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
ae273eadbbec3e531854cea45c4d2f4e
DLL
9306c7873fb88df77d09e847c5ac9d3d
DLL
afab8e22db3b291dc38cecf5419346a0
DLL
44629a619746dd663930015e236ceadd
DLL
835bda6e1c9b61de48ef2d828ed1d740
DLL
58e5496264394b08f5560d7e5720bd27
EXE
99aa662c0a95315f9e75bf15a6022818
DLL
390122d0eaf72ec2a765a4deddedb85d
DLL
d9acbea7715b1ce8e445d80871104aa2
DLL
6de00c7e07e042b06f3a9569715c59b2