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aoltray.exe file information

The process AOL Tray Icon belongs to the software America Online or aoltray.exe or Spyware Terminator by America Online, Inc (www.aol.com).

Description: File aoltray.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files". Known file sizes on Windows XP are 156784 bytes (56% of all occurrence), 36953 bytes, 32839 bytes, 36954 bytes, 36939 bytes, 32842 bytes, 36940 bytes, 12288 bytes, 36937 bytes.
The program has a visible window. It is not a Windows core file. The application is loaded during the Windows boot process (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). The file is a Verisign signed file. aoltray.exe is certified by a trustworthy company. Therefore the technical security rating is 14% 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 camouflage themselves as aoltray.exe, particularly if they are located in c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Thus check the aoltray.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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