Rlvknlg.exe

The Rlvknlg.exe file is related to installations of Relevant Knowledge an online marketing research service. Relevant Knowledge may install itself without your permission and be difficult to removal. Relevant Knowledge may also keep track of unspecified browser-related activities and display pop-up advertisement. For all these reasons, Relevant Knowledge and its related Rlvknlg.exe file are considered to be spyware and adware. For the sake of optimum system performance and privacy, you should remove Rlvknlg.exe and its related program.

The Risks Entailed in Harboring Rlvknlg.exe

Although Rlvknlg.exe isn't as directly malicious in nature as a Trojan or virus, Rlvknlg.exe can still have noticeable drawbacks for any computer that hosts Rlvknlg.exe. A primary indication of infection by Rlvknlg.exe is the appearance of pop-up surveys. Although these surveys are genuine surveys used for collecting consumer information rather than acting as typical malicious links that are used by most malware, there's no way to turn the pop-ups off, making your web browsing a more distracting experience.

A much more dangerous risk is the loss of privacy that comes coupled with using any computer that has Rlvknlg.exe running. Relevant Knowledge's legal-ese states that many different kinds of online activities are monitored and then sent out to anonymous third parties (most likely to be bundled and sold at a tidy profit).

Shockingly, Rlvknlg.exe's violation of privacy even extends to viewing encrypted information sent over supposedly secure networks! This can include delicate business transactions as well as financial and identity-related information.

Because of this, most people consider Rlvknlg.exe's presence on their PC to be a completely intolerable risk of confidential information, as well as an adware-oriented nuisance. While Rlvknlg.exe remains on your PC there's no way to verify the sanctity of any information that passes through your machine... unless you're willing to trust an anonymous marketing company that was forced to cut all ties with reputable partners due to public pressure.

How to Toss Rlvknlg.exe Out

Perhaps most damning of all is the fact that Rlvknlg.exe and Relevant Knowledge are categorized by reputable sources as 'nearly impossible' to remove by ordinary manual methods. Although they may not be as destructive as many kinds of malware, they're scarcely any easier to get rid of. Fortunately, most anti-malware programs will detect Rlvknlg.exe and related problems as spyware, and take the appropriate actions to remove them.

Rlvknlg.exe's Relevant Knowledge program may also be known under aliases like MarketScore, Netsetter, OpinionSquare and InternetAccelerator. The latter in particular is a misnomer, since neutral parties haven't recorded any computer use 'acceleration' or other benefits from this program.

What it comes down to is that there are simply no virtues in the Rlvknlg.exe's services, except to unscrupulous companies willing to pay for the info Rlvknlg.exe's spying gathers. Because of this you should have no hesitation whatsoever in removing Rlvknlg.exe.