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rlservice.exe

RelevantKnowledge

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 rlservice.exe by TMRG has been detected as adware by 40 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “RelevantKnowledge”. 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 and verified)

Product:
RelevantKnowledge

Version:
1.1.16.164 (Build 16.164)

MD5:
52b7da51ddbf988871de71029fc38bba

SHA-1:
45adb57c1ba97d9b7f411702754ad067b9d48439

SHA-256:
7bcc04acf52ac6c2a43dcc7d0d59612dce64bcc02ee6108573c0b9c9fe0ad5c6

Scanner detections:
40 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
4/20/2024 2:53:06 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Adware.Heur.gq1@RSAjq2ji
363

Agnitum Outpost
Adware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Trojan/Win32.ADH
2014.01.12

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/Agent.107136.3
7.11.124.210

avast!
Win32:Relevant-G [PUP]
2014.9-160207

AVG
RelevantKnowledge
2017.0.2841

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.RKToolbar
4.0.3.1627

Bitdefender
Gen:Adware.Heur.gq1@RSAjq2ji
1.0.20.190

Bkav FE
W32.RevelantKnowledgeGTB.Adware
1.3.0.4613

Clam AntiVirus
PUA.RelevantKnowledge
0.98/18155

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
17594

Dr.Web
Adware.Relevant.66
9.0.1.038

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Adware.Heur.gq1@RSAjq2ji
8.16.02.07.11

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.RK (variant)
10.9279

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/OSS
2/7/2016

F-Prot
W32/MalwareF.CHGB
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Adware.Heur.dq1@RSQ2luji
11.2016-07-02_1

G Data
Gen:Adware.Heur.gq1@RSAjq2ji
16.2.22

IKARUS anti.virus
Gen.AdWare.Heur
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.175.10814

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.RK
14.0.0.698

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.RelevantKnowledge
v2016.02.07.11

McAfee
Artemis!D901B1B268F5
5600.6497

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Adware.Heur.gq1@RSAjq2ji
17.0.0.114

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Relevant.eaxxg
0.28.0.57029

Norman
Adware.A!genr
11.20160207

Panda Antivirus
Spyware/RelevantKnowledge
16.02.07.11

Prevx
Medium Risk Malware
3.0

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.a18
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.RK.ad (Not a Virus)
2.16.11.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.TMRG (M)
16.2.7.11

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.12922C89!311569545
23.00.65.16205

Sophos
Generic Proxy-OSS Application
4.96

SUPERAntiSpyware
Spyware.RelevantKnowledge
9338

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.RCBZ7KN
7.2.38

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.RCBZ7KN
10.465.07

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-AdWare.Win32.Relevant
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Adware.Win32.RelevantKnowledge.a
25330

ViRobot
Adware.Relevant.49792
2011.4.7.4223

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.RK.Win32.92
2.0.0.1995

File size:
104.6 KB (107,136 bytes)

Product version:
1.1.16.164 (Build 16.164)

Copyright:
Copyright © 2001-2004

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\relevantknowledge\rlservice.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
TMRG, Inc.

Authority:
Thawte Consulting (Pty) Ltd.

Valid from:
9/1/2009 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/27/2011 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="TMRG, Inc.", OU=SECURE APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT, O="TMRG, Inc.", L=Reston, S=Virginia, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA, O=Thawte Consulting (Pty) Ltd., C=ZA

Serial number:
0C22D897C820001A2C4C01D3AEBB98E8

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/16/2011 10:12:07 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:2BVsZnpnMLfEJnbmikIuFbvsVkS9HTMkTULOZQtDtCh4A7:MVsU4EbQlmOZQtDoa8

Entry address:
0x5D25

Entry point:
E8, 3E, 55, 00, 00, E9, 41, FE, FF, FF, 3B, 0D, B8, 66, 41, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, BE, 55, 00, 00, CC, CC, 68, A0, 5D, 40, 00, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 44, 24, 10, 89, 6C, 24, 10, 8D, 6C, 24, 10, 2B, E0, 53, 56, 57, A1, B8, 66, 41, 00, 31, 45, FC, 33, C5, 50, 89, 65, E8, FF, 75, F8, 8B, 45, FC, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, 89, 45, F8, 8D, 45, F0, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, C3, 8B, 4D, F0, 64, 89, 0D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 59, 5F, 5F, 5E, 5B, 8B, E5, 5D, 51, C3, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 83, EC, 14, 53, 8B...
 
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Entropy:
5.9877

Code size:
60 KB (61,440 bytes)

Service
Display name:
RelevantKnowledge

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


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