The file is inimical to the security of your system. It is not a malicious software but an adware that interferes with your routine operation. It collects information for survey and it usually bypasses most security applications detection. There is rumor hackers have been known to use it to intrude into people's privacy and steal important information.
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Dtool.exe from ReleventKnowledge is a market research tool that is different from the Dtool used as modeling application by some organizations to carry out their activities. If you didn't intentionally install it in your system, it is right you uninstall it and can be very difficult to delete.
During the time of having it in your system it will silently embed itself in different parts of your folders, registry, browser extension and among the startup processes applications executed at the background of your Windows 10 operating system.
If you have been trying to remove RelevantKnowledge(Dtool.exe) and you are finding it very difficult this simple guide will be useful to you.
Note: If you are interested in having more information about it you can visit the creator official FAQ page
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STEP 1: Press Windows Key + R to open 'Run' dialog.
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STEP 2: Type or copy and paste control appwiz.cpl into 'Run' and click on 'OK' to continue.
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STEP 3: Click on the RelevantKnowledge file at the Programs and Feature of your 'Control Panel' and click on 'Uninstall' above. Follow onscreen instruction to uninstall it. It is not going to go away from the 'Control Panel'.
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STEP 4: Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc keys to open 'Task Manager'.
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STEP 5: Under the 'Processes' look for 'Dtool.exe(32 bit) and click on it. Next click on 'End Task' below the 'Task Manager' to remove it from there.
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STEP 6: Click on your local disk(C:) and click on Program Files(x86).
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STEP 7: Locate 'RelevantKnowledge' Folder and right-click on it and select ''Delete' to remove it.
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STEP 8: Press Windows key + R to open 'Run' and type or copy and paste C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local into it and click 'OK' to continue.
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STEP 9: Locate RelevantKnowledge folder and right-click on it and select 'Delete' to remove it.
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STEP 10: Go to your 'Recycle Bin'. Right-click on it and select 'Empty recycle bin' to empty it.
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STEP 11: Download Malwarebytes and install it and use it to scan you system. Remove all the malicious software detected.
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STEP 12: Go to your browsers Settings and remove all the 'RelevantKnowledge' extensions.