{"id":5033,"date":"2012-11-20T18:48:48","date_gmt":"2012-11-20T18:48:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/?p=5033"},"modified":"2013-01-29T11:11:23","modified_gmt":"2013-01-29T11:11:23","slug":"remove-sweetim-search","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/remove-sweetim-search\/","title":{"rendered":"Remove SweetIM Search (Removal Instructions)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>SweetIM Search<\/strong> is an adware program that has changed your browser home page and default search engine to <em>search.sweetim.com<\/em>.<br \/>\nSweetIM Search has added an unwanted toolbar on your browser and whenever your are doing a search,it will display on the first search results their own ads.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/SweetIm-homepage.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4327\" title=\"SweetIM in Internet Explorer 9\" alt=\"SweetIM virus\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/SweetIm-homepage.png\" width=\"768\" height=\"590\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/SweetIm-homepage.png 768w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/SweetIm-homepage-300x230.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nSweetIM Search got on your computer after you have installed another program that had bundled in their installer the SweetIM Search toolbar.<br \/>\nYou should always pay attention when installing software because often, a software installer includes optional installs, such as this SweetIM Search. Be very careful what you agree to install. Always opt for the custom installation and deselect anything that is not familiar, especially optional software that you never wanted to download and install in the first place. It goes without saying that you should not install software that you don\u2019t trust.<\/p><div id=\"mwtad3198384571\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_309684--placement_360520\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"3957935887\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"mwtad796283725\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_309746-ad_309691-placement_360521\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"4456629336\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><h2>SweetIM Search &#8211; Virus Removal Instructions<\/h2>\n<h3>STEP 1\u00a0: Uninstall\u00a0SweetIM Toolbar from your computer<\/h3>\n<p>In this first step,we need to uninstall <strong>SweetIM for Messenger<\/strong>, <strong>SweetPacks Toolbar for Internet Explorer<\/strong> and<strong> Update Manager for SweetPacks<\/strong> from your computer.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>To uninstall <strong>SweetIM Toolbar<\/strong>\u00a0program from your computer, click the Start button, then select <strong>Control Panel<\/strong>, and if you are using Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8 ,click on <strong>Uninstall a program<\/strong>. (<strong>Add or Remove Programs<\/strong> for <em>Windows XP<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>Search for\u00a0<strong>SweetIM for Messenger<\/strong>, <strong>SweetPacks Toolbar for Internet Explorer<\/strong> and<strong> Update Manager for SweetPacks,<\/strong>\u00a0then double click on each one to uninstall it.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/SweetIm-uninstall.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4324\" title=\"Uninstall SweetIM components\" alt=\"SweetIM removal\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/SweetIm-uninstall.png\" width=\"929\" height=\"303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/SweetIm-uninstall.png 929w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/SweetIm-uninstall-300x97.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 929px) 100vw, 929px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe\u00a0SweetIM\u00a0uninstaller will start and you&#8217;ll need to follow the prompts.Please note that at some point SweetIM will ask you if you want to keep their homepage and search engine,when this will happen please select <strong>NO.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>STEP 2 : Remove the SweetIM Toolbar residual damage from your browser<\/h3>\n<h4>Remove SweetIM Toolbar from Internet Explorer<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Set Internet Explorer default search engine from search.sweetim.com to Bing.<\/strong><br \/>\nTo change your default search engine, click on the <strong>gear icon<\/strong> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6324\" title=\"Internet Explorer gear icon\" alt=\"[Image: Internet Explorer gear icon]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/icongear.jpg\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/> , select <strong>Manage Add-ons<\/strong>, and then, under <em>Add-on Types<\/em>, click <strong>Search Provider<\/strong>s.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6326\" title=\"Change to Bing search engine in Internet Explorer\" alt=\"[Image: Change to default search engine in Internet Explorer]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/change-search-engine-internet-explorer.jpg\" width=\"743\" height=\"178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/change-search-engine-internet-explorer.jpg 743w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/change-search-engine-internet-explorer-300x71.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 743px) 100vw, 743px\" \/><\/li>\n<li><strong>Change your Internet Explorer homepage from home.sweetim.com to its default<\/strong><br \/>\nTo change your homepage, click on the <strong>gear icon<\/strong> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6324\" title=\"Internet Explorer gear icon\" alt=\"[Image: Internet Explorer gear icon]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/icongear.jpg\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/> , select Internet Explore options, and in the <strong>General<\/strong> tab,under the <strong>Home page<\/strong> section, click on <strong>Use default<\/strong> to restore Internet Explorer default home page.