Is aolhostmanager.exe safe or is this task spyware?



Purpose of aolhostmanager.exe:









File purpose and description:

AOLHostManager.exe is a program which could have been installed by you, or may have even arrived on your computer the day you purchased it as this may have been preinstalled software. The actual disk location is also listed below, always verify where its located on your hard drive, as this makes sure it is not spyware or adware simply placed elsewhere on your computer, and using the same name in an attempt to fool you. This program is called the AOL host or AOL hosting manager from American Online Inc. The main purpose of this is for dialup users that are using the AOL ISP service. It may also appear if you install AOL explorer or AOL Instant Messenger (AIM). This is a safe file and it can be left on your computer. (See the details below for the actual location of this file.)

Actual file or task name:
aolhostmanager.exe

File type:
This is an executable program.

File or folder location:
This program can be found on your disk at C:\Program Files\Common Files\AOL\1115344679\ee\AOLHostManager.exe


General information:
Be aware that many tasks will be similiar names to existing tasks or processes. You can always view the running tasks on your computer by pressing ctrl-alt-del to view the windows "task manager", and then view the "processes" tab. This will show you all tasks running or currently active on your PC. Although this shows you all running tasks, it does not show dll file thats are loaded, as they get loaded as part of other processes. Many spyware writers attempt to hide their files on your computer, for example, aolhostmanager.exe may be intentionally misspelled to look like a similiar task, or spyware may be named very similiar to a Windows system task. The reason they do this is so you cannot easily recognize the name in your tasklist as I have mentioned above. Make sure always check the location of the file if you are concerned. You can always find the location of aolhostmanager.exe on your computer by using your Windows search options, but I will also try to list the file location of every file described on this website, so you can verify the correct location. You can view the entire tasklist directory with the link below.

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