How to remove an aolload error

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Aolload.exe file information

The process known as AOL Loader or America Online belongs to software AOL Loader or AOL Uninstaller or Outerinfo by AOL (www.aol.com) or America Online (www.aol.com).

Description: aolload.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files\Common Files". Known file sizes on Windows 7/XP are 10,800 bytes (80% of all occurrences) or 11,352 bytes.
The program has no visible window. It is a Verisign signed file. The file has a digital signature. The file is not a Windows core file. Therefore the technical security rating is 22% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.
You have the option to uninstall the associated program (Start > Control Panel > Add/Remove programs > AOL Uninstaller or AOL Deinstallation).

Recommended: Identify aolload.exe related errors

Important: Some malware camouflages itself as aolload.exe, particularly when located in the c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Therefore, you should check the aolload.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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User Comments

All I know is that is takes up 40+ % of my CPU power...its ridiculous. What exactly does this thing do? Is it essential? Is it part of AIM6? What happens if I kill it forever? Can I kill it forever? It keeps coming back..

ICQ7 Anwendung
Stefan

das ist eine Datei von ICQ, ist jedenfalls aus dem Verzeichnis

aolload.exe is part of AOL Loader developed by America Online. It is AOL TalkBack Diagnostics. Task which will sometimes appear on the Tasks tab of TUT if you run the AOL software or if you use the AOL Instant Messenger, AIM. The role of this task is to send back to AOL diagnostic information if your AOL software crashes. CPU eater, sometimes takes 70% to 100% of the CPU.
Elena

aolload.exe may be related to aolsoftware.exe which eats hard drive resources up to 70%. It has to be a bot or malware. just keep shutting it down in task manager end process
frustrated hate AOL user

Summary: Average user rating of aolload.exe: based on 5 votes with 5 reviews.

2 users think aolload.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 1 user think it's probably harmless. 1 user suspect danger. 1 user think aolload.exe is dangerous and recommend removing it.

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