Sweetpacks Hijackers - How to remove

Sweetpacks hijackers consist of SweetIM, Video Converter, GamePacks and SweetPCFix. All of them can be referred to as Sweetpacks toolbars or Sweetpacks hijackers. They get installed as browser add-ons and offer different functionalities, for example, SweetIM includes emoticons, animations, winks and sound FX for any mood, season or occasion which makes one’s communication online funnier. Even though the Sweetpacks hijackers seem useful as they have additional functionality and are free of charge, they also make unwanted changes to a computer. One having Sweetpacks hijackers has to bear redirections to home.sweetim.com, start.sweetpacks.com or search.sweetpacks.com, as well as pop-up and in-text advertisements.

About Sweetpacks hijackers:

Classification	Browser hijacker, newtab virus.
Hijacking symptoms	Sweetpacks.com sites keep opening in your browser, search results return in different sites than normal, pop-up ads, other ads appear more often than normal.
Installation	Sweetpacks hijackers may have been installed without your knowledge after being bundled with other programs.
Removing Sweetpacks hijackers	Uninstall unwanted programs and browser extensions, scan your computer with antivirus programs (Spyhunter for PC, Combo Cleaner for mac, or others).

How Sweetpacks hijacks browsers

It should be noted that the Sweetpacks hijackers have nothing to do with the American candy brand “Sweet Packs”. They are totally unrelated.

The aforementioned pop-ups, in-text ads and browser redirects are obvious changes caused by Sweetpacks hijackers. An infected computer’s home page, default search engine and New Tab pages are replaced with those promoted by the company, for example, mysearch.sweetpacks.com or start.sweetpacks.com. But not many know that having anything from Sweetpacks installed also means that your Internet browsing history is monitored. The information collected is later used for displaying targeted advertisements or for marketing campaigns. Moreover, the search results you are provided with are not those of Google even though a customized version of this search engine is being used and you might see Google logo when searching for images. Usually adware companies tend to mix promoted links with the actual results this way making the user to click on the advertised website. More clicks mean more money for Sweetpacks adware creators.

Only having all the information about Sweetpacks hijackers you should decide if the benefits they offer overcome the annoying features. Please note, the hijackers are not related to malware directly but having them increases the risk of virus attacks. Some ads might be malicious or lead to corrupted websites and one might click on such an ad accidentally this way infecting her computer. We recommend removing Sweetpacks toolbars, especially if you did not install any of them intentionally. This is a very common case when one gets the add-on bundled with other software even though she did not plan using it beforehand.

Remove the Sweetpacks hijacker

Although it is possible to remove Sweetpacks manually, we advise using special removal tools such as Spyhunter for Windows or Combo Cleaner for macOS to ensure that all of the unwanted applications are gone.

If you choose a manual removal option, make sure you uninstall all unfamiliar applications from Control Panel Add and Remove Programs on PCs or the Applications folder on Macs. These should be installed on the same day as the Sweetpacks hijacker showed up. You should also remove any unknown browser extensions from Internet browsers that are added to your computer. Trovi, Conduit, Astromenda, and similar hijackers are no better than Sweetpacks, and they get installed in the same dishonest ways.

The last but not least important thing to do is to scan your computer with antivirus program because it might be your system got infected with malware while having redirections to home.sweetim.com or search.sweetpacks.com. Spyhunter will do all these steps including scanning for any malicious entries automatically. There are other tools available as well but before installing any of them investigate if it has adware and browser hijackers’ removal function.

Automatic Malware removal tools

Remove unwanted browser extensions

TopRemove malicious extensions from Internet Explorer

• Press on the Gear icon→Manage Add-ons.
  
• Go through Toolbars and extensions. Remove everything related to Sweetpacks Hijackers and items you do not know that are made not by Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, Oracle or Adobe.
  
• Close the Options.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to Sweetpacks Hijackers, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Press on the Gear icon->Internet Options.
  
• Choose the Advanced tab and click on the Reset button.
  
• Select a “Delete personal settings” checkbox and click on the Reset button.
  
• Click on the Close button on the confirmation box, then close your browser.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

TopRemoving Sweetpacks Hijackers from Chrome

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Google Chrome window. Select “Settings”.
  
• Click “Extensions” on the left menu bar.
• Go through the extensions list and remove programs you do not need, especially similar to Sweetpacks Hijackers. Click on the trash bin icon next to Sweetpacks Hijackers or other add-ons you want to remove.
  
• Press on the “Remove” button on the Confirmation window.
  
• If unsure, you can disable them temporarily.
  
• Restart Chrome.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to Sweetpacks Hijackers, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on Chrome’s menu button (three horizontal lines) and select Settings.
  
• Scroll to the end of the page and click on the Reset settings button.
  
• Click on the Reset button on the confirmation box.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

TopRemoving Sweetpacks Hijackers from Firefox

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla window and select the “Add-ons” icon (or press Ctrl+Shift+A on your keyboard).
  
• Go through Extensions and Addons list, remove everything Sweetpacks Hijackers related and items you do not recognise. If you do not know the extension and it is not made by Mozilla, Google, Microsoft, Oracle or Adobe then you probably do not need it.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings If you are still experiencing any issues related to Sweetpacks Hijackers, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla Firefox window. Click on the Help button.
  
• Choose Troubleshooting Information on the Help menu.
  
• Click on the Reset Firefox button.
  
• Click on the Reset Firefox button on the confirmation box. Mozilla Firefox will close and change the settings to default.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

How to remove Sweetpacks Hijackers from Microsoft Edge:Top

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Microsoft Edge window. Select “Extensions”.

• Go through the extensions list and remove programs you do not need, especially similar to Sweetpacks Hijackers. Click on the "Remove" icon next to Sweetpacks Hijackers or other add-ons you want to remove.

• Press on the “Remove” button on the Confirmation window.

• If unsure, you can disable them temporarily.

• Restart Microsoft Edge.