Should I block it?

45%

45% of PCs block this file from running.

Possible reason:

Performance resource utilization

Additional versions

3, 7, 0, 7	63.00%
3, 7, 0, 5	26.00%
3, 7, 0, 5	1.00%
3, 6, 0, 8	7.00%
3, 6, 0, 7	1.00%
3, 6, 0, 2	1.00%
3, 4, 0, 5	1.00%

Relationships

Parent process

explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

Related files

SweetIM.exe

SweetIM by SweetIM Technologies Ltd (Signed)

Remove SweetIM.exe

Version:	3, 7, 0, 5
MD5:	11dfc7ff30b9b44f1477989c8fff478f
SHA1:	cb8e8cc79bcc050599002537552bbb1ac22fb74f
SHA256:	a4b0e64c8ee0a64baa9e677fbde869b928853c8e730abae9ba188582dc113281

What is SweetIM.exe?

SweetIM Instant Messenger Enhancer is an add-on toolbar that allows you to easily add fun content to your instant messenger conversations. This content is updated constantly and offers fun Emoticons, Audibles, Winks, SoundFX, Nudges, Games, special effects and more.

About SweetIM.exe (from SweetIM Technologies Ltd)

“SweetIM for Messenger is a fun upgrade for Windows Live Messenger, Yahoo & ICQ Instant Messaging applications, that adds animations (winks), emoticons (smileys), Videos, Display pictures and games. We”

Details

File name:	sweetim.exe
Publisher:	SweetIM Technologies Ltd.
Product name:	SweetIM
Description:	SweetIM Instant Messenger Enhancer
Typical file path:	C:\Program Files\sweetim\messenger\sweetim.exe
File version:	3, 7, 0, 5
Product version:	3.7.0.5
Size:	112.34 KB (115,032 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:	SweetIM Technologies Ltd
Authority (CA):	VeriSign
Expiration date:	Tuesday, February 4, 2014
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:	Windows GUI
File packed:	No
Code language:	Microsoft Visual C++ 7.1
.NET CLR:	No

More details

Programs

The following programs will install this file

SweetIM for Messenger

SweetIM Technologies Ltd.

65% remove

SweetIM for Messenger is a bundled application (that is either installed through a shareware bundle installation or bundles other freeware apps) that provides a variety of tools that allows the incorporation of emoticons in various Web-based applications, like forums, blogs, facebook, MySpace, Hotmail, Yahoo, Gmail and others. SweetIM for Messenger plugs into Internet Explorer as well as Windows Messenger.

Behaviors

Startup files (all users) run

Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'

'SweetIM' → C:\Program Files\SweetIM\Messenger\SweetIM.exe

Network connections

[UDP] listens on port 53637

[UDP] listens on port 49152

[UDP] listens on port 64306

[UDP] listens on port 49157

[UDP] listens on port 52815

[UDP] listens on port 49475

[UDP] listens on port 65331

[UDP] listens on port 63399

[UDP] listens on port 51077

[UDP] listens on port 61748

Resource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)

Averages

CPU
Total CPU:	0.00146443%	0.028634%
Kernel CPU:	0.00114171%	0.013761%
User CPU:	0.00032272%	0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:	3,403,732 ms/min	100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:	499,112/sec	17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:	4 MB	21.59 MB
Private (maximum):	6.88 MB
Private (minimum):	4.09 MB
Non-paged memory:	4 MB	21.59 MB
Virtual memory:	81.58 MB	140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):	86.15 MB	169.69 MB
Working set:	4.98 MB	18.61 MB
Working set (peak):	9.48 MB	37.95 MB
Page faults:	9,183/min	2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:	219 Bytes/sec	1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:	1/sec	343/min
I/O other transfer:	2.17 KB/sec	448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:	156/sec	1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:	10	12
Handles:	241	600
GUI GDI count:	15	103
GUI GDI peak:	18	142
GUI USER count:	8	49
GUI USER peak:	11	71

Process properties

Integrety level:	High
Platform:	32-bit
Command lines:	"C:\Program Files\sweetim\messenger\sweetim.exe" "C:\Program Files\sweetim\messenger\sweetim.exe" -autostartim
Owner:	User
Parent process:	explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

Threads

Averages

SweetIM.exe (main module)
Total CPU:	0.00233941%	0.272967%
Kernel CPU:	0.00167982%	0.107585%
User CPU:	0.00065959%	0.165382%
CPU cycles:	66,612/sec	5,741,424/sec
Memory:	104 KB	1.16 MB
wow64.dll
Total CPU:	0.00068290%
Kernel CPU:	0.00068290%
User CPU:	0.00000000%
CPU cycles:	17,567/sec
Memory:	252 KB
WININET.dll
Total CPU:	0.00040858%
Kernel CPU:	0.00040858%
User CPU:	0.00000000%
CPU cycles:	25,577/sec
Memory:	980 KB
mgupdatesupport.dll (UpdateSupport by SweetIM Technologies Ltd)
Total CPU:	0.00006162%
Kernel CPU:	0.00003792%
User CPU:	0.00002370%
CPU cycles:	1,592/sec
Memory:	308 KB
mgcommunication.dll (communication by SweetIM Technologies Ltd)
Total CPU:	0.00003721%
Kernel CPU:	0.00002977%
User CPU:	0.00000744%
CPU cycles:	768/sec
Memory:	44 KB
mghooking.dll (hooking by SweetIM Technologies Ltd)
Total CPU:	0.00001116%
Kernel CPU:	0.00000372%
User CPU:	0.00000744%
CPU cycles:	43/sec
Memory:	156 KB
rasman.dll
Total CPU:	0.00000372%
Kernel CPU:	0.00000372%
User CPU:	0.00000000%
CPU cycles:	11/sec
Memory:	84 KB
ntdll.dll
Total CPU:	0.00000372%
Kernel CPU:	0.00000372%
User CPU:	0.00000000%
CPU cycles:	125/sec
Memory:	1.23 MB

Common loaded modules

These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.

Distribution by Windows OS

OS version	distribution
Windows 7 Ultimate	39.00%
Windows 7 Home Premium	28.00%
Windows 7 Ultimate N	9.00%
Windows Vista Home Premium	6.00%
Windows 7 Home Basic	5.00%
Microsoft Windows XP	5.00%
Windows 8	4.00%
Windows 7 Professional	2.00%
Windows 8 Pro	2.00%

Distribution by country

United States installs about 17.53% of SweetIM.

Distribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturer	distribution
Toshiba	18.18%
Hewlett-Packard	14.55%
Acer	14.55%
Dell	14.55%
ASUS	14.55%
MSI	7.27%
GIGABYTE	5.45%
Samsung	3.64%
Sony	3.64%
Lenovo	3.64%

Remove Adware and Spyware Programs, FREE Download!