IDM Fix

1. Go to C:\Program Files\Internet Downlaod Manager or C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet
Downlaod Manager on a 64-bit computer
2. Search and delete the file called IDMGrHlp.exe
3. Now copy idmBroker.exe from the same folder and paste it in the same folder and
rename it to IDMGrHlp.exe
4. Restart the system for the changes to take effect
If you are still having problems and error messages are popping up, you may disable the
automatic update function of IDM using the following methods:
Disable automatic updates in IDM
You can disable automatic updates of IDM using Windows Registry
1. Go to Run –> regedit
2. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\DownloadManager
3. In the right hand pane, select CheckUpdtVM and edit its value to 0
Editing Hosts File to block IDM updates
1. Browse to C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\
2. Open hosts file using a text editor like notepad
3. Copy and paste these lines at the end of the HOSTS file:
127.0.0.1 tonec.com
127.0.0.1 http://www.tonec.com127.0.0.1%20registeridm.com
127.0.0.1 http://www.registeridm.com
127.0.0.1 secure.registeridm.com
127.0.0.1 internetdownloadmanager.com
127.0.0.1 http://www.internetdownloadmanager.com
127.0.0.1 secure.internetdownloadmanager.com
127.0.0.1 mirror.internetdownloadmanager.com
127.0.0.1 mirror2.internetdownloadmanager.com
127.0.0.1 mirror3.internetdownloadmanager.com
Please note that this will disable the update function of Internet Download Manager. You
will need to download the latest updates manually.

If the above doesn't work, consider making a .bat file to overwrite the broker file automatically upon opening. This way you can set a shortcut key to open IDM only when you need it as well:

xcopy "C:\Users\Owner\Documents\IDMGrHlp.exe" "C:\Program Files\Internet Download Manager" /q /r /y

start /d "C:\Program Files\Internet Download Manager\" IDMan.exe

Lastly, make a kill command .bat:

@echo off
taskkill /IM IDM 7.1 Portable.exe /f
taskkill /IM idman.exe /f
taskkill /IM iemonitor.exe /f

Set a shortcut key to this as well.