Should I block it?

98%
Yes, 98% block recommendation.
Possible reasons:
Multiple malware detections
Performance resource utilization

Relationships

Parent process
Related files

rlvknlg.exe

Relevant-Knowledge by TMRG Inc. (Signed)

Remove rlvknlg.exe
Version:   1.3.336.313 (Build 336.313)
MD5:   7aecc8df4cf369b6c4e91bbb7d7bfcb7
SHA1:   991908d3163adfd689f920fa8d9f36408f9601e8
SHA256:   fde44df79589ab09876531c81c4df1bb6357afd23e893a3ac824c31b1540ccfb
Warning 10 antivirus scanners has detected malware.

Overview

rlvknlg.exe is malware that executes as a process with the local user's privileges typically within the context of its parent rlservice.exe (Relevant-Knowledge by TMRG Inc.). The file is digitally signed by TMRG Inc. which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA). This particular version is usually found on Windows 7 Ultimate (6.1.7601.65536).

DetailsDetails

File name:rlvknlg.exe
Publisher:TMRG, Inc.
Product name:Relevant-Knowledge
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\relevantknowledge\rlvknlg.exe
File version:1.3.336.313 (Build 336.313)
Size:3.34 MB (3,501,848 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:TMRG Inc.
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Thursday, December 22, 2011
Expiration date:Sunday, December 22, 2013
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details
Network connections
  • [UDP] listens on port 67

  • MalwareMalware detections

    Based on 40+ industry antivirus scanners, 10 of them detected the following malware.
    Antivirus engineEngine versionDetection
    Avira AntiVir 7.11.89.168 ADWARE/Adware.Gen
    avast! 8.0.1489.320 Win32:Relevant-W [PUP]
    Comodo Internet Security 16572 ApplicUnwnt
    Dr.Web 8.13.10.1 DLOADER.Trojan
    ESET NOD32 7.8548 a variant of Win32/Adware.RK.AE
    F-Prot v6.4.7.1.166 W32/Relevant.A.gen!Eldorado
    K7 AntiVirus 9.170.8983 Adware
    Kingsoft 2013.4.9.267 Win32.AdWare.RK.ae.(kcloud)
    Malwarebytes 1.75.0.1 PUP.Adware.RelevantKnowledge
    Sophos 4.90.0 Generic Proxy-OSS Application

    ResourcesResource utilization

    (Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
    Averages
     
    CPU
    Total CPU:0.00094663%
    0.028634%
    Kernel CPU:0.00056127%
    0.013761%
    User CPU:0.00038536%
    0.014873%
    Kernel CPU time:38,485 ms/min
    100,923,805ms/min
    CPU cycles:1,217,466/sec
    17,470,203/sec
    Memory
    Private memory:8.82 MB
    21.59 MB
    Private (maximum):16.1 MB
    Private (minimum):5.58 MB
    Non-paged memory:8.82 MB
    21.59 MB
    Virtual memory:142.35 MB
    140.96 MB
    Virtual memory (peak):175.68 MB
    169.69 MB
    Working set:7.73 MB
    18.61 MB
    Working set (peak):22.14 MB
    37.95 MB
    Page faults:340,777/min
    2,039/min
    I/O
    I/O read transfer:270 Bytes/sec
    1.02 MB/min
    I/O read operations:1/sec
    343/min
    I/O write transfer:133 Bytes/sec
    274.99 KB/min
    I/O write operations:1/sec
    227/min
    I/O other transfer:48.47 KB/sec
    448.09 KB/min
    I/O other operations:330/sec
    1,671/min
    Resource allocations
    Threads:29
    12
    Handles:545
    600
    GUI GDI count:32
    103
    GUI GDI peak:36
    142
    GUI USER count:26
    49
    GUI USER peak:29
    71

    BehaviorsProcess properties

    Integrety level:Medium
    Platform:32-bit
    Command line:"C:\Program Files\relevantknowledge\rlvknlg.exe" -boot
    Owner:User
    Parent process:rlservice.exe (Relevant-Knowledge by TMRG Inc.)

    ResourcesThreads

    Averages
     
    ntdll.dll
    Total CPU:0.01347722%
    0.272967%
    Kernel CPU:0.00000000%
    0.107585%
    User CPU:0.01347722%
    0.165382%
    CPU cycles:199,424/sec
    5,741,424/sec
    Memory:1.23 MB
    1.16 MB
    rlvknlg.exe (main module)
    Total CPU:0.01168515%
    Kernel CPU:0.00960559%
    User CPU:0.00207956%
    CPU cycles:172,547/sec
    Memory:3.5 MB
    rasman.dll
    Total CPU:0.00003611%
    Kernel CPU:0.00003611%
    User CPU:0.00000000%
    CPU cycles:146/sec
    Memory:84 KB
    ole32.dll
    Total CPU:0.00003608%
    Kernel CPU:0.00003608%
    User CPU:0.00000000%
    CPU cycles:1,201/sec
    Memory:1.36 MB

    Common loaded modules

    These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.

    Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

    OS versiondistribution
    Windows 7 Ultimate 100.00%

    OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

    PC Manufacturerdistribution
    Acer 100.00%
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