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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 35 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:
1.3.337.354 (Build 337.354)

MD5:
69380ec5c60290a315a01fd39b3702c6

SHA-1:
6b7dc98abaac036ab33325000adb0e2ba339490e

SHA-256:
27978b1bdd28dfb05ebd50042bf2ee0bf9d150c424030c1f65b1dae37add928d

Scanner detections:
35 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 2:37:37 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.172424
360

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.188.92

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

AVG
RelevantKnowledge
2017.0.2838

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.RK
4.0.3.16210

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.172424
1.0.20.205

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-40167
0.98/21511

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
20174

Dr.Web
Adware.Relevant.114, Trojan.Siggen6.27176
9.0.1.041

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.172424
8.16.02.10.05

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.RK.AE application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/RK
2/10/2016

F-Prot
W32/Relevant.A.gen
v6.4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor
11.2016-10-02_4

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.172424
16.2.25

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.RK
t3scan.1.8.3.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.185.14098

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.684

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.RelevantKnowledge
v2016.02.10.05

McAfee
Artemis!41814F6BD839
5600.6494

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.172424
17.0.0.123

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Agent.dpctlr
0.30.24.3079

nProtect
Adware.RelevantKnowledge.B
14.10.02.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/RelevantKnowledge
16.02.10.05

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
AdWare.Agent.g4 (Not a Virus)
2.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.TMRG (M)
16.2.10.5

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.170D20A2!386736290
23.00.65.16208

Sophos
PUA 'Generic Proxy-OSS Application' (of type Spyware)
5.13

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Nullo[Short]
9333

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0919
7.2.41

VIPRE Antivirus
Marketscore.RelevantKnowledge
35064

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.RK.Win32.424
2.0.0.1991

File size:
3.4 MB (3,536,664 bytes)

Product version:
1.3.337.354 (Build 337.354)

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:
12/1/2013 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/31/2016 9:59:59 PM

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:
51FEA1E74EDC6FFFF4BD5F65BD540362

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/21/2015 1:08:23 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:HmAeMc0jAxcK6jflxmeRKh7Ap+xJLmuc855XXoH1qQrryUDWoC1u06:rAxcK6jflxmeRUtFEhDvm6

Entry address:
0x2385FB

Entry point:
E8, 8D, 54, 01, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 53, 8B, 45, 0C, 83, C0, 0C, 89, 45, FC, 64, 8B, 1D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 03, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, 08, 8B, 5D, 0C, 8B, 6D, FC, 8B, 63, FC, FF, E0, 5B, C9, C2, 08, 00, 58, 59, 87, 04, 24, FF, E0, 58, 59, 87, 04, 24, FF, E0, 58, 59, 87, 04, 24, FF, E0, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 51, 53, 56, 57, 64, 8B, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 89, 75, FC, C7, 45, F8, 77, 86, 63, 00, 6A, 00, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, F8, FF, 75, 08, E8, 61, DF, 03, 00, 8B, 45, 0C, 8B...
 
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Code size:
2.6 MB (2,750,464 bytes)

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