Iminent Toolbar

Threat Scorecard

Popularity Rank: 1,751
Threat Level: 50 % (Medium)
Infected Computers: 196,359
First Seen: October 29, 2013
Last Seen: January 22, 2026
OS(es) Affected: Windows

Iminent Toolbar Image

Iminent Toolbar is a potentially unwanted browser plug-in for Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox which may be used to display emoticons while using Facebook and web-based email programs. Throughout installation, the Iminent Toolbar may replace the Web browser's default start page with Seach.iminent.com and search provider with Search.iminent.com. Iminent offers virtual goods services to communication platforms making computer users' conversations more interactive and more fun. Iminent Toolbar may use third-party advertising companies to serve advertisements on its website and on specific Iminent software. The Iminent Toolbar's system and the third-party advertising technology may use information derived from the PC user's activity on the Internet, Iminent's cookies on the PC user's hard drive, the computer user's visits to Iminent.com, the Iminent applications that the computer user views and uses to show targeted advertisements within Iminent.com or Iminent applications.
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Aliases

3 security vendors flagged this file as malicious.

Antivirus Vendor Detection
AVG MalSign.Skodna.E86
Comodo ApplicUnwnt
McAfee Artemis!5F12E6884D85

SpyHunter Detects & Remove Iminent Toolbar

File System Details

Iminent Toolbar may create the following file(s):
# File Name MD5 Detections
1. iminent.dll.vir 181f096cf774e9832765a141973a089c 3,947
2. iminent.exe 5a15317274a5317d4650f3b26472f842 3,145
3. searchprotupdate[1].exe 90f5563f1ba15c47516676fdfc622e1b 2,317
4. Umbrella.exe5e1c75ec ce9e53bca88590faa426ba33dd6d743b 1,859
5. A0028100.rbf 9ed47b4bd9f8ee03c44805b87a15f584 1,311
6. IMinentToolbarInstallerFF.exe d3608cf57b8b4b5df627714da3265b8a 475
7. Umbrella.exe73a7c5 2bed61559f792974713eadefc4977381 303
8. Umbrella.exe10f9dba bf8be2523e988d700dda0d90d6f2d5d8 288
9. iminentsrv.exe.vir 120d87f9fbf7298aee6c99242c071832 221
10. IMinentToolbar[1].exe 98ca4d586e57aba4529f0b073cb4e5dd 192
11. searchprotupdate[2].exe 60ed2357437ed496247d494f6f8246e6 170
12. MFEX-1.DAT a27b318184f06c75752fbb32143802f1 106
13. Umbrella.exe 262091556125436e835d96ece85cc234 8
14. hydrup.exe 39931974935a915e265d061157cce5a9 4
15. iminent.dll c1a3fdc248e6890e9099c3d551d21bdd 1
16. IMGUpdater.exe 3070f8116d9e4b4ebb1b8df056be8d55 1
17. C:\Program Files\iminent toolbar\access connections.resources.dll
18. C:\Program Files\iminent toolbar\acwizres.dll
19. C:\Program Files\iminent toolbar\diagres.dll
20. C:\Program Files\iminent toolbar\f5res.dll
21. C:\Program Files\iminent toolbar\guihlprres.dll
22. C:\Program Files\iminent toolbar\iconres.dll
23. C:\Program Files\iminent toolbar\iminent_toolbar.dll
24. C:\Program Files\iminent toolbar\mainguires.dll
25. C:\Program Files\iminent toolbar\p2pres.dll
26. C:\Program Files\iminent toolbar\svchlprres.dll
27. C:\Program Files\iminent toolbar\tbcommonutils.dll
28. C:\Program Files\iminent toolbar\tbcore3.dll e6ab63f86077bc8fd9dc253482862549
29. C:\Program Files\iminent toolbar\trayres.dll
30. C:\Program Files\iminent toolbar\update.exe
More files