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6327\" title=\"Set Internet Explorer to its default homepage\" alt=\"[Image: Set Internet Explorer to its default homepage]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/default-home-page-internet-explorer.jpg\" width=\"423\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/default-home-page-internet-explorer.jpg 423w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/default-home-page-internet-explorer-300x151.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 423px) 100vw, 423px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4>Remove SweetIM Toolbar from Mozilla Firefox<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Remove SweetIM Toolbar extension from Internet Explorer.<\/strong><br \/>\nAt the top of the Firefox window, click the orange <strong>Firefox button<\/strong>, then select <strong>Add-ons<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5357\" title=\"Firefox Add-on manager\" alt=\"Firefox addon menu\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/firefox-addon.jpg\" width=\"313\" height=\"205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/firefox-addon.jpg 313w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/firefox-addon-300x196.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 313px) 100vw, 313px\" \/><br \/>\nSelect the <strong>Extensions<\/strong> tab, then remove <strong>SweetPacks Toolbar for FireFox<\/strong>\u00a0extension from Mozilla Firefox.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6343\" title=\"SweetIM Toolbar Firefox extension\" alt=\"[Image: SweetIM Toolbar Firefox extension]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/sweetim-toolbar-firefox.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/sweetim-toolbar-firefox.jpg 600w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/sweetim-toolbar-firefox-300x54.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/li>\n<li><strong>Reset your default serch engine and home page from searchSweetIM Toolbar.com to their default.<\/strong><br \/>\nTo reset your search engine and homepage to their default, we will use the SearchReset extension.This add-on is very simple: on installation, it backs up and then resets your search preferences and home page to their default values, and then uninstalls itself. This affects the search bar, URL bar searches, and the home page.<br \/>\nYou can download SearchReset from the below link, and then we will just need to install it to revert Firefox to its default settings.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/addons.mozilla.org\/en-US\/firefox\/addon\/searchreset\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>SEARCHRESET DOWNLOAD LINK<\/strong><\/a> <em>(This link will open another web page from where you can download the SearchReset Firefox extension)<\/em><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6329\" title=\"SearchReset Extension for Firefox\" alt=\"[Image: SearchReset Extension for Firefox]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/searchreset-firefox-addon.jpg\" width=\"382\" height=\"258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/searchreset-firefox-addon.jpg 382w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/searchreset-firefox-addon-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 382px) 100vw, 382px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4>Remove SweetIM Toolbar from Google Chrome<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Remove SweetIM Toolbar extensions from Google Chrome.<\/strong><br \/>\nClick the Chrome menu <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4953\" title=\"Chrome menu button\" alt=\"Chrome menu\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Chrome-button.png\" width=\"29\" height=\"29\" \/> on the browser toolbar, select <strong>Tools<\/strong> and then click on <strong>Extensions<\/strong>.<br \/>\nIn the <strong>Extensions<\/strong> tab, remove (by clicking on the Recycle Bin) the <strong>SweetIM Toolbar<\/strong>\u00a0and <strong>New Tab<\/strong> extensions from Google Chrome.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4325\" title=\"SweetIM Toolbar Google Chrome extensions\" alt=\"SweetIM Chrome\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Chrome-extensions.png\" width=\"991\" height=\"693\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Chrome-extensions.png 991w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Chrome-extensions-300x209.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 991px) 100vw, 991px\" \/><\/li>\n<li><strong>Set Google Chrome default search engine from search.sweetim.com to google.com.<\/strong><br \/>\nClick the Chrome menu <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4953\" title=\"Chrome menu button\" alt=\"Chrome menu\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Chrome-button.png\" width=\"29\" height=\"29\" \/> , then select <strong>Settings<\/strong> and click on <strong>Manage search engines<\/strong> in the Search section.<br \/>\nSelect <strong>search.sweetim.com<\/strong> from the list and click the <strong>X<\/strong> that appears at the end of the row, then select <strong>Google (Default)<\/strong> from the list and make it your default search engine.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4326\" title=\"Set Google as your default Search Engine\" alt=\"Set Google as your default Search Engine in Chrome\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Default-serach-engine-Google.png\" width=\"681\" height=\"228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Default-serach-engine-Google.png 681w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Default-serach-engine-Google-300x100.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px\" \/><\/li>\n<li><strong>Change Google Chrome homepage from home.sweetim.com to its default<\/strong>.