What is rlservice.exe?

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

rlservice.exe's description is "RelevantKnowledge"

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 nameRelevantKnowledge
Company nameTMRG, Inc.
File descriptionRelevantKnowledge
Legal copyrightCopyright © 2001-2004
Product version1.1.11.162 (Build 11.162)
File version1.1.11.162 (Build 11.162)

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

Product nameRelevantKnowledge
Company nameTMRG, Inc.
File descriptionRelevantKnowledge
Legal copyrightCopyright © 2001-2004
Product version1.1.11.162 (Build 11.162)
File version1.1.11.162 (Build 11.162)

Digital signatures [?]

rlservice.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameTMRG, Inc.
Certificate issuer nameThawte Code Signing CA
Certificate serial number0c22d897c820001a2c4c01d3aebb98e8

VirusTotal report

25 of the 41 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the rlservice.exe file. That's a 61% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
AhnLab-V3 Malware/Win32.Generic
AntiVir Adware/Agent.49792.2
Antiy-AVL AdWare/Win32.RK.gen
Avast5 Win32:Relevant-G
AVG RelevantKnowledge
BitDefender Gen:Adware.Heur.dq1@R4HpVadi
CAT-QuickHeal Adware.RK.ad (Not a Virus)
Commtouch W32/MalwareF.KWOI
Comodo ApplicUnwnt.Win32.AdWare.Agent.~BBC
eSafe Win32.ADSPYAdSpy
F-Prot W32/MalwareF.KWOI
Fortinet Misc/Oss
GData Gen:Adware.Heur.dq1@R4HpVadi
Ikarus not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.RK
K7AntiVirus Riskware
McAfee Proxy-OSS
McAfee-GW-Edition Artemis!A46A85BC66C9
NOD32 a variant of Win32/Adware.RK.AD
Norman W32/Adware.A!genr
Prevx Medium Risk Malware
Sophos Generic Proxy-OSS Application
SUPERAntiSpyware Spyware.RelevantKnowledge
VBA32 AdWare.Win32.RK.aw
VIPRE Marketscore.RelevantKnowledge
ViRobot Adware.RK.49792.B
25 of the 41 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.
Please select the option that best describe your thoughts on the removal instructions given above








Free Questionnaires

Folder name variants

rlservice.exe may also be located in other folders than C:\Program Files (x86)\RelevantKnowledge\. The most common variants are listed below:

Other files also named rlservice.exe

rlservice.exe (50 votes)

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5a46a85bc66c99cadb43325b22d626158
SHA256bd55e3074a683877276523e2fdbada412993bf8045680a26e70a3ac7883e0d97

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.

RelevantKnowledge 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.

What will you do with rlservice.exe?

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with rlservice.exe. 100% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 1 user.

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Remove100 %
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NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with rlservice.exe. Only 1 user has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

Comments

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