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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 19 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 by TMRG Inc.)

Product:
Relevant-Knowledge

Version:
1.1.22.120 (Build 22.120)

MD5:
7021b7a1d398bcd289ff0739f1b3ae44

SHA-1:
bf3d2ff8c9660871c4d7e486e274bb194026074e

SHA-256:
18ecd48645407b618d39a092acb7d3b0d7e79f8d233a1c3506e939f9bd0f3743

Scanner detections:
19 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 11:51:35 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/RK.AT.1
7.11.120.246

avast!
Win32:Relevant-W [PUP]
2014.9-160210

AVG
MalSign.Relevant Knowledge
2017.0.2837

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.RK
4.0.3.16210

Bkav FE
W32.Clodeca.Trojan
1.3.0.4613

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
16807

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.RK (variant)
10.9185

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Jorik_Clisbot.QPV!tr
2/10/2016

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

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

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.174.10548

Malwarebytes
PUP.Adware.RelevantKnowledge
v2016.02.10.07

McAfee
Artemis!7036C3334B1D
5600.6493

Reason Heuristics
PUP.TMRG (M)
16.2.10.19

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.148B2E0A!344665610
23.00.65.16208

Sophos
RelevantKnowledge
4.96

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.RelevantKnowledge
9331

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0822
7.2.41

VIPRE Antivirus
Marketscore.RelevantKnowledge
24480

File size:
181.8 KB (186,136 bytes)

Product version:
1.1.22.120 (Build 22.120)

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:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
12/22/2011 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/22/2013 1:59:59 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:
5DF4DBF0974A7733E43AAA5A09FCB55C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/16/2013 11:47:13 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:eyxag4rG2VNXP13lBA7uzYKDw5CAYEEsA9XfSLMk5D/1ZyXwHldmsN:l0g4rLXPhlBEMYswcANEsA9XqLRDtOwH

Entry address:
0xF48A

Entry point:
E8, 29, 8D, 00, 00, E9, A5, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 60, 96, 42, 00, E8, 30, 03, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, F0, EE, 42, 00, 77, 22, 6A, 04, E8, D2, 28, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, D9, 30, 00, 00, 59, 89, 45, E4, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 09, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, E4, E8, 3C, 03, 00, 00, C3, 6A, 04, E8, CD, 27, 00, 00, 59, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 83, FE, E0, 0F, 87, A1, 00, 00, 00, 53, 57, 8B, 3D, C4, 20, 42, 00, 83, 3D, 48, D2, 42, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, 0B, 82, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.5223

Code size:
130.5 KB (133,632 bytes)

Service
Display name:
RelevantKnowledge

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


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