What is rlservice.exe?

rlservice.exe is part of Relevant-Knowledge and developed by TMRG, Inc. according to the rlservice.exe version information.

rlservice.exe's description is "Relevant-Knowledge"

rlservice.exe is digitally signed by TMRG Inc..

rlservice.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files (x86)\RelevantKnowledge\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected rlservice.exe.

If you have additional information about the file, please share it with the FreeFixer users by posting a comment at the bottom of this page.

Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on rlservice.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameRelevant-Knowledge
Company nameTMRG, Inc.
File descriptionRelevant-Knowledge
Legal copyrightCopyright © 2001-2004
Product version1.1.23.141 (Build 23.141)
File version1.1.23.141 (Build 23.141)

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product nameRelevant-Knowledge
Company nameTMRG, Inc.
File descriptionRelevant-Knowledge
Legal copyrightCopyright © 2001-2004
Product version1.1.23.141 (Build 23.141)
File version1.1.23.141 (Build 23.141)

Digital signatures [?]

rlservice.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameTMRG Inc.
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA
Certificate serial number51fea1e74edc6ffff4bd5f65bd540362

VirusTotal report

9 of the 54 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the rlservice.exe file. That's a 17% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
AVware Marketscore.RelevantKnowledge (fs)
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.RK.BAR
Comodo ApplicUnwnt
DrWeb MULDROP.Trojan
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/AdWare.RK.AR
Fortinet Riskware/RK
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.RelevantKnowledge
SUPERAntiSpyware PUP.RelevantKnowledge
VIPRE Marketscore.RelevantKnowledge (fs)
9 of the 54 anti-virus programs detected the rlservice.exe file.

rlservice.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove rlservice.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the rlservice.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that rlservice.exe has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:

  1. Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
  2. Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.
    Screenshot of Start Scan button
  3. When the scan is finished, locate rlservice.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the rlservice.exe file. Do not check any other file for removal unless you are 100% sure you want to delete it. Tip: Press CTRL-F to open up FreeFixer's search dialog to quickly locate rlservice.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    C:\Program Files (x86)\RelevantKnowledge\rlservice.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the rlservice.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If rlservice.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If rlservice.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If rlservice.exe still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
  8. Restart your computer.
  9. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that rlservice.exe no longer appear in the scan result.
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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5eed37a37498fefdcda996680cc08e178
SHA2562508697b6a0415965d5835a4b00942a52aac6d029eeed1a3a44d356a1900c62e

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to rlservice.exe:

rlservice.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

rlservice.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.

Relevant-Knowledge has stopped working.

End Program - rlservice.exe. This program is not responding.

rlservice.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

rlservice.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

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