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Should I remove SweetIM Toolbar for Internet Explorer?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
61% remove it39% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Bad
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #15,819
United States Rank #29,994
Reach 0.0169%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 50.71 days
1495.81 days >
Average installed length: 785.93 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
4.0.0004 99.70%
4.0.0003 0.30%

SweetIM Toolbar for Internet Explorer 4.0

What is SweetIM Toolbar for Internet Explorer?

SweetIM Toolbar for Internet Explorer is a browser add-on which adds various shortcuts such as games,deal pages etc. to your browsers for easy access. This toolbar also changes your homepage to home.sweetim.com While some people may find SweetIM toolbar useful, this browser add-on can be categorized as an unwanted application. The homepage that is set to default by this toolbar is enhanced by deceptive ads which redirects PC users to survey pages. The toolbar is typically bundled with the free Sweet Intant Messenger program as an option during installation and does not necessarily get uninstalled when Intant Messenger is removed from the user's PC and must be removed manually. If the home page and search settings were modified by this toolbar, they need to be manually reverted back by the user.

About  (from SweetIM Technologies)

We started with the 2005 launch of our award-winning SweetIM application, which quickly become the leading source of emoticons and animations for online chat and communication. Today, SweetPacks is a selection of innovative products designed to enhance our user's digital experience. With over 150 million users around t...  Read more
Overview
  • Malware detected in the program
  • Integrates into the web browser
  • May modify the web browser's home page
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in SweetIM Toolbar for Internet Explorer.
mgToolbarIE.dll (1437c14bcdc2cfab949f10db8e7e334f) has been flagged by the following 2 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareVersionDetection
Malwarebytes v2013.10.25.12 PUP.Optional.SweetPacks
VIPRE Antivirus 23614 Sweetpacks/SweetIM (fs) (not malicious)
mgxml_wrapper.dll (18e02782b20b604843ea5f7c55d67077) has been flagged by the following 2 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareSoftware versionDetection
Malwarebytes 1.75.0.1 PUP.Optional.SweetIM
VIPRE Antivirus 23290 Sweetpacks/SweetIM (fs) (not malicious)
ClearHist.exe (1cc5bfaeede07408843d50c233da3a86) has been flagged by the following 2 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareSoftware versionDetection
Malwarebytes 1.75.0.1 PUP.Optional.SweetIM
VIPRE Antivirus 23290 Sweetpacks/SweetIM (fs) (not malicious)
mgcommon.dll (4d6a15ef2b4a1e2a61151a93c9ea6c8d) has been flagged by the following 2 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareSoftware versionDetection
Malwarebytes 1.75.0.1 PUP.Optional.SweetIM
VIPRE Antivirus 23290 Sweetpacks/SweetIM (fs) (not malicious)
mgToolbarProxy.dll (5a62e9178b05f56a45d8beb0efbd20db) has been flagged by the following 2 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareSoftware versionDetection
Malwarebytes 1.75.0.1 PUP.Optional.SweetIM
VIPRE Antivirus 23290 Sweetpacks/SweetIM (fs) (not malicious)
mghooking.dll (73df6503e0914f77f1e01c3280ba1ddf) has been flagged by the following 2 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareSoftware versionDetection
Malwarebytes 1.75.0.1 PUP.Optional.SweetIM
VIPRE Antivirus 23290 Sweetpacks/SweetIM (fs) (not malicious)
mgconfig.dll (9a7345e4cbda9c751438410e352e01bf) has been flagged by the following 2 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareSoftware versionDetection
Malwarebytes 1.75.0.1 PUP.Optional.SweetIM
VIPRE Antivirus 23290 Sweetpacks/SweetIM (fs) (not malicious)
mgHelper.dll (a8d3f6f3ff59249d40fa8ff0a529b1ee) has been flagged by the following 2 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareSoftware versionDetection
Malwarebytes 1.75.0.1 PUP.Optional.SweetIM
VIPRE Antivirus 23614 Sweetpacks/SweetIM (fs) (not malicious)
mgHelperApp.exe (b11fb975737e024be8c9814a2b9c0c3a) has been flagged by the following 2 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareSoftware versionDetection
Malwarebytes 1.75.0.1 PUP.Optional.SweetIM
VIPRE Antivirus 23290 Sweetpacks/SweetIM (fs) (not malicious)
mglogger.dll (c73059d3c4585665bbf34916265abdd5) has been flagged by the following 2 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareSoftware versionDetection
Malwarebytes 1.75.0.1 PUP.Optional.SweetIM
VIPRE Antivirus 23290 Sweetpacks/SweetIM (fs) (not malicious)
mgsimcommon.dll (f1610b3e559a2d3d7b1729dffa6dfbcb) has been flagged by the following 2 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareSoftware versionDetection
Malwarebytes 1.75.0.1 PUP.Optional.SweetIM
VIPRE Antivirus 23290 Sweetpacks/SweetIM (fs) (not malicious)
       View all 22 all detections
SweetIM Toolbar for Internet Explorer has been found to be bundled with 3rd party software. If you have not purposefully installed this, you should be safe uninstalling it.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.sweetim.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\SweetIM\Toolbars\Internet Explorer\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{BF67F764-95B6-4360-BB57-B2E5AA6C814B}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 3.98 MB
Language: English (United States)

