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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 36 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:
1.3.331.322 (Build 331.322)

MD5:
7e096c72968ca50eac63940d39a687f1

SHA-1:
c168d65e6d7a06f24d0e96ffe9b456e040007ce8

SHA-256:
7ee09c8b1d7fc1c39425d628db4cbb8c2e3197127af512600b27650bd1b0ac71

Scanner detections:
36 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 5:38:48 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.Relevant.BL
357

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.Relevant
2014.06.04

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.152.214

avast!
Win32:Relevant-T [PUP]
2014.9-160213

AVG
RelevantKnowledge
2017.0.2835

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.RKToolbar
4.0.3.16213

Bitdefender
Adware.Relevant.BL
1.0.20.220

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6979

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Relevant-35
0.98/21511

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
19994

Dr.Web
Adware.Relevant.119
9.0.1.044

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.Relevant.BL
8.16.02.13.04

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.RK.AE (variant)
10.9888

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/RK
2/13/2016

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

F-Secure
Adware.Relevant.BL
11.2016-13-02_7

G Data
Adware.Relevant.BL
16.2.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare
t3scan.1.1.107.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.178.12292

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.RK
14.0.0.669

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.RelevantKnowledge
v2016.02.13.04

McAfee
Artemis!AD641161AD4B
5600.6491

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.Relevant.BL
17.0.0.132

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.RK.vwpki
0.28.0.60100

Norman
RelevantKnowledge.A
11.20160213

nProtect
Adware.Relevant.BL
14.06.03.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/OCJ.C
16.02.13.04

Reason Heuristics
PUP.TMRG (M)
16.2.13.4

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.12A252A7!312627879
23.00.65.16211

Sophos
Generic Proxy-OSS Application
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Spyware.RelevantKnowledge
9327

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_SPNR.0BK414
7.2.44

Trend Micro
TROJ_SPNR.0BK414
10.465.13

VIPRE Antivirus
Adware.Win32.RelevantKnowledge.a
29902

ViRobot
Adware.Agent.2943320[h]
2014.3.20.0

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.RK.Win32.478
2.0.0.2318

File size:
2.8 MB (2,940,432 bytes)

Product version:
1.3.331.322 (Build 331.322)

Copyright:
Copyright © 2001-2004

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\rlvknlg.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
TMRG, Inc.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
7/21/2011 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/11/2013 11:59:59 PM

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:
10/11/2011 9:59:03 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:n5jWHrSwRILnEon3stnDH8I0uEvsim9A/5AVjuDbGcTaY2nmAA:5jHwR4Eo3iL8IhEvsO/5AVjuDbGY

Entry address:
0x1DB206

Entry point:
E8, 58, FD, 00, 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, 7E, B2, 5D, 00, 6A, 00, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, F8, FF, 75, 08, E8, 3A, A9, 03, 00, 8B, 45, 0C, 8B, 40, 04, 83, E0...
 
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Code size:
2.2 MB (2,317,312 bytes)

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