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rlservice.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 rlservice.exe by TMRG has been detected as adware by 25 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:
Relevant-Knowledge

Version:
1.1.18.114 (Build 18.114)

MD5:
2d351f6cd793b70f37670d199b58c4df

SHA-1:
541486dbbc3eb631b846cec2118da952aea78b63

Scanner detections:
25 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 1:11:27 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Adware
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/RK.A.48
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:Relevant-Y [PUP]
2014.9-160213

AVG
RelevantKnowledge
2017.0.2835

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.RK
4.0.3.16213

Bkav FE
HW32.Laneul
1.3.0.4246

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
20005

Dr.Web
Adware.Relevant.99
9.0.1.044

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Riskware.Win32.RelevantKnowledge.AMN
8.16.02.13.02

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.RK (variant)
10.10681

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/RK
2/13/2016

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

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.RK.AV
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.170.9164

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.RelevantKnowledge
v2016.02.13.02

McAfee
Artemis!7036C3334B1D
5600.6491

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Relevant.czjykh
0.28.6.62995

Norman
RelevantKnowledge.A
11.20160213

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM09.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.TMRG (M)
16.2.13.2

Rising Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic.13196AD5
23.00.65.16211

Sophos
RelevantKnowledge
4.96

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.RelevantKnowledge
9327

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0109
7.2.44

VIPRE Antivirus
Adware.Win32.RelevantKnowledge.a
34562

File size:
109 KB (111,632 bytes)

Product version:
1.1.18.114 (Build 18.114)

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, Inc.

Valid from:
7/21/2011 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/12/2013 6:59:59 AM

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

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
3E610C00C4D725B9689279CC88EEA594

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/13/2012 5:40:43 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:GZL5KlIb4+vlzdy9tQtvrxffffffffOHD:GZdKWbFN5SGA

Entry address:
0x6CA5

Entry point:
E8, FE, 55, 00, 00, E9, 41, FE, FF, FF, 3B, 0D, 58, 77, 41, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, 7E, 56, 00, 00, CC, CC, 68, 20, 6D, 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, 58, 77, 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:
6.0598

Code size:
64 KB (65,536 bytes)

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