How to remove an AOLDial error
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AOLDial.exe file information
The process known as AOL Connectivity Service Dialer or AOL Connectivity Service Dialler belongs to software AOL Connectivity Services or AOL Connectivity Service or AOL Uninstaller by America Online (www.aol.com) or AOL (www.aol.com).
Description: AOLDial.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files\Common Files" - mostly C:\Program Files\Common Files\AOL\ACS\.
Known file sizes on Windows 7/XP are 497,240 bytes (44% of all occurrences), 496,752 bytes and 9 more variants.
The file is not a Windows system file. It is a Verisign signed file. The file is certified by a trustworthy company. The process is loaded during the Windows boot process (see Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run).
The program is not visible. The program uses ports to connect to a LAN or the Internet. The program can be uninstalled in the Control Panel.
Therefore the technical security rating is 42% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.
If you have any problems with AOLDial.exe, you can uninstall the program using the Control Panel ⇒ Add/Remove programs ⇒ AOL Connectivity Services or AOL Optimized Dial-In.
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External information from Paul Collins:
- "AOLDialer" is not required to run at start up. AOL ISP software dialer - can be activated through a desktop shortcut
Important: Some malware camouflages itself as AOLDial.exe, particularly when located in the c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Therefore, you should check the AOLDial.exe process on your PC to see if it is a threat. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. This was one of the Top Download Picks of The Washington Post and PC World.
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