What is prls.dll?

prls.dll is part of PermissionResearch and developed by TMRG, Inc. according to the prls.dll version information.

prls.dll's description is "PermissionResearch"

prls.dll is digitally signed by TMRG, Inc..

prls.dll is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files\PermissionResearch\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected prls.dll.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on prls.dll:

PropertyValue
Product namePermissionResearch
Company nameTMRG, Inc.
File descriptionPermissionResearch
Legal copyrightCopyright © 2001-2004
Product version4.0.8.62 (Build 8.62)
File version4.0.8.62 (Build 8.62)

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

Product namePermissionResearch
Company nameTMRG, Inc.
File descriptionPermissionResearch
Legal copyrightCopyright © 2001-2004
Product version4.0.8.62 (Build 8.62)
File version4.0.8.62 (Build 8.62)

Digital signatures [?]

prls.dll has a valid digital signature.

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

VirusTotal report

20 of the 48 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the prls.dll file. That's a 42% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
AhnLab-V3 Adware/Win32.Relevant
AntiVir Adware/RK.A.18
Avast Win32:Relevant-P [PUP]
AVG RelevantKnowledge
Baidu-International Trojan.Win32.Adware.RK
Comodo UnclassifiedMalware
ESET-NOD32 Win32/Adware.RK
Fortinet Riskware/OSS
Ikarus AdWare.AdSpy
McAfee Artemis!22BA087FDC68
McAfee-GW-Edition Artemis!22BA087FDC68
Norman Suspicious_Gen2.HRVQL
PCTools Heuristic.ADH
Sophos Generic Proxy-OSS Application
Symantec Heuristic.ADH
TheHacker Adware/OneStep
TrendMicro TROJ_GEN.RCBCEBK
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.RCBCEBK
VBA32 Signed-AdWare.Win32.Relevant
VIPRE Adware.Win32.RelevantKnowledge.a (v)
20 of the 48 anti-virus programs detected the prls.dll file.

prls.dll removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove prls.dll with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the prls.dll file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that prls.dll 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 prls.dll in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the prls.dll 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 prls.dll in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    C:\Program Files\PermissionResearch\prls.dll
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the prls.dll file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If prls.dll still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If prls.dll is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If prls.dll 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 prls.dll no longer appear in the scan result.
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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD522ba087fdc68b4204e9dcbbf3585334e
SHA256fedca73e1ed5ce8463aedd83eb6c5db30e8b7e4475f80db47a011f50e101039c

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