Internet Explorer Toolbar

Internet Explorer Toolbar

Known Toolbar

by SweetIM Technologies Ltd.

What is Internet Explorer Toolbar?

Internet Explorer Toolbar is software application developed by SweetIM Technologies Ltd.. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 65.34% of installations running this operating system. Internet Explorer Toolbar's installer is typically 4.00 MB in size and installs around 165 files. The most common release is 4.9 by SweetPacks with 48.89% of all installations currently using this version.

Internet Explorer Toolbar is most popular in the United States with 45.68% of installations residing in this country.

About Internet Explorer Toolbar?

SweetIM Toolbar for Internet Explorer is a browser add-on that provides various shortcuts, including games and deal pages, for easy access within your web browser. This toolbar may also change your homepage to home.sweetim.com. While some users might find SweetIM Toolbar to be beneficial, it is often considered unwanted due to its association with deceptive ads and survey page redirects. This toolbar is typically bundled with the free SweetIM program as an optional feature during installation and may not be automatically uninstalled when SweetIM is removed from the user's PC, requiring manual removal. Furthermore, if the home page and search settings were altered by this toolbar, users will need to manually revert them back.

Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in Internet Explorer Toolbar.

mgToolbarIE.dll (MD5: a344aa9ebe61463eddc4f2e20dcc2b10) has been flagged by 3 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.SweetPacks
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.F47V0915
VIPRE Antivirus Sweetpacks/SweetIM (fs) (not malicious)

Software Behaviors

Services:
  • iuservice.exe runs as a service named 'tvtnetwk' (tvtnetwk).

Software Details

URL:
https://www.sweetim.com
Support:
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\SweetIM\Toolbars\Internet Explorer\
Uninstaller:
MsiExec.exe /X{F4E33CE5-A7AB-4F68-A7E7-F0AA84EF2D9E}
Size:
4.00 MB
Language:
English

Internet Explorer Toolbar Executable Details

Primary executable:
mgHelperApp.exe
Name:
Internet Explorer Toolbar
Path:
C:\Program Files\SweetIM\Toolbars\Internet Explorer\mgHelperApp.exe
MD5:
33db846c14b3f0a61a6e37cd8cd2cdd2
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by Internet Explorer Toolbar
File Type Filename MD5
DLL
6d0e61cd5c4c72df559550523f461f21
EXE
1a5c71a3795e8fe84dd1fc79e3737784
EXE
eb04e6db0601fe7c4f32aa6624c695d8
EXE
84875f0636bff580a78237ca50ad9349
OCX
3e6d56bdbb7d40878e154d3f709ee4f2
OCX
82395623010c4cf95dc82769f5b398f3
OCX
aa5d4ed6c45fda8ba44dadf4ab24c765
OCX
3de20aaf5674c8c7d78c81b8a7131806
OCX
a159152bf008328170934ea4651feeff
EXE
9170e2b904a069dd41eac4593026c098