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
EXE
d61ef37d0c0360b644f3bdd43233b1ba
EXE
fb3be01227180c8f780605bd3d317f21
EXE
ed1970c309881d6f992599f487033f6c
EXE
b7a3474d4a70cb17d542d3ed58884e0a
EXE
a2b02eaba89fe8bb963306b7a6496a8b
DLL
0cd4825508bd25e23012abe53cb25c15
EXE
e72dfd69b0a749c42579e20a9307be3d
DLL
ff353d11db898abfb443888c7a456b84
DLL
9c4061d21042d664a0221b84ee412139
DLL
3a21d58ad2da9c994dbf6a589b32ccf6