What is SweetIM.exe?

SweetIM.exe is part of SweetIM and developed by SweetIM Technologies Ltd. according to the SweetIM.exe version information.

SweetIM.exe's description is "SweetIM Instant Messenger Enhancer"

SweetIM.exe is digitally signed by SweetIM Technologies Ltd.

SweetIM.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files (x86)\SweetIM\Messenger\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected SweetIM.exe.

If you have additional information about the file, please share it with the FreeFixer users by posting a comment at the bottom of this page.

Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on SweetIM.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameSweetIM
Company nameSweetIM Technologies Ltd.
File descriptionSweetIM Instant Messenger Enhancer
Internal nameSweetIM
Original filenameSweetIM.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright © 2008 SweetIM Technologies Ltd.
Private build111
Product version3.3.0.7
File version3, 3, 0, 7

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product nameSweetIM
Company nameSweetIM Technologies Ltd.
File descriptionSweetIM Instant Messenger Enhancer
Internal nameSweetIM
Original filenameSweetIM.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright © 2008 SweetIM Technologi..
Private build111
Product version3.3.0.7
File version3, 3, 0, 7

Digital signatures [?]

SweetIM.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameSweetIM Technologies Ltd
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA
Certificate serial number55db0da8c4245942769954a0086d7c36

VirusTotal report

3 of the 46 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the SweetIM.exe file. That's a 7% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.SweetIM
TheHacker Backdoor/Sinowal.msw
VIPRE Sweetpacks/SweetIM (fs) (not malicious)
3 of the 46 anti-virus programs detected the SweetIM.exe file.

SweetIM.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove SweetIM.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the SweetIM.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that SweetIM.exe has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:

  1. Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
  2. Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.
    Screenshot of Start Scan button
  3. When the scan is finished, locate SweetIM.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the SweetIM.exe file. Do not check any other file for removal unless you are 100% sure you want to delete it. Tip: Press CTRL-F to open up FreeFixer's search dialog to quickly locate SweetIM.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    C:\Program Files (x86)\SweetIM\Messenger\SweetIM.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the SweetIM.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If SweetIM.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If SweetIM.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If SweetIM.exe still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
  8. Restart your computer.
  9. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that SweetIM.exe no longer appear in the scan result.
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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5a64da4ef938434f19142f964296347bf
SHA2563c901938a83c8cd951d0117880c32c6956ed8f2ac6446df5eb5705662e8311f5

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to sweetim.exe:

sweetim.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

sweetim.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.

SweetIM Instant Messenger Enhancer has stopped working.

End Program - sweetim.exe. This program is not responding.

sweetim.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

sweetim.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

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