Registry Details

Iminent Toolbar may create the following registry entry or registry entries:
CLSID
{01994268-3C10-4044-A1EA-7A9C1B739A11}
{01BB6254-5E89-4C53-BEF1-4D1656B09B86}
{050000CE-F9D5-4145-9490-DB9E7E40FDF9}
{0CA97EEE-C8C4-4B10-A332-10AF1FBEB534}
{0E4B2CAB-B859-4C57-B96E-63DDEC692BC4}
{112BA211-334C-4A90-90EC-2AD1CDAB287C}
{12FB9C3D-0875-4CAA-B3B1-9DCCCE749DE5}
{1FAFD711-ABF9-4F6A-8130-5166C7371427}
{2C6674DB-EFB5-464A-A715-3E770B9C8A94}
{425F621C-217C-40AD-B22F-4EFCFF452800}
{476DAA21-E0C3-4EEB-B27B-5F4123334ABA}
{5563BEFE-3B03-43B1-8041-64A9745DAA56}
{587D1093-12E0-4B0E-9426-AF9DC5ABB77D}
{5C176BA0-6FC0-4EBD-8ACF-24AC592506B6}
{608D3067-77E8-463D-9084-908966806826}
{696E3174-4F6C-4777-7834-654C4A705677}
{77860007-19AE-4C29-B26D-AEA48F3A05C5}
{7DE6769A-E482-4AB7-8ED9-0CAFEA11D687}
{813F8915-C940-44ED-ADED-8B782D85FA87}
{84FF7BD6-B47F-46F8-9130-01B2696B36CB}
{8D182E50-D646-49FF-B518-34B09BDF5375}
{8E9F2D02-6B06-4EBA-92C2-68438EADED28}
{8EF1CD32-D7C0-4F24-AD0F-4DFEF4D90062}
{913FAA37-8CDB-4144-9047-E2A950CD967E}
{9563917C-2D1F-4E92-A90F-01E470099B68}
{99E71BF1-5F51-4AF9-830B-67015D59640D}
{9FD0C1D9-180B-4834-B80B-4B7325AF90E1}
{A09AB6EB-31B5-454C-97EC-9B294D92EE2A}
{A182C848-76B5-4473-B742-A688D38982A1}
{A2CC3C46-143B-4142-9D5A-B8543F0A6F55}
{A6E9BAAF-53CD-4575-967B-2AF710A7D21F}
{A9CAF365-EA35-45DA-BD8B-2EFA09D374AC}
{AC5C40D0-DC3A-4406-A35C-9102C5FA4D7E}
{C336533A-5E74-457F-AD87-9598F4AADF49}
{C58D664A-3DBC-4925-AE74-0382007DF113}
{C776D7F4-BA85-4B75-AAFC-3A0A11FE6E36}
{C8C14216-4D34-4866-B66E-BC25B98FCCCA}
{E44D6C17-C5CD-4332-9414-3F3A89954F13}
{E54B3747-7507-43B0-8537-A64189F28B35}
{F761BABE-0622-4DCE-A1B0-9D1BCA75DFEF}
{F98F0DE1-9B6F-4C87-8E08-6EE5928D8558}
File name without path
http_www.iminent.com_0.localstorage
http_www.iminent.com_0.localstorage-journal
setup2.iminent[1].xml
setup3.iminent[1].xml
start.iminent[1].xml
Regexp file mask
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Chrome .lnk
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Firefox .lnk
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Iexplore .lnk
%ProgramFiles%\Mozilla Firefox\defaults\pref\all-iminent.js
%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Mozilla Firefox\defaults\pref\all-iminent.js
%USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\Chrome .lnk
%USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\Firefox .lnk
%USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\Iexplore .lnk
SOFTWARE\America Online\AIM\Plugins\{696E3174-4F6C-4777-7834-654C4A705677}
SOFTWARE\Classes\AppID\Iminent.BHO.NavigationError.DLL
SOFTWARE\Classes\AppID\Iminent.LinkToContent.DLL
SOFTWARE\Classes\AppID\Iminent.MMServer.EXE
SOFTWARE\Classes\AppID\Iminent.WebBooster.InternetExplorer.DLL
SOFTWARE\Classes\AppID\Iminent.WinCore.Aim.Plugin.DLL
SOFTWARE\Classes\AppID\{13C8734A-1AD2-4500-9F65-10D99AD80F54}
SOFTWARE\Classes\AppID\{C2A66189-05A0-4D30-8DD2-CF4C86E38863}
SOFTWARE\Classes\AppID\{CE187331-35C5-4917-A79B-25342D466651}
SOFTWARE\Classes\AppID\{F90A8B2A-0EE0-4C04-8DFB-91A3381E5A71}
SOFTWARE\Classes\esrv.iminentESrvc
SOFTWARE\Classes\esrv.iminentESrvc.1
SOFTWARE\Classes\iminent
SOFTWARE\Classes\iminent.iminentappCore
SOFTWARE\Classes\iminent.iminentappCore.1
SOFTWARE\Classes\iminent.iminentdskBnd
SOFTWARE\Classes\iminent.iminentdskBnd.1
SOFTWARE\Classes\iminent.iminentHlpr
SOFTWARE\Classes\iminent.iminentHlpr.1
SOFTWARE\Classes\IminentBHONavigationError.CHelperBHO
SOFTWARE\Classes\IminentBHONavigationError.CHelperBHO.1
SOFTWARE\Classes\IminentLinkToContent.LinkToContent
SOFTWARE\Classes\IminentLinkToContent.LinkToContent.1
SOFTWARE\Classes\IminentMMServer.ACPlayer
SOFTWARE\Classes\IminentMMServer.ACPlayer.1
SOFTWARE\Classes\IminentWebBooster.ActiveContentHandle.1
SOFTWARE\Classes\IminentWebBooster.ActiveContentHandler
SOFTWARE\Classes\IminentWebBooster.BrowserHelperObject
SOFTWARE\Classes\IminentWebBooster.BrowserHelperObject.1
SOFTWARE\Classes\IminentWebBooster.ScriptExtender
SOFTWARE\Classes\IminentWebBooster.ScriptExtender.1
SOFTWARE\Classes\IminentWebBooster.TinyUrlHandler
SOFTWARE\Classes\IminentWebBooster.TinyUrlHandler.1
SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Features\03586FB55F67A9248BBFDC2D8B1D2398
SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Features\3DA786FCDC08E1345AF052DDF8C9693C
SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Features\53449B1EE14291541B3C4CDDE93B252A
SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Features\C73660D04266C3348A703CD454AD1B48
SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Features\E396BA1A8EBEBBB43A064AB3ED340563
SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\03586FB55F67A9248BBFDC2D8B1D2398
SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\0386028EAE6ABEC44BE58148A174F21E
SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\3DA786FCDC08E1345AF052DDF8C9693C
SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\53449B1EE14291541B3C4CDDE93B252A
SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\C73660D04266C3348A703CD454AD1B48
SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\E396BA1A8EBEBBB43A064AB3ED340563
SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\UpgradeCodes\4EAE1F36DDB49FE49B1371401AAC7E1B
SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\UpgradeCodes\FAD0B0799202FD24D9B96C24C2BD169E
SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\AppID\Iminent.BHO.NavigationError.DLL
SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\AppID\Iminent.LinkToContent.DLL
SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\AppID\Iminent.MMServer.EXE
SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\AppID\Iminent.WinCore.Aim.Plugin.DLL
SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\AppID\{13C8734A-1AD2-4500-9F65-10D99AD80F54}
SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\AppID\{C2A66189-05A0-4D30-8DD2-CF4C86E38863}
SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\AppID\{CE187331-35C5-4917-A79B-25342D466651}
SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\AppID\{F90A8B2A-0EE0-4C04-8DFB-91A3381E5A71}
Software\Iminent
Software\Iminent.com
Software\IminentToolbar
Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Approved Extensions\{0F417468-BE40-472B-8CB9-A2CDA9A071D6}
Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Approved Extensions\{112BA211-334C-4A90-90EC-2AD1CDAB287C}
Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Approved Extensions\{1FAFD711-ABF9-4F6A-8130-5166C7371427}
Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Approved Extensions\{84FF7BD6-B47F-46F8-9130-01B2696B36CB}
Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Approved Extensions\{A09AB6EB-31B5-454C-97EC-9B294D92EE2A}
Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Approved Extensions\{A6E9BAAF-53CD-4575-967B-2AF710A7D21F}
Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\adserver.iminent.com
Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\iminent.com
Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\setup2.iminent.com
Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\setup3.iminent.com
Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\start.iminent.com
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Low Rights\ElevationPolicy\{208D4124-3895-4974-B293-A159BD306078}
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Low Rights\ElevationPolicy\{68B81CCD-A80C-4060-8947-5AE69ED01199}
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Low Rights\ElevationPolicy\{E6B969FB-6D33-48d2-9061-8BBD4899EB08}
Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\LowRegistry\DOMStorage\start.iminent.com
Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\LowRegistry\Iminent
Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\{BFFED5CA-8BDF-47CC-AED0-23F4E6D77732}
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\{1FAFD711-ABF9-4F6A-8130-5166C7371427}
Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\URLSearchHooks\{84FF7BD6-B47F-46F8-9130-01B2696B36CB}
SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\IMAGE FILE EXECUTION OPTIONS\IMINENTSETUP.EXE
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{112BA211-334C-4A90-90EC-2AD1CDAB287C}
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{A09AB6EB-31B5-454C-97EC-9B294D92EE2A}
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{A6E9BAAF-53CD-4575-967B-2AF710A7D21F}
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Settings\{112BA211-334C-4A90-90EC-2AD1CDAB287C}
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Settings\{1FAFD711-ABF9-4F6A-8130-5166C7371427}
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Settings\{84FF7BD6-B47F-46F8-9130-01B2696B36CB}
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Settings\{A09AB6EB-31B5-454C-97EC-9B294D92EE2A}
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Settings\{A6E9BAAF-53CD-4575-967B-2AF710A7D21F}
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{112BA211-334C-4A90-90EC-2AD1CDAB287C}
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{1FAFD711-ABF9-4F6A-8130-5166C7371427}
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{84FF7BD6-B47F-46F8-9130-01B2696B36CB}
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{A09AB6EB-31B5-454C-97EC-9B294D92EE2A}
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{A6E9BAAF-53CD-4575-967B-2AF710A7D21F}
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UpgradeCodes\4EAE1F36DDB49FE49B1371401AAC7E1B
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UpgradeCodes\F1057DD419AED0B468AD8888429E139A
