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
728f040618fa5d12cb95b47e4417bb5a
DLL
8c0db24fc5c983b8f034787699705753
EXE
5195defc20fdd8faccdf1e2779f76877
EXE
31258c13ad65b6edc0f41b8768f7d9d9
EXE
7bdc7d113b84a989b4956d6d385a751e
EXE
cd6673c4dd0c8afaf353885854af33c9
EXE
62167c96d20d93e94f6c2dcef95fe1c2
EXE
dc9e8863a534b46414df378353c985ec
EXE
082109370e7c2554655f4fc2cd933c73
EXE
e6b264b53658bd8fe610894362ee8ee0