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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 24 anti-malware scanners. This is the uninstaller utility registered in the Windows Control Panel for the program RelevantKnowledge by TMRG, Inc.. This file is typically installed with the program RelevantKnowledge by TMRG, Inc. which is a potentially unwanted software program. 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.

File name:

rlvknlg.exe

Publisher:

TMRG, Inc. (signed by TMRG Inc.)

Product:

Relevant-Knowledge

Version:

1.3.335.337 (Build 335.337)

MD5:

dcde5b3bbf887abca54e7fd7c3b421cc

SHA-1:

bd2d99b16f090556d3d5a4bbce5816f66fa83514

SHA-256:

8686dd420e32fc3d66b88b30974178eb75c830edc87509d76e39d210ff51896a

Scanner detections:

24 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

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

Analysis date:

4/24/2024 6:52:26 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.143208

375

AhnLab V3 Security

Trojan/Win32.ADH

2015.06.06

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/Adware.Gen

7.11.179.192

avast!

Win32:Relevant-W [PUP]

2014.9-160126

AVG

MalSign.Relevant Knowledge

2017.0.2853

Bitdefender

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.143208

1.0.20.130

Bkav FE

W32.HfsAdware

1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security

ApplicUnwnt

19854

Dr.Web

Trojan.Siggen5.51138

9.0.1.026

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.143208

8.16.01.26.04

ESET NOD32

Win32/Adware.RK.AE (variant)

10.10589

Fortinet FortiGate

Riskware/RK

1/26/2016

F-Prot

W32/Relevant.A.gen

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.143208

11.2016-26-01_3

G Data

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.143208

16.1.24

K7 AntiVirus

Adware

13.184.13727

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.RelevantKnowledge

v2016.01.26.04

McAfee

Artemis!426D77CBDB94

5600.6509

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.143208

17.0.0.78

NANO AntiVirus

Trojan.Win32.Siggen5.czcgby

0.28.2.62671

Reason Heuristics

PUP.TMRG (M)

16.1.26.4

Sophos

Generic Proxy-OSS Application

4.98

Trend Micro House Call

TROJ_GEN.F47V0826

7.2.26

VIPRE Antivirus

Marketscore.RelevantKnowledge

34094

File size:

3.2 MB (3,396,888 bytes)

Product version:

1.3.335.337 (Build 335.337)

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:

12/21/2011 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:

12/21/2013 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:

5DF4DBF0974A7733E43AAA5A09FCB55C

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

4/4/2013 5:56:35 PM

OS version:

4.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

98304:ocKK/O738sCVJMAkl7vr5xKRKmE+TK5TEtHR2BhT+JEOGC8a:vGDna34TEtHR2BhT+5

Entry address:

0x222963

Entry point:

E8, C2, 26, 01, 00, E9, 16, FE, FF, 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, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 51, 53, 56, 57, 64, 8B, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 89, 75, FC, C7, 45, F8, DB, 29, 62, 00, 6A, 00, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, F8, FF, 75, 08, E8, CF, A4, 03, 00, 8B, 45, 0C, 8B, 40, 04, 83, E0... 
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Code size:

2.5 MB (2,635,264 bytes)

Program Uninstaller

Program name:

RelevantKnowledge

Display publisher:

TMRG, Inc.

Display version:

1.3.335.337

Uninstall string:

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

The file rlvknlg.exe has been discovered within the following program.

RelevantKnowledge by TMRG, Inc.

Relevant-Knowledge maintains a group of users who have monitoring software (with brands including PermissionResearch, OpinionSquare and VoiceFive Networks) installed on their PCs in exchange for joining the Relevant-Knowledge research panels, users are presented with various benefits, including computer security software, Internet data storage, virus scanning and chances to win cash or prizes.

www.relevantknowledge.com

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