Should I remove Iminent?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
68% remove it32% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #1,735
United States Rank #2,747
Reach 0.3896%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 32.75 days
966.05 days >
Average installed length: 507.58 days
Versions
Version | Distribution |
8.18.1.1 |
2.44% |
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7.48.4.1 |
5.41% |
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7.44.3.1 |
0.68% |
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7.5.3.1 |
12.57% |
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6.46.1.0 |
4.68% |
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6.44.21.0 |
2.53% |
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6.42.32.0 |
2.28% |
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6.41.1.1 |
5.29% |
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6.37.21.0 |
5.31% |
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6.35.31.0 |
1.38% |
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6.34.21.0 |
1.12% |
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6.32.41.0 |
2.11% |
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6.27.21.0 |
5.85% |
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6.25.21.0 |
1.33% |
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6.23.53.0 |
1.15% |
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6.21.22.0 |
2.47% |
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6.20.11.0 |
1.76% |
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6.18.21.0 |
1.17% |
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6.17.41.0 |
3.43% |
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6.14.22.0 |
4.69% |
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6.4.56.0 |
14.46% |
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5.52.31.0 |
1.82% |
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5.51.31.0 |
1.08% |
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5.51.13.0 |
0.09% |
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5.50.21.0 |
0.44% |
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5.48.42.0 |
0.43% |
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5.48.41.0 |
0.01% |
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5.48.22.0 |
0.04% |
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5.47.52.0 |
0.07% |
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5.47.22.0 |
0.22% |
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5.45.21.0 |
0.59% |
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5.43.11.0 |
0.57% |
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5.39.51.0 |
0.03% |
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5.37.41.0 |
0.01% |
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5.35.51.0 |
1.24% |
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5.34.35.0 |
0.01% |
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5.29.41.0 |
1.64% |
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5.26.21.0 |
0.73% |
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5.18.52.0 |
1.47% |
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4.52.52.0 |
2.44% |
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4.49.12.0 |
0.30% |
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4.46.38.0 |
0.01% |
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4.37.34.0 |
0.05% |
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4.25.0 |
0.01% |
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4.10.0.0 |
4.00% |
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4.10.0 |
0.17% |
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3.47.0 |
0.42% |
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3.46.0 |
0.03% |
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Iminent
from IMinent
What is Iminent?
Iminent toolbar is a browser extension for Internet Explorer and Firefox which is used to emoticons while using Facebook and web-based email products. During installation the Iminent toolbar changes your browser's homepage to seach.iminent.com and your standard search engine will be also set to search.iminent.com.
About (from IMinent)
Iminent provides virtual goods services to communication platforms making users’ conversations more interactive and more fun. Iminent has a global reach of more than 12 million users across all continents. Established in 2007, the company was recognized as one of the top100 best startups by Techcrunch Europe in 2009 a... Read more
Overview
The most used version is 6.4.56.0, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. It adds a Browser Helper Object (BHO) to Internet Explorer. The software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The main program executable is Iminent.exe. A vast majority of those who have this installed end up removing it just after a couple weeks. The software installer includes 48 files and is usually about 17.17 MB (18,008,137 bytes).
- Possible malware installed by this program
- Starts automatically
- Loads into the web browser
- Installed as part of a co-bundle
- Many experts agree, if you don't use it you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Iminent.
Iminent.exe (2ea2862a5c756e5e1d0fa8f96336ef42) has been flagged by the following 4 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
AVware |
1.5.0.21 |
Iminent (fs) |
ESET-NOD32 |
8.10599 |
a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Iminent.E |
Kaspersky |
14.0.0.2915 |
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.Iminnent |
VIPRE Antivirus |
34130 |
Iminent (fs) |
Iminent.Messengers.exe (564d4ed21bfa82be69a8fa787cf468f6) has been flagged by the following 4 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
AVware |
1.5.0.16 |
Iminent (fs) |
ESET-NOD32 |
10548 |
a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Iminent.E |
Kaspersky |
12.0.0.1225 |
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.Iminnent.b |
VIPRE Antivirus |
33836 |
Iminent (fs) |
Minibar.InternetExplorer.BHOx64.dll (b3f9b57fcf8850031d48bc023736f253) has been flagged by the following 3 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
AVware |
1.5.0.21 |
Iminent (fs) |
ESET-NOD32 |
10748 |
a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Iminent.E |
VIPRE Antivirus |
34924 |
Iminent (fs) |
Iminent.WebBooster.InternetExplorer.dll (2d690fcdfe41f4389d23a5dcd7db5c99) has been flagged by the following 2 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
Dr.Web |
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Adware.Plugin.45 |
VIPRE Antivirus |
22946 |
Iminent (fs) |
View all 13 all detections
Iminent has been found to be bundled with 3rd party software. If you have not purposefully installed this, you should be safe uninstalling it.
Program details
URL: www.iminent.com
Help link: www.iminent.com/aide
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\IMinent Toolbar
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{F7CF0E9A-D48B-4942-9537-259ED0568DF4}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 17.17 MB
Files installed by Iminent
Program executable: | Iminent.exe |
Name: | Iminent |
Path: | C:\Program Files\Iminent\Iminent.exe |
MD5: | 5efd5eda8f2c1c3419866345c8f0b425 |
Additional files:
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f_in_box.dll (by Softanics) - F-IN-BOX DLL Edition
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Iminent.AxImp.dll - Assembly importé à partir de la bibliothèque de types 'SHDocVw'.