Program filesFiles installed by SweetIM Toolbar for Internet Explorer 4.0

Program executable:mgHelperApp.exe
Name:HelperApp Application
IE Toolbar Helper Application
Path:C:\Program Files\SweetIM\Toolbars\Internet Explorer\mgHelperApp.exe
MD5:26c17e6b95073d2d478637a6c16e0966
Additional files:
  • (Malware detected) ClearHist.exe - SweetPacks Toolbar for Internet Explorer 4.6.0.4 (IE Address Bar Cleaner Application)
  • (Malware detected) mgcommon.dll - common
  • (Malware detected) mgconfig.dll - config
  • (Malware detected) mgHelper.dll - SweetPacks Toolbar Helper Module
  • (Malware detected) mgHelperApp.exe - IE Toolbar Helper Application
  • (Malware detected) mghooking.dll - hooking
  • (Malware detected) mglogger.dll - Logger
  • (Malware detected) mgsimcommon.dll - simcommon
  • (Malware detected) mgToolbarIE.dll - SweetPacks Toolbar module for Internet Explorer
  • (Malware detected) mgToolbarProxy.dll - Toolbar Proxy DLL
  • (Malware detected) mgxml_wrapper.dll - XML Wrapper

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Internet Explorer BHO
  • mgToolbarIE.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'SweetIM Toolbar Helper' with the class of {EEE6C35C-6118-11DC-9C72-001320C79847} (SWEETIE).
Internet Explorer Toolbar
  • mgToolbarIE.dll is loaded as Internet Explorer Toolbar with the name 'SweetIM Toolbar for Internet Explorer' with the class of {EEE6C35B-6118-11DC-9C72-001320C79847}.
Internet Explorer URL Search Hook
  • mgHelper.dll loads into IE as a URL Search Hook named 'SweetIM ToolbarURLSearchHook Class' with a class of {EEE6C35D-6118-11DC-9C72-001320C79847} in order to redirect unknown URL searches.
Internet Explorer Web Browser
  • mgToolbarIE.dll installs an IE Web Browser in Internet Explorer named 'SweetIM Toolbar for Internet Explorer' with a class of {EEE6C35B-6118-11DC-9C72-001320C79847}.

How do I remove SweetIM Toolbar for Internet Explorer?

You can uninstall SweetIM Toolbar for Internet Explorer from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  1. On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
    • Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
  2. When you find the program SweetIM Toolbar for Internet Explorer 4.0, click it, and then do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
    • Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove SweetIM Toolbar for Internet Explorer.
  4. If for some reason uninstallation fails, please install Microsoft's uninstall fixer utility which will help fix problems with programs that can't be uninstalled at support.microsoft.com.

How do I reset my web browser?

If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by SweetIM Toolbar for Internet Explorer 4.0 you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
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Google Chrome

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 57%
Win Vista (SP1) 0%
 
HOW DOES IT RUN?
Plugs into Internet Explorer
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 61%
Keep it 39%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 63.77%
Windows Vista 17.37%
Windows XP 15.87%
Windows 10 2.99%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 41.39%
Microsoft Windows XP 15.71%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 13.90%
Windows 7 Ultimate 10.88%
Windows 7 Professional 4.83%
Windows 7 Starter 3.32%

Distribution by countryGeography

14.90% of installs come from Germany
Which countries install it?
  Germany 14.90%
  United States 12.89%
  Italy 12.89%
  France 8.31%
  Spain 7.74%
  Argentina 6.30%
  United Kingdom 4.01%
  Colombia 2.58%
  Belgium 2.58%
  Netherlands 2.29%
  Brazil 2.01%
  Switzerland 1.43%
  Mexico 1.43%
  Philippines 1.43%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Acer 25.00%
Hewlett-Packard 20.10%
Dell 17.65%
Toshiba 8.82%
GIGABYTE 6.86%
Samsung 5.39%
ASUS 4.41%
Sahara 3.43%
Intel 2.94%
American Megatrends 2.45%
Medion 1.47%
Packard Bell 1.47%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 4.38%
Acer Aspire 5738 2.92%
Dell Inspiron 1545 2.19%
Dell Inspiron N5010 2.19%
Samsung R530/R730 2.19%
TOSHIBA Satellite L500 2.19%

About SweetIM Technologies

The SweetIM Toolbar is a free browsing Toolbar that allows the user to add their favorite Icons and Emoticons to any web based account.
Publisher URL: sweetim.sweetpacks.com

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