How to remove aol error

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The process America Online or AOL Software belongs to the software America Online or America Online's Digital or AOL by America Online, Inc (www.aol.com) or AOL, LLC.

Description: File aol.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files" or sometimes in a subfolder of C:\. Known file sizes on Windows XP are 50776 bytes (90% of all occurrence), 50528 bytes, 50736 bytes, 45125 bytes.
The program has a visible window. aol.exe is not a Windows core file. File aol.exe is a Verisign signed file. The file has a digital Signature. The process starts upon Windows startup (see Registry key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders). aol.exe is able to monitor applications. aol.exe seems to be a compressed file. Therefore the technical security rating is 4% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

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Important: Some malware camouflage themselves as aol.exe, particularly if they are located in c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Thus check the aol.exe process on your pc whether it is pest. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. It is one of the Top Download Picks of 2005 of The Washington Post and PC World.

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I tried to play a DVD and the message came up that my aol exe file could not be found.
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Summary: 1 user think it's neither essential nor dangerous. 1 user doesn't grade aol.exe ("not sure about it").

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