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Iminent.Booster.UI.dll - Iminent.Booster.UI
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Iminent.Business.Connect.dll - Iminent.Business.Connect
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Iminent.Business.dll - Iminent.Business
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Iminent.exe - Iminent
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Iminent.Mediator.ActivePlayers.dll - Iminent.Mediator.ActivePlayers
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Iminent.Mediator.dll - Iminent.Mediator
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Iminent.Messengers.exe - Iminent Messengers
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WPFLocalizeExtension.dll (by Root-Project) - WPFLocalizeExtension
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Iminent.Entity.dll - Iminent.Entity
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Iminent.Services.dll - Iminent.Services
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Iminent.WinCore.WLM.WinEvents.dll - IMinent (Iminent.WinCore.WLM.WinEvents)
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Iminent.WinCore.WLM15.dll - Iminent BHO
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Iminent.WinCore.Yahoo.dll
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Iminent.Windows.dll - Iminent.Window
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Iminent.Workflow.dll - Iminent.Workflow
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Microsoft.DirectX.AudioVideoPlayback.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft® DirectX for Windows® (Microsoft Managed AudioVideoPlayback)
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Microsoft.Expression.Interactions.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft.Expression.Interactions
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System.Data.SQLite.dll (by Robert Simpson, et al) - System.Data.SQLite (System.Data.SQLite Interop Assembly)
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System.Windows.Interactivity.dll - System.Windows.Interactivity
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Iminent.WinCore.dll - Iminent Win Core
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Minibar.InternetExplorer.BHOx86.dll (by SIEN) - Minibar
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(Malware detected) Minibar.InternetExplorer.BHOx64.dll (by SIEN)
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Iminent.WebBooster.InternetExplorer.dll
Behaviors exhibited
3 Internet Explorer BHOs
- Minibar.InternetExplorer.BHOx86.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'IMinent WebBooster (BHO)' with the class of {A09AB6EB-31B5-454C-97EC-9B294D92EE2A} (IMinent WebBooster).
- Minibar.InternetExplorer.BHOx64.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'IMinent WebBooster (BHO)' with the class of {A09AB6EB-31B5-454C-97EC-9B294D92EE2A} (IMinent WebBooster).
- Iminent.WebBooster.InternetExplorer.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'IMinent WebBooster (BHO)' with the class of {A09AB6EB-31B5-454C-97EC-9B294D92EE2A} (IMinent WebBooster).
2 Startup Files (All Users Run)
- Iminent.Messengers.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'IminentMessenger' which loads as C:\Program Files\Iminent\Iminent.Messengers.exe.
- Iminent.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'Iminent' which loads as C:\Program Files\Iminent\Iminent.exe /warmup "F77F87E5-A6BD-4922-A530-EDF63D7E9F8C".
2 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs
- Iminent.Messengers.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Iminent\Iminent.Messengers.exe'.
- Iminent.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Iminent\Iminent.exe'.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
Iminent.exe |
Memory: | 42.84 MB | |
Total CPU: | 0.0000072939% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00000106% | |
User CPU: | 0.00000623% | |
CPU cycles/sec: | 63,706 | |
I/O reads/min: | 20 Bytes | |
I/O writes/min: | 2 Bytes | |
Iminent.Messengers.exe |
Memory: | 26.62 MB | |
Total CPU: | 0.0000626035% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00003013% | |
User CPU: | 0.00003247% | |
CPU cycles/sec: | 302,100 | |
I/O reads/min: | 22 Bytes | |
I/O writes/min: | 3 Bytes | |
How do I remove Iminent?
You can uninstall Iminent from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
- Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
- When you find the program Iminent, click it, and then do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
- Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Iminent.
- If for some reason uninstallation fails, please install Microsoft's uninstall fixer utility which will help fix problems with programs that can't be uninstalled at support.microsoft.com.
How do I reset my web browser?
If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by Iminent you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
- Click the Advanced tab, and then click Reset. Select the Delete personal settings check box if you would also like to remove search providers, Accelerators and home pages. When Internet Explorer finishes applying default settings, click Close, and then click OK.
- The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.
Mozilla Firefox
- At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
- To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
- When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.
Google Chrome
- Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
- Select Settings. In the "Search" section, click Manage search engine. Check if (Default) is displayed next to your preferred search engine. If not, mouse over it and click Make default. Mouse over any other suspicious search engine entries that are not familiar and click X to remove them.
- When the "Show Home button" checkbox is selected, a web address appears below it. If you want the Homepage button to open up a different webpage, click Change to enter a link.
- Restart Google Chrome.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 58%
Win 10 0%
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HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 68%
Keep it 32%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
66.16% |
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Windows 10 |
21.99% |
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Windows XP |
6.18% |
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Windows Vista |
5.63% |
|
Windows Server 2003 |
0.04% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
35.79% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
13.77% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
9.22% |
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Windows 8 |
7.20% |
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Windows 8.1 |
6.26% |
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Microsoft Windows XP |
6.12% |
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Geography
30.94% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
30.94% |
Germany |
14.15% |
Italy |
10.15% |
Brazil |
10.02% |
France |
7.48% |
United Kingdom |
6.04% |
Mexico |
4.03% |
Spain |
2.88% |
Argentina |
1.64% |
Colombia |
1.26% |
Chile |
0.92% |
Venezuela |
0.78% |
Peru |
0.70% |
Ecuador |
0.66% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard |
30.50% |
|
Acer |
22.81% |
|
Dell |
14.31% |
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ASUS |
8.87% |
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Toshiba |
7.38% |
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Samsung |
6.12% |
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GIGABYTE |
3.32% |
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Lenovo |
3.03% |
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Intel |
1.26% |
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American Megatrends |
0.95% |
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Medion |
0.74% |
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Sahara |
0.70% |
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Common models |
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
7.75% |
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HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
6.02% |
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HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
4.35% |
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HP 2000 Notebook PC |
2.44% |
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HP Pavilion g4 Notebook P... |
2.39% |
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HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... |
2.33% |
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