How to remove the SweetPacks/SweetIM toolbar.

Today's post will be regarding a piece of adware that comes as a toolbar installed along with programs that you have downloaded off of the internet. And considering as this piece of adware is often considered very hard to remove, I thought that I would publish a quick guide to help with removal.

Now, keep in mind that this toolbar is not technically malware. But it does modify your homepage and your default search provider. So it is not exactly welcome on your computer.

Step 1: Download AdwCleaner at the link below and save it to your desktop.
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/adwcleaner/

Step 2: Double click the AdwCleaner.exe icon that now appears on your desktop.

Step 3: Select search from the menu that pops up.

Step 4: Once the scan is done, the program will produce a log. This log may look like nothing but gibberish, that's OK. Unless you see something that you know should not be removed, please close the log window.

Step 5: Press the delete button that you see in the AdwCleaner menu.

Step 6: Save any open documents before continuing.

Step 7: You will now be presented with a message that says that AdwCleaner must restart your computer. Press OK to allow it to do so.

Step 8: AdwCleaner will open the log again after restarting. You may close this.

Step 9: Download and install Malwarebytes Anti-Malware from here: http://download.cnet.com/Malwarebytes-Anti-Malware/3000-8022_4-10804572.html?part=dl-10804572&subj=dl&tag=button

Step 10: After you install Malwarebytes Anti-Malware, select Full Scan from the scanner tab and then click the scan button.

Step 11: Once the scan is done, follow the prompts and click Remove Selected.

Step 12: At this point, Malwarebytes Anti-Malware may prompt you to reboot your computer. Please allow this.

Step 13: Enjoy your computer, free from this adware.

Step 14: Comment below with any questions or comments.