TMRG Inc. - 37% Detection Rate *

Did you just find a download or a file on your computer that has a digital signature from TMRG Inc.? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as PUP.Optional.RelevantKnowledge and Marketscore.RelevantKnowledge (fs). The detection rate for the TMRG Inc. files collected here is 37%. Please read on for more details.

You will typically see TMRG Inc. when double-clicking to run the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:

Screenshot where TMRG Inc. appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can view the additional details from the TMRG Inc. digital signature with the following procedure:

  1. Open up Windows Explorer and locate the TMRG Inc. file
  2. Right-click on the file and select Properties
  3. Click on the Digital Signatures tab
  4. Click on the View Certificate button

Here's a screencap of a file that has been digitally signed by TMRG Inc.:

Screenshot of the TMRG Inc. certificate

As you can see in the screenshot above, the Windows OS states that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by TMRG Inc. and that no one has tampered with the file.

If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screencap above, you can view all the details of the certificate, such as when it was issued, who issued the certificate, how long it is valid, and so on. You can also view the address for TMRG Inc., such as the street name, city and country.

VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA and Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA has issued the TMRG Inc. certificates. You can also examine the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

TMRG Inc. Files

These are the TMRG Inc. files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
21/56rlls64.dll
16/53rlls64.dll
8/55rlvknlg32.exe
8/48rlservice.exe
23/47rlxg.dll
41/62rlservice.exe
6/54rlservice.exe
9/55rlxf.dll
9/54rlservice.exe
12/55rlls.dll
20/57PackageI2.exe
27/56rlvknlg64.exe

Scanner and Detection Names

Here's the detection names for the TMRG Inc. files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.

ScannerDetection Names
ALYacAdware.GenericKD.4628334
AVGRelevantKnowledge, Skodna.Generic_r.ER
AVwareMarketscore.RelevantKnowledge (fs), Marketscore.RelevantKnowledge
Ad-AwareApplication.Generic.1262087, Adware.Agent.OFD, Adware.Relevant.CC, Adware.GenericKD.4628334
AegisLabRelevantknowledge.Gen!c
AgnitumPUA.Agent!, Adware.Relevant!Q3pPmHzY0GU
AhnLab-V3PUP/Win32.Linkular.R183696
Antiy-AVLGrayWare[AdWare]/Win32.Agent.ielm, GrayWare[Adware]/Win32.RK.ar, Trojan/Win32.TSGeneric, RiskWare[WebToolbar:not-a-virus]/Win32.RK
ArcabitPUP.Adware.Tmrg
AvastWin32:Relevant-W [PUP], Win32:Relevant-X [PUP]
AviraADWARE/Relevant.RI
Baidu-InternationalAdware.Win32.RK.AR, Adware.Win32.RK.bAR, Adware.Win32.RK.BAR, Adware.Win32.RK.bAM, Hacktool.Win32.Monitor.ajjn
BitDefenderApplication.Generic.1262087, Adware.Agent.OFD, Adware.Relevant.CC, Adware.GenericKD.4628334, Adware.Generic.1622383
BkavW64.HfsAdware.2AAA, W32.Clod1eb.Trojan.c791, W32.HfsAdware.53C0
CAT-QuickHealPua.Agent
CMCAdWare.Win32.RelevantKnowledge!O
ClamAVWin.Adware.Agent-669
ComodoApplicUnwnt, Application.Win32.RK.A
CrowdStrikemalicious_confidence_89% (D)
CyrenW32/S-651850e6!Eldorado, W64/Adware.DHZR-6426
DrWebAdware.Relevant.114, Adware.Relevant.139, MULDROP.Trojan, Adware.Relevant.101
ESET-NOD32a variant of Win32/AdWare.RK.AR, a variant of Win32/Adware.RK, a variant of Win32/Adware.RK.AM, a variant of Win32/Adware.RK.AG
EmsisoftAdware.Agent.OFD (B), Adware.Relevant.CC (B), Application.MarketScore (A), Adware.Generic.1622383 (B)
Endgamemalicious (moderate confidence)
F-ProtW32/Relevant.B.gen!Eldorado, W32/S-651850e6!Eldorado
F-SecureAdware.Agent.OFD, Adware.Relevant.CC, Adware.GenericKD.4628334, Adware.Generic.1622383
FortinetRiskware/RK, Adware/Agent
GDataApplication.Generic.1262087, Adware.Agent.OFD, Adware.Relevant.CC, Adware.GenericKD.4628334, Win32.Adware.Relevant.A
IkarusPUA.RK, AdWare.Win32.RK, PUA.Monitor
JiangminAdware/Agent.qyp
K7AntiVirusUnwanted-Program ( 00454f261 ), Adware ( 004ae4f91 ), Adware ( 004a9c501 ), Adware ( 004a7ec41 )
K7GWUnwanted-Program ( 00454f261 ), Adware ( 004ae4f91 ), Adware ( 004a9c501 ), Adware ( 004a7ec41 )
Kasperskynot-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent.ielm, not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent.kakt, not-a-virus:HEUR:Monitor.Win32.RK.gen
KingsoftWin32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud)
MalwarebytesPUP.Optional.RelevantKnowledge, PUP.Adware.RelevantKnowledge
McAfeeArtemis!1898E0267662, Artemis!257E000C1A0A
McAfee-GW-EditionArtemis!1898E0267662, BehavesLike.Win32.Worm.ch, BehavesLike.Win64.BadFile.ch
MicroWorld-eScanApplication.Generic.1262087, Adware.Agent.OFD, Adware.Relevant.CC, Adware.GenericKD.4628334
NANO-AntivirusTrojan.Win32.RK.crhqpp, Riskware.Win32.Agent.emqkjf, Riskware.Win32.RK.dgmnmb
PandaTrj/CI.A, PUP/RelevantKnowledge
Qihoo-360Win32/Trojan.Adware.d37, HEUR/Malware.QVM10.Gen, Win32/Virus.Adware.493
RisingPE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.16AD6300!380461824, Malware.Undefined!8.C (cloud:XBithY8fRnQ) , Malware.Undefined!8.C-mrpxmGigFrP (Cloud)
SUPERAntiSpywarePUP.RelevantKnowledge, PUP.RelevantKnowlege/Variant
SentinelOnestatic engine - malicious
SophosRelevantKnowledge, Generic PUA KD (PUA), Generic Proxy-OSS Application
TencentWin32.Adware.Agent.Hviw, Win32.Adware.Agent.Lmax
TrendMicro-HouseCallSuspicious_GEN.F47V0309, TROJ_GEN.F47V0823
VBA32AdWare.Agent
VIPREMarketscore.RelevantKnowledge (fs), Marketscore.RelevantKnowledge
ViRobotAdware.Relevantknowledge.204704.A[h], Adware.Relevantknowledge.189856.G[h]
WebrootW32.Adware.Relevantknowledge
YandexPUA.Agent!
ZillyaAdware.Agent.Win32.52778, Adware.RelevantCRTD.Win32.1661, Adware.RK.Win32.293
ZoneAlarmnot-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent.kakt
nProtectAdware.Agent.OFD, Abuse-Worry/W32.RK.394520, Trojan/W32.Agent.189856

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've gathered 2669 scan results for the TMRG Inc. files. 994 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. You can view the full details of the scan results by examining the files listed above.

Analysis Details

The analysis is done on certificates with the following serial numbers:

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