Should I remove sweetim Toolbar?

What percent of users and experts removed it?

59% remove it41% keep it

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How common is it?

Reach <0.001%

Versions

Version	Distribution
6.13.3.1	100.00%

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sweetim Toolbar

from SweetIM Technologies Ltd.

Remove sweetim Toolbar

What is sweetim Toolbar?

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. Additionally, 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)

During this installation you will be offered the SweetPacks toolbar, homepage, default search and new tab. You may skip or opt-out of any of the SweetPacks components during installation.Through the SweetPacks toolbar you can easily add the coolest and funniest emoticons and animations to your webmail and Facebook post... Read more

Overview

Possible malware installed by this program
Loads into the web browser
This toolbar is distributed via Conduit (potentially unwanted)
May modify the web browser's home page

Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in sweetim Toolbar.

tbswee.dll (5d80adbf9bcb50c9b488cced7f6525e1) has been flagged by the following 3 scanners:
Anti-Virus software	Version	Detection
ESET-NOD32	8.9314	a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Conduit.B
Panda Antivirus	14.01.26.11	Adware/Conduit
VIPRE Antivirus	25628	Conduit (fs)
prxtbswe0.dll (d0133250565180c9dc8ee0aecccbfd53) has been flagged by the following 12 scanners:
Anti-Virus software	Software version	Detection
Antiy-AVL	1.0.0.1	GrayWare[WebToolbar:not-a-virus]/Win32.Agent.azm
AVware	1.5.0.21	Conduit (fs)
Baidu-International	3.5.1.41473	Adware.Win32.Conduit.M
Cyren	5.4.16.7	W32/Conduit.TTAU-0102
ESET-NOD32	11248	Win32/Toolbar.Conduit.N potentially unwanted
F-Prot	4.7.1.166	W32/Conduit.A
G Data	25	Win32.Application.Conduit.F
K7 AntiVirus	9.199.15118	Trojan ( 004b219d1 )
K7GW	9.199.15118	Trojan ( 004b219d1 )
Kaspersky	15.0.1.10	not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.Agent.azm
Panda Antivirus	4.6.4.2	PUP/Conduit.A
VIPRE Antivirus	37998	Conduit (fs)
sweetimToolbarHelper.exe (943f313974a830d4634c73beb8103f5e) has been flagged by the following 4 scanners:
Anti-Virus software	Software version	Detection
Comodo Security	17313	Application.Win32.Conduit.~f
Dr.Web		Adware.Toolbar.202
Malwarebytes	1.75.0.1	PUP.Optional.Conduit.A
VIPRE Antivirus	23610	Conduit (fs)
uninstall.exe (b728fa6a309e5d18141947b95b730e95) has been flagged by the following 2 scanners:
Anti-Virus software	Software version	Detection
Panda Antivirus	10.0.3.5	PUP/Conduit.A
VIPRE Antivirus	26380	Conduit (fs)

View all 21 all detections

Program details

Displayed publisher: sweetim

URL: sweetim.OurToolbar.com

Help link: sweetim.OurToolbar.com/help

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\sweetim

Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\sweetim\uninstall.exe toolbar

Estimated size: 8.04 MB

This is a Community Toolbar by Conduit, what does that mean?

Conduit is a toolbar monetization platform for software publishers. It provides a utility for developers to create branded generic web browser toolbars. Publishers can bundle these toolbars with their software programs or provide access to download them separately through sweetim.OurToolbar.com. Once installed, the toolbar modifies the browser's home page and search settings in order to redirect searches through the Conduit portal (which utilizes Bing or Yahoo! Search engines). Read more...

Files installed by sweetim Toolbar

Program module:	tbswee.dll (Malware detected)
Name:	Conduit Toolbar
Path:	C:\Program Files\sweetim\tbswee.dll
MD5:	5d80adbf9bcb50c9b488cced7f6525e1

Additional files:

(Malware detected) sweetimToolbarHelper.exe (by Conduit) - ToolbarHelper Application
(Malware detected) uninstall.exe (by Conduit) - Conduit Toolbar Uninstall
hk64tbswee.dll - Conduit Toolbar
hktbswee.dll
ldrtbswee.dll
(Malware detected) prxtbswe0.dll

Behaviors exhibited

Internet Explorer BHO

prxtbswe0.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'DivX Browser Bar DE Toolbar' with the class of {6dad39c6-f4ac-4984-8e9b-f666269b9eb1} (DivX Browser Bar DE).

Internet Explorer Toolbar

prxtbswe0.dll is loaded as Internet Explorer Toolbar with the name 'SearchFlyBar3 Toolbar' with the class of {489d3a56-53d9-44c2-a113-5820cdab4206}.

Internet Explorer URL Search Hook

prxtbswe0.dll loads into IE as a URL Search Hook named 'BittorrentBar_DE Toolbar' with a class of {64ead72b-ffd4-4e01-aa3a-4c71665d73e4} in order to redirect unknown URL searches.

Internet Explorer Web Browser

prxtbswe0.dll installs an IE Web Browser in Internet Explorer named 'VisualBee V.1 Toolbar' with a class of {7AEAE561-714B-45F6-ACE3-4A8AED6E227B}.

Scheduled Task

uninstall.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{C247631C-606C-44F8-9B4E-C25B77177427}' (runs on registration).

Windows Firewall Allowed Program

sweetimToolbarHelper.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\eTvOnline.ro\eTvOnline.roToolbarHelper.exe'.

How do I remove sweetim Toolbar?

You can uninstall sweetim Toolbar from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.

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.

When you find the program sweetim Toolbar, 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).

Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove sweetim Toolbar.
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.