RKInstaller.exe

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 RKInstaller.exe, “Relevant-Knowledge Installer” by TMRG has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
TMRG, INC.  (signed by TMRG Inc.)

Description:
Relevant-Knowledge Installer

Version:
1.0.1.4 (Build 4)

MD5:
68cdfbe71d9e253999143401153837ad

SHA-1:
bbacdd585626994157e94852e8c4c593b4af943f

SHA-256:
e802548b827cd85be7adcfe95ba828fd6190d15fcea2004868cdafb96a03ade0

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
4/20/2024 3:44:05 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.TMRG (M)
17.3.2.16

File size:
461.7 KB (472,799 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.1.4 (Build 4)

Copyright:
Copyright © 2007-2013

Original file name:
RKInstaller.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\rkinstaller.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
12/2/2013 6:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/1/2016 5:59:59 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:
12/18/2013 8:36:10 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0x1E02A

Entry point:
E9, 2E, C7, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 64, E1, 44, 00, 8D, 7D, E0, F3, A5, 89, 45, F8, 8B, 45, 0C, 5F, 89, 45, FC, 5E, 85, C0, 74, 0C, F6, 00, 08, 74, 07, C7, 45, F4, 00, 40, 99, 01, 8D, 45, F4, 50, FF, 75, F0, FF, 75, E4, FF, 75, E0, FF, 15, 4C, D2, 44, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, C3, B8, BC, BC, 42, 00, A3, 00, DF, 45, 00, C7, 05, 04, DF, 45, 00, 46, B3, 42, 00, C7, 05, 08, DF, 45, 00, FA, B2, 42, 00, C7, 05, 0C, DF, 45, 00, 33, B3, 42, 00, C7...
 
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Entropy:
6.9675

Packer / compiler:
Xtreme-Protector v1.05

Code size:
302 KB (309,248 bytes)

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