<br \/>\nSweetIM Toolbar has modified your Google settings to open their webpage whenever you start your browser, so we will need to revert this change.<br \/>\nClick the Chrome menu <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4953\" title=\"Chrome menu button\" alt=\"Chrome menu\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Chrome-button.png\" width=\"29\" height=\"29\" \/> , then select <strong>Settings<\/strong> and click on <strong>One the New Tab page<\/strong> in the <em>On Startup<\/em> section.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6331\" title=\"Change Google Chrome homepage to its default\" alt=\"[Image: Change Google Chrome homepage to its default]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/on-startup-Chrome-default.jpg\" width=\"424\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/on-startup-Chrome-default.jpg 424w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/on-startup-Chrome-default-300x181.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 424px) 100vw, 424px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>STEP 3: Remove SweetIM Toolbar registry keys with AdwCleaner.<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>You can download\u00a0AdwCleaner\u00a0from the below link. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/toolslib.net\/downloads\/finish\/1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ADWCLEANER DOWNLOAD LINK<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(<em>This link will automatically download AdwCleaner on your computer<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>Before starting this utility, close all open programs and internet browsers.<\/li>\n<li>Double click on\u00a0<strong>adwcleaner.exe<\/strong>\u00a0to run the tool.<\/li>\n<li>Click on\u00a0<strong>Delete<\/strong>, then confirm each time with\u00a0<strong>Ok<\/strong>. <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5010\" title=\"Adwcleaner\" alt=\"Adwcleaner utility\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/adwcleaner1.jpg\" width=\"425\" height=\"254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/adwcleaner1.jpg 425w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/adwcleaner1-300x179.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Your computer will be rebooted automatically. A text file will open after the restart.<\/li>\n<li>NEXT, double click on\u00a0<strong>adwcleaner.exe<\/strong>\u00a0to run the tool.<\/li>\n<li>Click on\u00a0<strong>Uninstall<\/strong>, then confirm with\u00a0<strong>yes<\/strong> to remove this utility from your computer.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>STEP 4: Run a computer scan with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>You can <strong>download Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free<\/strong> from the below link, then double click on it to install this program. <a href=\"https:\/\/store.malwarebytes.org\/342\/cookie?affiliate=17877&amp;redirectto=http%3a%2f%2fwww.malwarebytes.org%2fproducts%2fmalwarebytes_free\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>MALWAREBYTES ANTI-MALWARE DOWNLOAD LINK<\/strong><\/a><em> (This link will open a download page in a new window from where you can download Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>When the installation begins, <strong>keep following the prompts<\/strong> in order to continue with the setup process. <strong>DO NOT make any changes to default settings<\/strong> and when the program has finished installing, make sure you leave both the <strong>Update Malwarebytes&#8217; Anti-Malware<\/strong> and <strong>Launch Malwarebytes&#8217; Anti-Malware<\/strong> checked, then click on the <strong>Finish <\/strong>button.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6075\" title=\"Malwarebytes Anti-Malware final installation screen\" alt=\"[Image: Malwarebytes Anti-Malware final installation screen]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-installation.jpg\" width=\"402\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-installation.jpg 402w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-installation-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 402px) 100vw, 402px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>On the <strong>Scanner<\/strong> tab, select <strong>Perform quick scan<\/strong> and then click on the <strong>Scan\u00a0<\/strong>button to start scanning your computer.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6076\" title=\"Run a Quick Scan with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware\" alt=\"[Image: Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Quick Scan]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-quick-scan.jpg\" width=\"521\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-quick-scan.jpg 521w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-quick-scan-300x228.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 521px) 100vw, 521px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Malwarebytes&#8217; Anti-Malware will now start scanning your computer as shown below.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6077\" title=\"Malwarebytes Anti-Malware scanning for SweetIM Toolbar\" alt=\"[Image: Malwarebytes Anti-Malware scanning for SweetIM Toolbar]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-scan.jpg\" width=\"521\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-scan.jpg 521w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-scan-300x228.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 521px) 100vw, 521px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>When the Malwarebytes scan will be completed, click on\u00a0<strong>Show Result<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6078\" title=\"Malwarebytes when the system scan has completed\" alt=\"[Image: Malwarebytes Anti-Malware scan results]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-scan-results.jpg\" width=\"521\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-scan-results.jpg 521w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-scan-results-300x228.