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UpgradeCodes\FAD0B0799202FD24D9B96C24C2BD169E
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Ext\CLSID\{58124A0B-DC32-4180-9BFF-E0E21AE34026}
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Ext\CLSID\{977AE9CC-AF83-45E8-9E03-E2798216E2D5}
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Ext\CLSID\{A09AB6EB-31B5-454C-97EC-9B294D92EE2A}
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Iminent.Notifier
Software\SIEN SA\iminent
Software\SIEN SA\iminent\iestrg
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\America Online\AIM\Plugins\{696E3174-4F6C-4777-7834-654C4A705677}
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Classes\AppID\Iminent.BHO.NavigationError.DLL
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Classes\AppID\Iminent.LinkToContent.DLL
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Classes\AppID\Iminent.MMServer.EXE
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Classes\AppID\Iminent.WinCore.Aim.Plugin.DLL
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Classes\AppID\{13C8734A-1AD2-4500-9F65-10D99AD80F54}
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Classes\AppID\{C2A66189-05A0-4D30-8DD2-CF4C86E38863}
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Classes\AppID\{CE187331-35C5-4917-A79B-25342D466651}
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Classes\AppID\{F90A8B2A-0EE0-4C04-8DFB-91A3381E5A71}
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Iminent
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\IminentToolbar
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Loader\Iminent
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Low Rights\ElevationPolicy\{208D4124-3895-4974-B293-A159BD306078}
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Low Rights\ElevationPolicy\{68B81CCD-A80C-4060-8947-5AE69ED01199}
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Low Rights\ElevationPolicy\{E6B969FB-6D33-48d2-9061-8BBD4899EB08}
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\{BFFED5CA-8BDF-47CC-AED0-23F4E6D77732}
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\{1FAFD711-ABF9-4F6A-8130-5166C7371427}
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{112BA211-334C-4A90-90EC-2AD1CDAB287C}
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{A09AB6EB-31B5-454C-97EC-9B294D92EE2A}
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{A6E9BAAF-53CD-4575-967B-2AF710A7D21F}
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Ext\CLSID\{58124A0B-DC32-4180-9BFF-E0E21AE34026}
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Ext\CLSID\{977AE9CC-AF83-45E8-9E03-E2798216E2D5}
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Ext\CLSID\{A09AB6EB-31B5-454C-97EC-9B294D92EE2A}
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Iminent.Notifier
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\SIEN SA\iminent
SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\{CC8D0DB8-9F7A-4ADA-8076-7B117B2ED858}
SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\{F59D208C-5E1B-4F8C-9A78-8223FBD4063A}
SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SProtection
SYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\{CC8D0DB8-9F7A-4ADA-8076-7B117B2ED858}
SYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\{F59D208C-5E1B-4F8C-9A78-8223FBD4063A}
SYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\SProtection
SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\{CC8D0DB8-9F7A-4ADA-8076-7B117B2ED858}
SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\{F59D208C-5E1B-4F8C-9A78-8223FBD4063A}
SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\SProtection
IMBoosterARP
IminentToolbar
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{5BF68530-76F5-429A-B8FB-CDD2B8D13289}
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Directories

Iminent Toolbar may create the following directory or directories:

%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\Iminent
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Iminent
%AppData%\IminentToolbar
%AppData%\iminent
%COMMONPROGRAMFILES%\IMGUpdater
%COMMONPROGRAMFILES(x86)%\IMGUpdater
%PROGRAMFILES%\Iminent
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Iminent
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Mozilla Firefox\extensions\linkcontent@iminent
%ProgramFiles%\IminentToolbar
%ProgramFiles(x86)%\IminentToolbar
%TEMP%\mt_ffx\iminent
%Temp%\mt_ffx\IminentToolbar
%UserProfile%\AppData\LocalLow\IminentToolbar
%UserProfile%\AppData\LocalLow\SIEN SA\iminent
%temp%\Iminent
%windir%\Installer\{A1AB693E-EBE8-4BBB-A360-A43BDE435036}

URLs

Iminent Toolbar may call the following URLs:

http://search.iminent.com/homepage#

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