Monday, December 8, 2008

Relevant.Knowledge Spyware

Relevant.Knowledge malware description and removal detail
Categories:Spyware
Visible Symptoms:
Files in system folders:
[%SYSTEM%]\dompilot.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\ldpackage.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\model.dat
[%SYSTEM%]\opls.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\opnsqr.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\rk.bin
[%SYSTEM%]\rlls.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\rlvknlg.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\rlxf.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\cosscfg.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\silc_dll.dat
[%SYSTEM%]\dompilot.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\ldpackage.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\model.dat
[%SYSTEM%]\opls.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\opnsqr.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\rk.bin
[%SYSTEM%]\rlls.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\rlvknlg.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\rlxf.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\cosscfg.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\silc_dll.dat

In order to ensure that the Relevant.Knowledge is launched automatically each time the system is booted, the Relevant.Knowledge adds a link to its executable file in the system registry:
HKLM\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
[%SYSTEM%]\opnsqr.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\rlvknlg.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\cosscfg.exe

Platforms / OS: Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, Windows NT, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows Vista

Detecting Relevant.Knowledge:

Files:
[%SYSTEM%]\dompilot.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\ldpackage.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\model.dat
[%SYSTEM%]\opls.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\opnsqr.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\rk.bin
[%SYSTEM%]\rlls.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\rlvknlg.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\rlxf.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\cosscfg.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\silc_dll.dat
[%SYSTEM%]\dompilot.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\ldpackage.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\model.dat
[%SYSTEM%]\opls.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\opnsqr.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\rk.bin
[%SYSTEM%]\rlls.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\rlvknlg.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\rlxf.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\cosscfg.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\silc_dll.dat

Folders:
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\relevantknowledge

Registry Keys:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\screensaver.com\relevant knowledge
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\relevantknowledge

Registry Values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\oftware\microsoft\windows\currentversion\runonce
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\runonce
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\controlset001\services\sharedaccess\parameters\firewallpolicy\standardprofile\authorizedapplications\list
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\controlset002\services\sharedaccess\parameters\firewallpolicy\standardprofile\authorizedapplications\list
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\controlset003\services\sharedaccess\parameters\firewallpolicy\standardprofile\authorizedapplications\list
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\currentcontrolset\services\sharedaccess\parameters\firewallpolicy\standardprofile\authorizedapplications\list
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\shareddlls

Removing Relevant.Knowledge:

An up-to-date copy of ExterminateIt should detect and prevent infection from Relevant.Knowledge.

If you do not have ExterminateIt and you are worried that you may have infected computer, you could run trial version of ExterminateIt, or remove Relevant.Knowledge manually.

To completely manually remove Relevant.Knowledge malware from your computer, you need to delete the Windows registry keys and registry values, the files and folders associated with Relevant.Knowledge.

  1. Use Task Manager to terminate the Relevant.Knowledge process.
  2. Delete the original Relevant.Knowledge file and folders.
  3. Delete the system registry key parameters
  4. Update your antivirus databases or buy antivirus software and perform a full scan of the computer.

We recommends that all Internet users back up any important information on their computers, enable maximum protection from network attacks and malicious code on their computers, refrain from executing suspicious programs received from untrustworthy sources.


ExterminateIt effectively and automatically removes Relevant.Knowledge from you computer and is a good solution for those who are seeking easy and effective protection for their computer from Trojan Horses, Rootkits, Backdoors, spyware, botnets, keystroke loggers, dialers and other malicious software(malware).

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