How to remove AOLSP Scheduler error

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AOLSP Scheduler.exe file information

The process AOLSP Scheduler or AOL Spyware Protection or SSC AntiSpyware Support belongs to the software AOL Spyware Protection or AOL Uninstaller or AOL Safety and Security Center or AOLSP Scheduler.exe or Able2Doc v or AOLSP Scheduler.exe" by America Online, Inc (www.aol.com) or AOL Spyware Protection or AOL LLC.

Description: File AOLSP Scheduler.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files\Common Files". Known file sizes on Windows XP are 1536 bytes (73% of all occurrence), 79448 bytes, 8784 bytes, 83544 bytes, 8808 bytes, 147456 bytes, 78960 bytes, 8704 bytes.
File AOLSP Scheduler.exe is not a Windows core file. The program is not visible. It is a file without information about the maker of this file. AOLSP Scheduler.exe is able to monitor applications. Therefore the technical security rating is 48% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

External information from Paul Collins:

"AOL Spyware Protection" can run at start up. AOL's spyware protection program

Important: Some malware camouflage themselves as AOLSP Scheduler.exe, particularly if they are located in c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Thus check the AOLSP Scheduler.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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User Comments

part of AOL install, obviously

The .exe file can be found by going to task manager, right clicking on the process and go to the file location. However, when you attempt to delete it, it says you don't have the privilidges to do so. I really don't need it on my computer and it takes up 50% of my CPU. Is extremely annoying!
George

AOLSP Scheduler has caused my PC more problems than it is worth. Every time I try to download something it continues to run even after I close it. My personal opinion is that the program is an attempt to hijack peoples personal information from their computer and place it on theirs to do what they will with it. I have had identity theft more than once since installing this program and I feel that the "scheduler" is more a problem than a solution.
Brian M. Riggans

We had a blue error screen during window desktop start up. When running task manager, the appearance of the blue screen coincided with the loading of this file. Upon uninstalling file in safe mode - problem resolved!

I think it's aol's scheduled-tasks manager..
matt williams (os at orangesquid dot net)

It is alwys running. I remoced all trace of everything with 'AOL' in the filename on my HDD, and screwed up my computer so much i had to perform a master reboot. it does seem to take up alot of processor power. nuisance but best left alone in my experience.
max

I stopped it by starting in safe mode, and deleting antispywareapp.dll (use search to find it) Don't turn it off unless you're an experienced computer geek
Richie

Can't disable it from Control Panel, Remove/Add Programs, Does not show in Program files. It is a real nuisance.
Frank

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H. JACKSON

I have tried to disable the Spyware program, but it will not stop running. You can set it so that it looks as if it is not running, but it still runs.

My PC has a blue screen when I start it, and after restarting it I get the message "windows has recovered from a serious error". I then find AOL SP Scheduler running in task manager. Are these two things linked? I have never installed AOL SP Scheduler.
Kate

It is continually running in the background and is a bit of a nuisance. I already have Norton Antivirus & I don't need AOL SP as well
Geoff Clement

Is a program to check to see if it is time for AOL to run Spyware checker

It's part of AOL - it schedules AOL spyware scanner to run - but it sometimes hogs processer time and slows down computer
swkenney

Summary: 4 users think AOLSP Scheduler.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 3 users think it's probably harmless. 6 users think it's neither essential nor dangerous. 2 users suspect danger. 3 users think AOLSP Scheduler.exe is dangerous and recommend to remove it.. 2 users doesn't grade AOLSP Scheduler.exe ("not sure about it").

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