup ” by TMRG has been detected as adware by 12 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. 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:
PermissionResearch Setup Launcher

Description:
PermissionResearch Setup Launcher Setup

MD5:
6b4c3daaab85788e9ea3455a984bd0d2

SHA-1:
b31873f24d37e9199b0d51e239bf5cc348fb1612

SHA-256:
8b5793892ee48dacfd61efa2d5ccec94fe5a8a7140196ebef8e1e6eb68d28b50

Scanner detections:
12 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/17/2024 11:42:54 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Relevant-AG [PUP]
2014.9-160208

AVG
RelevantKnowledge
2017.0.2839

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Adware.Relevant.114
9.0.1.039

ESET NOD32
multiple threats
10.7.0.302.0

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.RK
t3scan.1.9.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.205.16276

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.692

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Agent.drnztv
0.30.24.2086

Quick Heal
AdWare.Agent.g4 (Not a Virus)
2.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.TMRG.Installer (M)
16.2.8.13

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.15129
40828

File size:
3.1 MB (3,295,584 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\prsetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

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:
7/16/2015 3:24:20 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:hPRhqzOVIYlnOqbJMobhwOihODKwFV2O4rCSdMVLfybBY/5PtKfHAvA:XhGOVIYFOqbFVtilxXd0L6+/5PtU

Entry address:
0x113BC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, A4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C0, 89, 45, A4, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D4, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, EC, B8, 34, 00, 41, 00, E8, E8, 51, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 9E, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 5A, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, 5B, 41, 00, E8, 1E, D8, FF, FF, E8, 6D, D3, FF, FF, 80, 3D, DC, 2A, 41, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 33, D9, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 80, 32, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, E2, A3, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 54, 86...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
63.5 KB (65,024 bytes)

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