File purpose and description:

If you are using AOL, you may see this in your tasklist. Even if you use AOL BYOA (AOL broadband bring your own access service), this task will still appear. If you are having trouble connecting to any webpages within the AOL client, or cannot get your AOL browser to open or access any websites, make sure you have aoltpspd.exe running and that you have not terminated this task or removed it from your startup. This is AOL browser technology but is required to be sure you can access websites with the AOL client, otherwise you may see your AOL browser not open at all, or open but not be able to access any websites, while outside of the client you would be able to access websites without a problem. (See the details below for the actual location of this file.)

Actual file or task name:
aoltpspd.exe

File type:
This is topspeed technology from America Online.

File or folder location:
This will be the Topspeed folder within the AOL folder.

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, aoltpspd.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 aoltpspd.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.

Lookup other processes below.
svrrun.exe	swdoctor.exe	swg.dll	switcher.exe	sxec.tmp
symwsc.exe	sync.exe	syntpenh.exe	syntplpr.exe	systb.dll
system idle process.exe	systra.exe	systray.exe	sysupd.exe	sysweb.exe
sys_alert.exe	tabbtnu.exe	tabtip.exe	tapisrv.exe	taskgmr32.exe
tasklist.exe	taskmgr.exe	taskmngr.exe	taskmon.exe	taskpanl.exe
tblmouse.exe	tbmon.exe	tbps.exe	tcrdmain.exe	teatimer.exe
tfimemsr.exe	tfncky.exe	tfswctrl.exe	tfswshx.dll	tgcmd.exe
thotkey.exe	timountermonitor.exe	tintsetp.exe	titxjq.exe	tmas.exe
tmproxy.exe	tnbutil.exe	tool2.exe	toolband.dll	toolbar.dll
topsearch.exe	toscdspd.exe	toshkcw.exe	tps108.dll	tpsmain.exe