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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 21 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:
1.1.17.122 (Build 17.122)

MD5:
611640a2fcdf67360353473fbb4db1b4

SHA-1:
83d3784ab8cc131986107f36ab4d6fa1387dcdcb

SHA-256:
14ce32710c6ecabcb19271a97142d67198dd2d472d0432ab186e12e42c8460d5

Scanner detections:
21 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 2:45:52 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/RK.A.48
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:Relevant-Y [PUP]
140617-1

AVG
Potentially harmful program RelevantKnowledge
2014.0.3986

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32
4.0.3.14731

Bkav FE
HW32.Laneul
1.3.0.4246

Boost by Reason
Optional.TMRG.J
188838

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
16717

Dr.Web
Adware.Relevant.84
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Riskware.Win32.RelevantKnowledge.AMN
8.14.07.31.04

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.RK application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/RK
7/31/2014

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

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.170.9190

Malwarebytes
PUP.Adware.RelevantKnowledge
v2014.07.31.04

Norman
RelevantKnowledge.A
11.20140731

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM09.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.TMRG.J
14.8.7.22

Rising Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic.13196AD5
23.00.65.14729

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.RelevantKnowledge
10450

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0109
7.2.212

VIPRE Antivirus
Adware.Win32.RelevantKnowledge.a
20194

File size:
109 KB (111,632 bytes)

Product version:
1.1.17.122 (Build 17.122)

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 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/12/2013 12:59:59 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:
10/12/2011 12:07:13 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:jZL5KTIb4+vwz7y9tQtvrxffffffffO0V:jZdK8bFI3SGR

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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Code size:
64 KB (65,536 bytes)

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