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How to remove an aoltray error


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Aoltray.exe file information

The process known as AOL Tray Icon or AOL 6.0 Tray-Symbol belongs to software America Online or AOL by America Online (www.aol.com).

Description: The file aoltray.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files". Known file sizes on Windows 7/XP are 156,784 bytes (66% of all occurrences), 36,953 bytes and 7 more variants. http://www.file.net/process/aoltray.exe.html 
The program has a visible window. It is not a Windows core file. File aoltray.exe is a Verisign signed file. The file has a digital signature. The process starts upon Windows startup (see Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders, HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders). Therefore the technical security rating is 12% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

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External information from Paul Collins:

  • "America Online *.* Tray Icon" is not required to run at start up. Puts AOL icon in System Tray (*.* denotes version if present). Connect to AOL via the desktop shortcut or Start -> Programs

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

Gehört zur AOL SOFTWARE
  FloKo   (further information)
AOL-Icon in der Taskleiste - nicht zwingend notwendig
  Romy(AOL-Betatester)  
A royal PITA. Sole function is to place a toolbar shortcut to AOL and AOL Companion. A royal pain to remove - runs like a virus application.
  K.K.  


Summary: Average user rating of aoltray.exe: based on 3 votes with 3 reviews.
1 user think aoltray.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 2 users think it's neither essential nor dangerous.


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