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rlvknlg.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 rlvknlg.exe by TMRG has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is the uninstaller utility registered in the Windows Control Panel for the program RelevantKnowledge by TMRG, Inc.. While running, it connects to the Internet address wwwc.ri4.securestudies.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
TMRG, Inc.  (signed by TMRG Inc.)

Product:
Relevant-Knowledge

Version:
1.3.336.320 (Build 336.320)

MD5:
8d68ff7692472b469b73aab2408a9c5b

SHA-1:
0952112dd74f76e27210bbbd54dc15836643b19d

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:
4/19/2024 7:39:38 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.TMRG (M)
17.3.4.17

File size:
3.5 MB (3,658,887 bytes)

Product version:
1.3.336.320 (Build 336.320)

Copyright:
Copyright © 2001-2004

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
TMRG Inc.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
12/22/2011 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/22/2013 12:59:59 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 11:41:00 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0x2334B2

Entry point:
BB, 37, 55, D8, C8, 93, E9, 20, 01, 00, 00, 37, DD, 40, 3C, E8, 6C, 40, 3C, D8, 31, F5, C0, C0, 40, C0, C0, 33, C0, C0, C0, 1F, F1, F6, F1, F0, F1, F9, F7, F6, C0, C0, C0, 34, 21, 3A, 25, 22, 21, 2D, 21, EE, 24, 2C, 2C, C0, C0, C0, C0, 1C, C0, C0, C0, 06, 32, 25, 25, 0C, 29, 22, 32, 21, 32, 39, C0, 03, 32, 25, 21, 34, 25, 04, 29, 32, 25, 23, 34, 2F, 32, 39, 01, C0, C0, C0, C0, 07, 25, 34, 17, 29, 2E, 24, 2F, 37, 33, 04, 29, 32, 25, 23, 34, 2F, 32, 39, 01, C0, C0, C0, C0, 07, 25, 34, 0D, 2F, 24, 35, 2C, 25...
 
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Code size:
2.6 MB (2,723,840 bytes)

Program Uninstaller
Program name:
RelevantKnowledge

Display publisher:
TMRG, Inc.

Display version:
1.3.336.320

Uninstall string:
C:\Program Files\RelevantKnowledge\rlvknlg.exe -bootremove -uninst:RelevantKnowledge


The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to wwwc.ri4.securestudies.com  (4.16.74.168:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to oss-ad-iad.securestudies.com  (165.193.78.187:80)

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