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RKInstaller.exe

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 RKInstaller.exe, “Relevant-Knowledge Installer” by TMRG has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
TMRG, INC.  (signed by TMRG Inc.)

Description:
Relevant-Knowledge Installer

Version:
1.0.1.4 (Build 4)

MD5:
f6a222562cf373332ee97d7f29534686

SHA-1:
cba4e28fd883dcf1a016e4873337934d7b8904c4

SHA-256:
b6a0a23e48415e85b4d25c73169d80223e78a69cdaffbac0d175d658d2b68d02

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:
5/16/2024 11:33:02 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.TMRG (M)
17.3.2.6

File size:
461.7 KB (472,799 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.1.4 (Build 4)

Copyright:
Copyright © 2007-2013

Original file name:
RKInstaller.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
TMRG Inc.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
12/2/2013 5:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/1/2016 4:59:59 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:
51FEA1E74EDC6FFFF4BD5F65BD540362

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/18/2013 7:36:10 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0x1E02A

Entry point:
E9, 1C, 84, 02, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 64, E1, 44, 00, 8D, 7D, E0, F3, A5, 89, 45, F8, 8B, 45, 0C, 5F, 89, 45, FC, 5E, 85, C0, 74, 0C, F6, 00, 08, 74, 07, C7, 45, F4, 00, 40, 99, 01, 8D, 45, F4, 50, FF, 75, F0, FF, 75, E4, FF, 75, E0, FF, 15, 4C, D2, 44, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, C3, B8, BC, BC, 42, 00, A3, 00, DF, 45, 00, C7, 05, 04, DF, 45, 00, 46, B3, 42, 00, C7, 05, 08, DF, 45, 00, FA, B2, 42, 00, C7, 05, 0C, DF, 45, 00, 33, B3, 42, 00, C7...
 
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Entropy:
6.9702

Packer / compiler:
Xtreme-Protector v1.05

Code size:
302 KB (309,248 bytes)

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