mghooking.dll
hooking by SweetIM Technologies Ltd (Signed)
Warning 3 antivirus scanners has detected malware in various versions of mghooking.dll.
Overview
There are 6 versions of mghooking.dll in the wild, the latest version being 3, 7, 0, 7. The average file size is about 164.31 KB. The file is a digitally signed and issued to SweetIM Technologies Ltd by VeriSign.
What is mghooking.dll?
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 mghooking.dll (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
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| File name: | mghooking.dll |
| Publisher: | SweetIM Technologies Ltd. |
| Product name: | hooking |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\sweetim\messenger\mghooking.dll |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | SweetIM Technologies Ltd |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Expiration date: | Tuesday, February 4, 2014 |
Programs installed in
(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of hooking.)
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SweetIM Technologies Ltd. |
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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, ...
Malware detections
Based on 40+ industry antivirus scanners, 3 of them detected the following malware.
| Antivirus engine | Engine version | Detection | File version |
| Dr.Web |
7.0.2.04281 |
Adware.SweetIM.1 |
3, 6, 0, 8 |
| Dr.Web |
7.0.1.02210 |
Adware.SweetIM.1 |
3, 6, 0, 7 |
| Dr.Web |
8.13.6.16 |
Adware.SweetIM.1 |
3, 6, 0, 2 |
All file variations of mghooking.dll
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
31.37% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
31.37% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate N |
11.76% |
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| Windows 7 Home Basic |
5.88% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premium |
5.88% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
5.88% |
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| Windows 8 |
3.92% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
1.96% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
1.96% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 20.41% of hooking.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Toshiba |
22.22% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
14.81% |
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| Acer |
14.81% |
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| Dell |
14.81% |
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| ASUS |
14.81% |
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| Sony |
7.41% |
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| MSI |
7.41% |
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| GIGABYTE |
3.70% |
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