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 521px) 100vw, 521px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>You will now be presented with a screen showing you the malware infections that Malwarebytes&#8217; Anti-Malware has detected.Please note that the infections found may be different than what is shown in the image. Make sure that everything is <strong>Checked (ticked)<\/strong> and click on the <strong>Remove Selected <\/strong>button.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6079\" title=\"Click on Remove Selected to get rid of SweetIM Toolbar\" alt=\"[Image:Malwarebytes removing malware]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-virus-removal.jpg\" width=\"521\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-virus-removal.jpg 521w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-virus-removal-300x228.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 521px) 100vw, 521px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>STEP 5: Run a computer scan with HitmanPro<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Download HitmanPro<\/strong> from the below link, then double click on it to start this program.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cleverbridge.com\/747\/cookie?affiliate=17877&amp;redirectto=http%3a%2f%2fwww.surfright.nl%2fen%2fhitmanpro%2f&amp;product=69061s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <strong>HITMANPRO DOWNLOAD LINK<\/strong><\/a> <em>(This link will open a new web page from where you can download HitmanPro)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>HitmanPro will start and you&#8217;ll need to follow the prompts (by clicking on the <strong>Next<\/strong> button) to start a system scan with this program.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5179\" title=\"HitmanPro installation options (Click Next)\" alt=\"HitmanPro installation\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmapro-start-scan.jpg\" width=\"497\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmapro-start-scan.jpg 497w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmapro-start-scan-300x237.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 497px) 100vw, 497px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>HitmanPro will start scanning your computer for malware, as seen in the image below.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5177\" title=\"HitmanPro while scanning for SweetIM Toolbar\" alt=\"HitmanPro scans for SweetIM Toolbar\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmanpro-scan.jpg\" width=\"497\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmanpro-scan.jpg 497w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmanpro-scan-300x237.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 497px) 100vw, 497px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Once the scan is complete,you&#8217;ll see a screen which will display all the infected files that this utility has detected, and you&#8217;ll need to click on <strong>Next<\/strong> to remove these malicious files.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5178\" title=\"HitmanPro reporting scan results\" alt=\"HitmanPro scan results\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmanpro-scan-results.jpg\" width=\"497\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmanpro-scan-results.jpg 497w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmanpro-scan-results-300x237.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 497px) 100vw, 497px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Activate free license <\/strong>to start the free 30 days trial and remove all the malicious files from your computer.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5175\" title=\"Activate HitmanPro free 30 days trial license\" alt=\"HitmanPro 30 days activation button\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmanpro-activation.jpg\" width=\"497\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmanpro-activation.jpg 497w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmanpro-activation-300x237.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 497px) 100vw, 497px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>If you are still experiencing problems while trying to remove SweetIM Toolbar from your machine, please start a new thread in our <a href=\"http:\/\/malwaretips.com\/Forum-Malware-Removal-Assistance\">Malware Removal Assistance<\/a> forum.<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SweetIM Search is an adware program that has changed your browser home page and default search engine to search.sweetim.com. SweetIM Search has added an unwanted toolbar on your browser and whenever your are doing a &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Remove SweetIM Search (Removal Instructions)\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/remove-sweetim-search\/#more-5033\" aria-label=\"Read more about Remove SweetIM Search (Removal Instructions)\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4327,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2725],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5033","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-adware","masonry-post","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-50","resize-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5033","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5033"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5033\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4327"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5033"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5033"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5033"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}