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
4cee23d683296da8c50a2658a7b4b858
EXE
1b7045b7aebcd62ab6245e968e22754d
DLL
07e70d4a82dd99994128025a7f09bdd5
DLL
8896e2f9c56aedad171b351fa45419a8
EXE
02b9261b5c50064dfcd37d55641bf567
DLL
744844b0a14856744c471c348f320a45
DLL
f9f1b41641dbbae2246ca3e8cfe63529
EXE
acc7a6ff4272d5500b1750d6b043a883
EXE
03461946081e0e37061563aaa6130068
DLL
7e3505d657adb90890c9cca132d0739a